Innovations in Internationalization: Building Multi-Sector Partnerships for Research, Education and Economic Development

0125122 Kalonji本奖项授予华盛顿大学，用于支持以下活动36个月。该提案是为了响应创新伙伴关系项目招标（NSF 0179）而提交的。合作伙伴该奖项的合作伙伴包括华盛顿大学（牵头机构）、华盛顿州经济发展办公室、华盛顿州中国关系委员会、西北环境商业委员会、地球科技公司和哈特克劳瑟公司。(1)为教师、学生、政府和行业合作伙伴创造新的基于团队的方法，在国际研究和教育方面进行合作；(2)将这些团队的工作转化为产品、系统和服务；(3)培养一支在国际市场上工作的科学和工程人才。来自华盛顿大学和中国成都四川大学的师生团队将在水资源管理、废水处理、森林生态、环保材料加工、生物多样性以及人类对生态的影响等方面开展合作。项目的重点是建立可持续的研究-教育-经济发展关系。创新成果包括为参与新兴的中国市场创造劳动力，为小企业参与学术研究和获得新的国际商业机会创造机会，为华盛顿增加与中国的贸易，以及华盛顿大学一些教员的“国际化”。潜在的经济影响主要的经济影响将是扩大华盛顿州与中国市场的商业机会。潜在的社会影响在可预见的未来，环太平洋地区可能是美国一个非常大的市场。为参与这个市场的劳动力做好准备对美国公民来说至关重要，尤其是对西海岸的公民。亚洲已经培养了一批劳动力，而美国落后了。这一努力将为中国的小企业提供开放贸易的劳动力。

0125122 Kalonji This award is to the University of Washington to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0179).PartnersThe partners for the award include the University of Washington (Lead Institution), Washington State Office of Economic Development, Washington State China Relations Council, Northwest Environmental Business Council, Earth Tech, Inc., and Hart Crowser, Inc.Proposed ActivitiesThe proposed effort has the following goals: (1) create new team-based approaches for faculty, students, government and industry partners to collaborate on international research and education, (2) translate the work of these teams into products, systems, and services, (3) produce a scientific and engineering workforce to work in an international marketplace. Teams of faculty and students from the University of Washington and Sichuan University in Chengdu, China will be working collaboratively on water resource management, waste water treatment, forest ecology, environmentally-friendly materials processing, biodiversity, and the impact of humans on the ecology. Proposed InnovationThe focus of the project is on building sustainable relationships for research-education-economic development. Innovation outcomes include creation of a workforce to participate in the emerging Chinese market, creation of the opportunities for small businesses to participate in academic research and to gain access to new international business opportunities, increase trade with China for Washington, and "internationalization" of some of the faculty at the University of Washington.Potential Economic ImpactThe major economic impact will be the expanded opportunities for Washington State business with markets in China.Potential Societal ImpactThe Pacific Rim could be a very large market for the United States over the foreseeable future. Preparation of a workforce to participate in this market is vital to the citizens of the US in general and especially the West Coast. Asians have already trained a workforce, and the US is behind. This effort will provide the workforce to open trade for small business in China.