Workshop on Emerging Geoenvironmental Engineering Technologies for Pollution Control and Remediation

传统上，地球环境工程师主要负责污染场地的特征，设计原位屏障和垃圾填埋场，以及废物使用的特征。最近，地球环境工程师已经扩大了他们对污染场地的风险评估和补救的参与，设计和监测屏障系统来控制困难的污染，如非水相液体（NAPLs），以及开发对环境无害的大规模废物和回收材料的再利用。此外，正在制定创新的废物管理战略，例如生物反应器垃圾填埋场、封闭垃圾填埋场的最终用途和水下废物遏制。这样一个扩大范围的地球环境工程需要更广泛的多学科知识，特别是水文地质学，地球化学，微生物学，以及经济学和公共政策。地球环境工程师还面临着将传感器技术、纳米技术和信息技术等快速发展的技术应用到地球环境工程实践中的挑战。本次研讨会的目的是将地球环境研究人员、实践者和其他感兴趣的人聚集在一起，回顾最近在技术和理解方面的进展，并确定在地球环境系统的设计、操作和监测方面的技术挑战。研讨会的具体目标是：总结当前地球环境工程的最新技术和实践状况。确定地球环境工程师的具体角色。确定当前地球环境系统知识的差距。探索如何将传感器技术、纳米技术和信息技术等新兴技术用于地球环境系统。确定地球环境系统的研究需求并确定其优先次序。确定地球环境教育的需要。促进研究人员和实践工程师之间的合作。研讨会将涉及来自学术界、政府机构和工程实践的不同背景的参与者。将努力吸纳多元化的专业人士，包括代表性不足的少数族裔，以及来自小型学院的教育工作者。将设立一个讲习班网页和一个讲习班电子邮件讨论清单，以便在讲习班前后交换意见，拟订一项专门解决地下污染问题的协调计划。会议记录将在研讨会网站和相关网站上公布。

Traditionally, geoenvironmental engineers have been responsible mainly for characterizing contaminated sites, designing in-situ barriers and landfills, and characterizing the use of waste materials. Recently, geoenvironmental engineers have expanded their involvement in risk assessment and remediation of contaminated sites, designing and monitoring barrier systems to contain difficult contamination, such as non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs), and developing environmentally benign large-scale reuse of waste and recycled materials. In addition, innovative waste management strategies, such as bioreactor landfills, end-uses of closed landfills, and subaqueous waste containment, are being developed. Such an expanded scope of geoenvironmental engineering requires a broader multi-disciplinary knowledge, particularly hydrogeology, geochemistry, microbiology, as well as economics and public policy. Geoenvironmental engineers are also challenged to utilize rapidly developing technologies such as sensor technologies, nanotechnologies, and information technologies into the practice of geoenvironmental engineering.The goal of this workshop is to bring together geoenvironmental researchers, practitioners and other interested persons to review the recent advances in technology and understanding, as well as identify the technical challenges in the design, operation and monitoring of geoenvironmental systems. The specific objectives of the workshop are: To summarize the current state-of-the art and the state-of-practice of geoenvironmental engineering. To identify the specific roles of geoenvironmental engineers. To identify gaps in knowledge of the current geoenvironmental systems. To explore how emerging technologies, such as sensor technologies, nanotechnologies and information technologies may be utilized for geoenvironmental systems. To identify and prioritize research needs in geoenvironmental systems. To identify geoenvironmental educational needs. To facilitate collaboration among researchers and practicing engineers.The workshop will involve participants with different backgrounds from academia, government agencies, and engineering practice. An effort will be made to include a diverse group of professionals, including under-represented minorities, and also educators from small colleges. A workshop webpage and a workshop e-mail discussion list will be set up to enable an exchange of ideas before and after the workshop towards the development of a coordinated plan specifically designed to solve subsurface pollution problems. The workshop proceedings will be posted on the workshop website and relevant web sites.