U.S.-China Workshop on Trenchless Technology and Critical Underground Infrastructure Issues

[摘要]Najafi，美国德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校中国非开挖技术和关键地下基础设施问题研讨会该奖项支持将于2007年10月8日至10日在中国武汉举行的中美非开挖技术和关键地下基础设施问题研讨会。研讨会将在会议结束后进行实地访问，以使美国和中国与会者熟悉合作机会。美国项目负责人是地下基础设施研究与教育中心（CUIRE）主任、德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校助理教授穆罕默德·纳贾菲博士。对口组织者为中国地质大学（武汉）钻井与基础工程学院教授、副院长马宝松博士。讲习班的目标是确定适合进行合作研究、交换学生的领域，并为联合应用研究建立大学-工业联系。拟议的研讨会是美中双边合作的一个重要跨学科机会，在推动大学和学术利益联系的应用研究议程方面具有巨大潜力。在这个年轻的新兴领域，中国是检验新技术突破的沃土。对于中国和美国来说，寻求改善环境的技术至关重要。非开挖和相关的前瞻性技术提供了可持续和高效的民用基础设施，利用信息技术改善社会的环境健康。研讨会将包括代表代表性不足群体的三名与会者，他们都将首次向他们介绍中国的研究工作。

ABSTRACTOISE-0741764 Najafi, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)U.S. China Workshop on Trenchless Technology and Critical Underground Infrastructure IssuesThis award supports a U.S.-China Workshop on Trenchless Technology and Critical Underground Infrastructure Issues to be held in Wuhan, China October 8-10, 2007. The workshop will be complemented by field visits following the conference to familiarize U.S. and Chinese participants with collaborative opportunities. The U.S. PI is Dr. Mohammad Najafi, Director, Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE) and an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. The counterpart organizer is Dr. MA Baosong, Professor and Vice Head of the Department of Drilling and Foundation Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). The goals of the workshop are to identify areas appropriate for collaborative research, student exchange and to establish university-industrial linkages for joint applied research. The proposed workshop is an important interdisciplinary opportunity for U.S.-China bilateral cooperation and has significant potential to drive an agenda for applied research at the nexus of university and academic interests. China is fertile ground for testing new technological breakthroughs in this young and emerging field. It is critical for China and the United States to pursue technologies which improve the environment. Trenchless and associated forward looking technologies provide a sustainable and efficient civil infrastructure using IT to improve the environmental health of society. The workshop will include three participants representing underrepresented groups, all of whom will be introduced to China's research efforts for the first time.