Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering

该奖项为地质岩土工程委员会(COGGE)提供核心资金，该委员会成立于2001年11月，是国家研究理事会-S地球科学与资源委员会下属的一个常设委员会。委员会？S的前身是美国国家岩石力学委员会。COGGE是地球科学与资源委员会内与地球科学工程应用有关的科学、技术和公共政策问题的协调中心。S委员会的范围包括地球过程和材料，包括岩石和土壤的力学，重点是安全和负责任的人类发展、风险评估和自然人为灾害的缓解。该委员会组织和监督研究：1)确定、调查和向政府、工业界、学术界和公众报告与地质和岩土工程有关的问题；2)提供科学和技术信息，为有关地质和岩土工程问题的公共政策提供信息；3)确定新技术和潜在的应用；4)促进知识的获取和传播。此外，该委员会还提供一个论坛，供学术和专业团体、政府机构和私营行业讨论，以加强国内和国际合作和信息交流。地质和岩土工程的研究和工程发展是出于对自然和建筑环境(包括放射性和危险废物的隔离、修复和缓解)、减轻地震和山体滑坡等自然灾害、对自然资源的环境无害恢复以及对岩石防御结构的兴趣的关注。这些问题的技术、经济、社会和政治影响引起了许多政府机构、商业公司和公共利益团体的关注，并提出了设立COGGE的必要性。COGGE将继续推动地质和岩土工程师及相关科学家在美国各种环境中发挥的作用。该委员会将努力确定和监督最近的研究，这些研究产生了诸如新千年工程废物遏制屏障和地质与岩土工程性能评估等报告。

This award provides core funding for the Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (COGGE) which was formed in November 2001 as a standing committee under the National Research Council?s Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. The committee?s predecessor was the U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics.COGGE is the focal point within the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources for scientific, technical, and public-policy issues pertaining to the engineering applications of Earth Sciences. The committee?s scope encompasses Earth processes and materials, including the mechanics of rock and soil, and focuses on safe and responsible human development, risk assessment, and mitigation of natural anthropogenic hazards. The committee organizes and oversees studies:1) to identify, investigate, and report on questions relating to geological and geotechnical engineering to government, industry, academia, and the public;2) to provide scientific and technical information to inform public policy on geological and geotechnical engineering issues;3) to identify new technologies and potential applications; and4) to promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge.In addition, the committee provides a forum for discussion among academic and professional groups, government agencies, and private industry to enhance national and international cooperation and exchange of information.Research and engineering developments in geological and geotechnical engineering are driven by concerns for the natural and built environment (including radioactive and hazardous waste isolation, remediation, and mitigation), mitigation of natural hazards such as earthquakes and landslides, environmentally sound recovery of natural resources, and interest in defense structures in rock. The technological, economic, social, and political impacts of these issues engage the attention of many government agencies, business corporations, and public interest groups and posit the need for the COGGE. COGGE will continue to advance the role that geological and geotechnical engineers and related scientists play in a range of contexts in the U.S. The committee will work to identify and oversee studies such as the recent studies that produced reports such as Assessment of the Performance of Engineered Waste Containment Barriers and Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in the New Millennium.