US-Korea Workshop on Smart Structures Technology for Steel Structures

题目：美韩钢结构智能结构技术研讨会（2006年11月16日至17日）该奖项资助15名美国参与者在韩国首尔进行为期两天的钢结构智能结构技术研讨会（2006年11月16日至17日），交流科学研究和共享数据。来自美国、韩国和几个东亚国家的35名与会者将参加为期两天的会议，确定有望推动这一新兴领域发展的关键研究课题。首席研究员为美国里海大学土木与机械工程系助理教授张云峰博士。协办方是尹忠邦博士，他是韩国大田的韩国科学技术院（KAIST）土木与环境工程系智能基础设施技术中心的教授兼主任。钢结构在国家基础设施体系中占有重要的份额。钢有其独特的性能和损伤模式。创新的智能结构技术包括传感器、结构控制、结构健康监测和信息技术，可以提高钢结构的结构可靠性、寿命、系统性能和安全性，因此对国家的经济生存能力具有重要意义。本次研讨会的主要目标是提供一个交流当前知识的论坛，并在这个新的综合工程领域建立有意义的合作。最终的结果将是一项促进钢结构智能结构技术发展的综合研究计划。研习班还将安排一天的时间，实地考察韩国的产业和学术研究设施，让美国参会者了解韩国的专业知识和资源。研讨会的独特设计旨在强调将传统工程与基于新技术的系统相结合的研究，这将提高学生研究和教育课程的整体质量，并为两国工程师在智能结构技术与钢结构应用领域的专业教育和培训提供信息。该提案强烈强调未被充分代表的早期职业科学家和工程师的参与。

Title: US-KOREA Workshop on Smart Structures Technology for Steel StructuresOISE-0630537PI: Yunfeng ZhangLehigh University This award supports travel and expenses for 15 U.S. participants to exchange scientific research and share data in the field of smart structure technology for steel structures at a 2-day workshop (November 16-17, 2006) in Seoul, South Korea. A total of 35 participants from the United States, Korea and several from East Asian countries will meet at this two-day event to identify critical research topics that promise to advance this emerging field. The PI is Dr. Zhang, Yunfeng, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh University. The counterpart organizer is Dr. Yun, Chung-Bang, who serves as Professor and director of the Smart Infra-Structure Technology Center in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon, South Korea. Steel structures account for a significant share of the nation's infrastructure system. Steel has its own unique properties and damage pattern. Innovative smart structures technologies include sensors, structural control, structural health monitoring, and information technology, which can improve the structural reliability, longevity, system performance and safety of steel structures, and are thus of great importance to the nation's economic viability. The major goals of this workshop are to provide a forum to exchange current knowledge and to establish meaningful collaboration in this new and integrated engineering field. The final outcome will be a comprehensive research plan for accelerating development of smart structures technology for steel structures. The workshop will feature one additional day of site visits to industrial and academic research facilities to acquaint U.S. participants with the expertise and resources available in Korea. The workshop is uniquely designed to highlight research that melds conventional engineering with new technology-based systems which will improve the overall quality of research and educational courses for students, as well as inform professional education and training for engineers in both countries in the field of smart structures technology with applications to steel structures. The proposal strongly emphasizes the participation of underrepresented early career scientists and engineers.