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

摘要：纳贾尼特，德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校（UTA）美中非开挖技术和关键地下基础设施问题研讨会该奖项支持美国- 2007年10月8日至10日在中国武汉举行的中国非开挖技术和关键地下基础设施问题研讨会。 研讨会将在会后进行实地考察，以使美国和中国的与会者熟悉合作机会。 美国PI是地下基础设施研究和教育中心（CUIRE）主任，德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校助理教授Mohammad Najalan博士。 对口承办单位为中国地质大学（武汉）钻探与基础工程系副主任、教授马宝松博士。 讲习班的目标是确定适合合作研究、学生交流的领域，并为联合应用研究建立大学与工业的联系。 拟议的研讨会是一个重要的跨学科的机会，美国-中国的双边合作，并有很大的潜力，以推动在大学和学术利益的联系应用研究的议程。 中国是在这个年轻的新兴领域测试新技术突破的沃土。 中国和美国必须追求改善环境的技术。非开挖和相关的前瞻性技术提供了一个可持续和有效的民用基础设施，利用信息技术改善社会的环境健康。 研讨会将包括三名代表性不足的群体的参与者，他们都将首次被介绍到中国的研究工作中。

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.