IRES Poland - Experience in Civil Infrastructure Systems

建议：OISE-0854431PI/机构：内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校Andrzej Nowak博士摘要该奖项由2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助。这一美国-波兰国际学生研究体验项目(IRES)将为内布拉斯加-林肯大学和佛罗里达农工大学的研究生和本科生提供国际研究体验。该计划有两个首要目标。首先是将美国本科生和研究生在民用基础设施系统领域的国际研究培训正规化。第二是促进欧盟工程师之间牢固的职业关系的发展，在这种情况下，波兰工程师和美国工程师。该项目的目标包括：1)每年招收四名本科生和两名研究生参加该项目；2)将这些学生与美国和波兰的知名研究人员联系起来；3)在波兰提供一系列与行业相关的研究活动；4)在波兰提供一系列与科学相关的文化体验，以促进对国际研究和行业的更好理解和欣赏。总共将从内布拉斯加州大学和佛罗里达农工大学招募24名本科生和研究生参与IRES项目。这些学生将被分成小组，每个小组将专注于特定的与民用基础设施相关的主题。每支队伍将有一名研究生担任领队，每支参赛的美国院校将有一名本科生。预计其中三名学生将来自历史上代表性不足的群体。项目负责人将与教师顾问一起选择一个特定的研究主题。该团队将确定项目，制定活动，并与彼此和波兰工程师进行协调。在波兰为期六周的技术访问期间，团队将与Henryk Zobel博士(华沙理工大学)、Tadeusz Tatara博士(克拉科夫理工大学)和Maria Kaszynska博士(什切钦理工大学)合作。两个团队还将出席一个民用基础设施会议，并参观与欧洲民用基础设施相关的大型项目。

Proposal: OISE-0854431PI/Institution: Dr. Andrzej Nowak, University of Nebraska-LincolnAbstract This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This U.S.-Poland International Research Experience for Students (IRES) will provide an international research experience for graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Florida A&M University. The program has two overarching goals. The first is to formalize international research training for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students in the field of civil infrastructure systems. The second is to nurture the development of strong professional relationships between European Union engineers, in this case Polish engineers, and U.S. engineers. The objectives of this program include 1) recruiting a diverse group of four undergraduate students and two graduate students to the program annually, 2) connecting these students with established researchers in the U.S. and in Poland, 3) providing a series of industry-related research activities in Poland, and 4) providing a sequence of scientifically related cultural experiences in Poland to promote a better understanding and appreciation of international research and industry. In total, 24 undergraduate and graduate students will be recruited from the University of Nebraska and Florida A&M University to participate in this IRES project. These students will be formed into teams and each team will focus on particular civil infrastructure-related theme. Each team will have a graduate student as team leader and an undergraduate student from each of the participating US institutions. It is anticipated that three of the students will be from historically underrepresented groups. The project leader, in conjunction with the faculty advisor, will select a specific research topic. The team will identify the project, formulate the activities, and coordinate with each other and the Polish engineers. During their six week technical tour of Poland the teams will collaborate with Dr. Henryk Zobel (Warsaw University of Technology), Dr. Tadeusz Tatara (Cracow University of Technology), and Dr. Maria Kaszynska (Szczecin University of Technology). The teams will also attend a civil infrastructure conference and tour large-scale European civil infrastructure-related projects.