NSF CAREER Workshop at the 2005 Construction Research Congress (CRC); April 5-6, 2005; San Diego, CA

摘要---------------本次研讨会是为潜在的首席研究员准备的，他们可以向土木和机械系统（CMS）基础设施和信息系统（IIS）项目提交提案，在非正式的环境中与2005年ASCE建筑研究大会一起讨论研究和教育问题。研讨会参与者在前一天晚上注册，他们被分配到一个工作组，并收到一份“模拟”研究提案；参与者在研讨会开始前审查提案。研讨会在第二天的午餐时间开始，有两个主题演讲：第一个是关于研究方法和验证，第二个是关于将研究融入教育。然后，研讨会参与者分成他们的工作小组来评估和报告“模拟”研究提案的有效性。具体来说，参与者被要求根据主讲人提供的信息、参与者自己的想法和/或工作组内的讨论，就如何改进“模拟”提案提供建议。工作组会议的进行方式很像美国国家科学基金会的评审小组。研讨会以关于模拟提案的优点和缺点的一般性小组讨论结束。拟议活动的主要目标是：(1)确定、邀请并汇集一个精选的多学科学术专家小组，这些专家的专业知识属于国际空间站的使命；(2)在国际空间站的学术社区之间围绕研究方法和研究与教育的整合建立一致。从智力价值的角度来看，本次研讨会旨在进行有意义和重点的对话，同时，以独特的，综合的，整体的方式，IIS的来自多个学科的专家的学术社区通常没有很多机会相互交流。从更广泛的影响角度来看，该项目积极参与由土木和机械系统（CMS）基础设施和信息系统（IIS）项目服务的学术界。学术界的这种积极参与无疑将增强和加强IIS项目所涉及的知识领域的研究和教育基础设施。

Abstract---------------This workshop is intended for potential principal investigators who may submit proposals to the Division of Civil & Mechanical Systems' (CMS) Infrastructure & Information Systems (IIS) Program to discuss issues of research & education within an informal setting in conjunction with the 2005 ASCE Construction Research Congress. Workshop participants register the night prior where they are assigned to a working group and receive a "mock" research proposal; participants review the proposal before the workshop begins. The workshop commences during lunch the following day with introductory remarks and two keynote presentations: the first about research methodology and validation and the second about integrating research into education. Then, workshop participants break into their working groups to evaluate and report on the effectiveness of the "mock" research proposal. Specifically, participants are asked to provide suggestions on how the "mock" proposal could be improved based on the information provided by the keynote speakers, the participant's own ideas and/or the discussions within the working groups. The working group sessions are conducted much like an NSF review panel. The workshop concludes with a general panel discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the mock proposal. The main goals of the proposed activity are: (1) to identify, invite, and bring together a select multi-disciplinary group of academic experts, which expertise fall within ISS' mission, and (2) to create alignment between the IIS' academic community around research methodology and the integration of research and education. From an intellectual merit perspective, this workshop is designed to engage in a meaningful and focused dialogue, and also, in a unique, integrated, and holistic way, the IIS's academic community of experts from multiple disciplines that normally do not have many opportunities within which to interact with each other. From a broader impact perspective, this project engages actively the academic community served by the Civil and Mechanical Systems' (CMS) Infrastructure & Information Systems (IIS) Program. This active engagement of the academic community will enhance and strengthen undoubtedly the infrastructure for research and education in the knowledge domains addressed within the IIS program.