US-South Africa Planning Visit: Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Witwatersrand: A Partnership for the Future

该奖项支持弗吉尼亚联邦大学电气工程系Rosalyn S. Hobson博士计划于2002年8月访问南非，与约翰内斯堡威特沃特斯兰德大学机械工程学院Kimberly J. Battle博士进行磋商。这次访问的目的是设计两所大学之间的伙伴关系，其中包括交换学生和教师。在访问期间，教授们将确定可能的学生研究项目，并调查交流计划的后勤。在WITS期间，Hobson博士将主持一个关于神经网络的短期课程。这次计划访问由国际科学与工程办公室和工程理事会联合支持。

0228545HobsonThis award supports a planning visit by Dr. Rosalyn S. Hobson, Department of Electrical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University to South Africa in August 2002 to confer with Dr. Kimberly J. Battle, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Witwatersrand (WITS), Johannesburg. The purpose of the visit is to design a partnership between the two universities that will include exchange of students and faculty. During the visit, the professors will identify possible student research projects and investigate the exchange program logistics. While at WITS, Dr. Hobson will conduct a short course on neural networks. This planning visit is supported jointly by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Directorate for Engineering.