USUCGER Workshop 2008: Research and Education Priorities for the Geotechnical Engineering Community; Sacramento, California; May 15, 2008

该奖项用于资助将于2008年5月举办的一个研讨会，该研讨会将汇集岩土工程领域的顶尖研究人员和教育工作者。该讲习班部分由美国大学岩土教育与研究委员会(USUCGER)赞助。讲习班的主要目标是促进与会者之间的互动，以交流知识和思想，并为研究和教育合作制定具体计划。研讨会将于2008年5月18日星期日在加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托举行，紧接着也计划在萨克拉门托举行的ASCE岩土地震工程和土壤动力学第四次会议之前。研讨会的总主题是确定岩土研究和教育的优先事项，并建立关系，以促进在这些主题上的有效合作。包括来自不同角度的领先专家的研究、教育和指导小组会议将突出这一主题。对于研究小组，来自NSF/NEES、工业、地球生物领域、交通领域、能源领域的演讲者/代表以及NRC报告《新千年的地质和岩土工程：研究和技术创新的机遇？》的撰稿人之一。就教育小组而言，将讨论的一般性问题包括：评估、知识体系(BOK)、向其他支持学科广泛传播岩土模块、改进岩土工程专业中代表性不足群体的招聘和留住，以及ASC465政策对岩土工程研究生教育的影响。还将举行一次针对年轻教职员工的辅导会议？诸如任期、资金、教育、研究和服务等问题。研讨会有足够的时间在研讨会参与者之间进行公开讨论，提出问题，并在研讨会参与者之间交换意见。研讨会将汇集来自美国机构的著名研究人员、教育工作者、学生和从业人员。在确定岩土工程领域的研究和教育重点、挑战和机遇方面，可以取得重大进展。在新出现的问题上融入其他学科(地球生物、交通和能源)的知识将提高这些领域的与会者制定有效研究计划的意识。讲习班的技术和教育成果将通过报告、演讲和USUCGER网站传播。岩土工程的进步提高了基础设施的安全性和功能性，改善了环境保护，总体上改善了公众的福祉。讲习班的社会成果还包括对科学和工程领域代表性不足群体的参与产生了积极影响，为本科生和研究生提供了教育机会，并为2008年本科生和研究生制定了岩土工程教育基线课程。

This award funds a workshop to be held in May, 2008 to bring together leading researchers and educators in geotechnical engineering. The workshop is partly sponsored by the United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER). The main objective of the workshop is to foster interaction between participants for exchange of knowledge and ideas and to develop specific plans for research and educational collaborations. The workshop will be held be held on Sunday May 18, 2008 in Sacramento, California to immediately precede the ASCE Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics IV Conference, also scheduled for Sacramento. This will allow for maximizing the participation as well as theexposure of the workshop.The workshop will have the general theme of identifying geotechnical research and education priorities and fostering relations to promote effective collaborations on these topics. Research, education, and mentoring panel sessions that include leading experts from a variety of perspectives will highlight this theme. For the research panel, speakers/representatives from NSF/NEES, Industry, Geo-Bio area, transportation area, energy area, and one of the contributors to the NRC report "Geological and Geotechnical Engineering I n the New Millennium: Opportunities for Research and Technological Innovation?. For the education panel, general issues that will be addressed include: assessment, Body of Knowledge (BOK), broad dissemination of geotechnical modules to other supporting disciplines, improving recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups in geotechnical engineering, and the implications of ASCE Policy 465 on graduate geotechnical education. A mentoring session will also be held that addresses young faculty members? issues such as tenure; funding; and education, research, and service issues. Sufficient time is permitted in the workshop schedule to allow for open discussion among workshop participants, questions, and exchange of ideas among workshop participants.The workshop will bring together prominent researchers, educators, students, and practitioners from U.S. institutions. Significant advancements can be made in identifying research and education priorities, challenges, and opportunities in geotechnical engineering. Incorporating knowledge from other disciplines (geo-bio, transportation, and energy) on emerging issues will increase the awareness of the attendees in these areas for developing effective research plans. The technical and educational outcomes of the workshop will be disseminated through reports, presentations, and the USUCGER website. Advancements in geotechnical engineering provide improved safety and functionality of infrastructure, better environmental protection, and overall improved the well being of the public at large. Societal outcomes of the workshop also include positively influencing participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering, developing education opportunities for graduate and post-graduate students, and establishing baseline curricula for undergraduate and graduate geotechnical education for 2008.