A 2002 Conference: Integrated Environmental Teaching, Research & Practice: Linking Engineering & Science to Address Complex Problems

0222779艾特肯环境工程与科学教授协会(AEESP)和美国环境工程师学会(AAEE)正在筹备一次关于环境工程和科学教育和研究需求的会议。会议将于2002年8月10日至14日在多伦多大学校园举行。由于没有单一的专业学会代表整个领域，这次会议为环境工程和科学领域的教育工作者、研究人员和从业者提供了一个独特的机会，让他们讨论共同的兴趣，比较方法，并确定促进专业发展的需求。会议的总体主题是综合环境教学、研究和实践：将工程和科学联系起来，以解决复杂的问题。在这一大主题范围内，将讨论五个分主题：了解复杂的环境系统；利用信息技术进行监测和数据管理；将新颖和先进的技术融入理解和解决环境问题；可持续系统；以及创新的教育方法。这些分主题是AEESP上一次研究需要会议(1999年，宾夕法尼亚州立大学)的延伸，该会议侧重于复杂系统、可持续环境和先进分子工具；认识到信息技术在获取、组织和分析用于环境系统决策的大量数据方面发挥着越来越重要的作用；以及探索如何将先进的知识和方法纳入教育和实践。如此强调研究、教学和实践之间的连贯性，对于这门工程学科的长期发展至关重要。***

0222779 Aitken The Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) and the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) are preparing a conference on education and research needs in environmental engineering and science. The conference will be held August 10-14, 2002, on the campus of the University of Toronto. Since no single professional society represents the entire field, this conference provides a unique opportunity for the community of educators, researchers and practitioners in environmental engineering and science to discuss mutual interests, compare methods, and identify needs for the advancement of the profession.The overall theme of the conference is Integrated Environmental Teaching, Research and Practice: Linking Engineering and Science to Address Complex Problems. Within this broad theme, five sub- themes will be addressed: Understanding Complex Environmental Systems; Use of Information Technologies for Monitoring and Data Management; Integrating Novel and Advanced Technologies into Understanding and Solving Environmental Problems; Sustainable Systems; and Innovative Educational Approaches. These sub-themes represent an extension of AEESP's last Research Needs conference (1999, Penn State), which focused on complex systems, a sustainable environment, and advanced molecular tools; a recognition that information technologies play an increasingly important role in obtaining, organizing and analyzing a vast amount of data for use in decision-making for environmental systems; and an exploration of how advanced knowledge and methods can be incorporated into both education and practice. Such an emphasis on the continuum among research, teaching, and practice is critical to the long-term evolution of this engineering discipline. ***