CAREER: Innovative Technologies for Expedited Site Characterization in the New Millennium

9875037普拉迪普大学马萨诸塞州库鲁普大学，洛厄尔职业生涯：新千年加速场地表征的创新技术 这个职业奖支持综合研究和教育，以开拓新的方法，快速和多功能的网站特性的geodia。 随着今天对环境监测、评估和补救需求的高度重视，已经做出了大量努力，集中在推进一种流行的原位方法，即用于地质环境传感和评估的锥入度测试。 首席研究员将开发一种创新的模块化集成锥（MICE）渗透测试方法，用于实时快速嗅探和表征地下污染物。 “MICE”将通过将最近开发的“电子鼻”技术与“CPT”技术相结合来开发。 电子鼻技术基于将化学传感器的现代发展与人工神经网络（ANN）相结合，用于自动气味识别。 研究计划涉及的各个阶段包括：传感器阵列的开发，人工神经网络模型和图形可视化工具，实验室培训和模式识别，校准室测试，现场实施和现场测试。 “MICE”旨在提供评估解决方案，并加快对该国（和世界各地）越来越多的受污染场地的定性。 该计划的教育部分是多方面的。 通过创新的教学技术，PI将创造性地让研究生、本科生和高中生（来自代表性不足的少数群体）参与拟议计划的各个阶段。 本科生和研究生还将参与将研究成果纳入现有和新的岩土工程/地质环境工程课程。 PI将开发一个新的课程，题为“岩土工程和环境的网站特性”。 这门课程，直接关系到拟议的研究，将提供给其他校园通过现场，双向互动，音频视频，远程学习技术。 PI将建立一个涉及跨学科研究中心，学术界和国家机构的动态伙伴关系，以加强研究和教育计划。 这一职业发展计划的结果将广泛传播给广大受众，以提高他们对科学和技术的理解。 预计该计划将推动场址特征鉴定领域知识和技术的全球前沿。 专业研究所将与时并进，在跨学科领域的未来发展，创新教育和提高在世纪的现场评估技术。

9875037 Pradeep U. Kurup University of Massachusetts, Lowell CAREER: Innovative Technologies for Expedited Site Characterization in the New Millennium ABSTRACT This CAREER award supports integrated research and education to pioneer novel methodologies for rapid and versatile site characterization of the geomedia. With the great emphasis placed today on environmental monitoring, assessment and remediation needs, there has been substantial efforts concentrated on advancing a popular in situ methodology, the cone penetration test (CPT), for geoenvironmental sensing and assessment. The Principal Investigator will develop an innovative Modular Integrated ConE (MICE) penetration test methodology for rapidly sniffing and characterizing contaminants in the subsurface, in real-time. "MICE" will be developed by integrating a recently developed "Electronic Nose" technology with the "CPT" technology. The electronic nose technology is based on combining modern developments in chemical sensors with artificial neural networks (ANN), for automated odor identification. The various phases involved in the research plan include: the development of sensor arrays, ANN models and graphical visualization tools, laboratory training and pattern recognition, calibration chamber testing, field implementation and in situ testing. "MICE" is envisioned to provide assessment solutions, and expedite characterization of the growing number of contaminated sites in the country (and around the world). The educational component of this plan is multifold. Through innovative instructional techniques the PI will creatively involve graduate, undergraduate and high school students (from typically underrepresented and minority groups) in the various phases of the proposed plan. Undergraduate and graduate students will also participate in incorporating research findings into existing and new geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering courses. The PI will develop a new course entitled "Geotechnical and Environmental Site Characterization". This course, directly related to the proposed research, will be offered to other campuses via live, two way interactive, audio-video, Distance Learning technologies. The PI will build a dynamic partnership involving interdisciplinary research centers, academia, and state agencies to enhance the research and educational plans. The results from this career development plan will be broadly disseminated to a broad spectrum of audience, to enhance their scientific and technological understanding. This plan is envisioned to further the global frontiers of knowledge and technology in the area of site characterization. The PI will keep pace with future developments in cross-disciplinary areas to innovate education and enhance site assessment technologies in the 21st century.