Insightful Understanding of China's Science Education and Research

摘要0829548赵伟- RPI？美国和中国在科学研究和教育方面的互补性？该奖项支持最多10名来自美国大学的自然科学和计算机科学系主任进行为期10天的结构化访问（2008年10月20日至31日），以满足在中国三个城市，即北京，Xi？一个和上海。 参与者的选择是基于其各自科学界的领导能力，以及对中国有浓厚兴趣但在机构层面经验较少的机构。 一半的参与者是妇女或少数民族。 美国PI是Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute的科学院院长Wei Zhao博士。 本次会议的协办单位为北京大学教务处林嘉华博士、国家自然科学基金委国际处陈怀女士和上海交通大学国际学院张生生博士。 访问的目的包括深入了解科学教育的挑战，制定有针对性的交流计划，以补充美国和中国机构的研究优势，并评估中国的互补性。美国的科学基础设施与美国早期职业研究人员和代表团中代表科学领域的学生的研究兴趣。

ABSTRACT0829548 ZHAO, Wei- RPI?Complementarities between the United States and China Workshops in Science Research and Education?This award supports up to 10 deans representing the natural and computer sciences from a broad diversity of U.S. universities to undertake a 10-day structured visit (October 20-31, 2008) to meet peers at major scientific research organizations in three cities in China, namely, Beijing, Xi?an and Shanghai. Participants are selected based on demonstrated leadership in their respective science communities, and from institutions which have a strong interest, but less experience with China at the institutional level. Half the participants are women or minorities. The U.S. PI is Dr. Wei Zhao, Dean of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The counterpart organizers are Dr. LIN, Jiahua, Office of the Provost, Peking University, Ms. CHEN, Huai, International Office of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Dr. ZHANG, ShengSheng, International College of Shanghai Jiaotong University. The objectives of the visit include developing insight into challenges in science education, developing targeted exchange programs that complement research strengths of U.S. and Chinese institutions, and assessing the complementarities of China?s scientific infrastructure with the research interests of U.S. early-career researchers and students from the fields of science represented in the delegation.