IRES: An Integrative Undergraduate Research Experience II

在匹兹堡大学(UP)的学生国际研究经验(IRES)项目中，美国研究生和本科生将在拉里·舒曼教授的指导下，与圣埃斯皮里托联邦大学(UFES)的玛丽斯特拉·戈麦斯·达席尔瓦博士、坎皮纳斯大学(UNICAMP)的瓦妮莎·戈麦斯·达席尔瓦博士和里约热内卢加托利奥州立大学的Khosrow Ghavami博士等研究小组在巴西参与合作研究项目。美国学生将探索可持续社区发展，并使用生命周期分析量化可持续发展的努力。为期三年，每年共有8名学生参加为期12周的暑期研究项目，研究团队由UP教员、两名或更多UP IGERT研究生、巴西本科生以及来自UNICAMP、UFES和PUC-Rio(均在巴西)的教员组成。具体的设计问题侧重于评估可持续建筑材料、可再生能源和能源效率。PIS将以他们之前的工作为基础，利用他们的综合国际研究体验计划(IIREP)，从一个国际合作伙伴扩大到三个国际合作伙伴，并将该项目与IGERT可持续发展奖联系起来。该计划的一大优势是融入了UP和巴西合作机构之间正在进行的各种研究和教育合作(IGERT计划、以前的IRES以及美国教育部和巴西教育部的FIPSE-CAPES赠款)。该项目包括在美国举行的为期四周的课程，在课程中，学生将学习葡萄牙语，接受巴西文化和特定研究工具的培训，并与他们的巴西团队成员建立关系。由来自不同背景的学生和教职员工组成的设计团队(来自美国和巴西)是IRES项目不可或缺的组成部分。项目绩效指标在现场建立了良好的关系和合作历史，这将确保充分解决住房、安全和文化能力的细节。此外，私人投资机构制定了明确的战略，以实现和评估其方案成果。该奖项由国际科学和工程办公室(OISE)和工程局内的工程教育和中心司(EEC)共同资助。

In this International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program at the University of Pittsburgh (UP) under the direction of Prof. Larry Shuman, U.S. graduate and undergraduate students will participate in collaborative research projects in Brazil with the research groups of Dr. Maristela Gomes Da Silva at Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo (UFES), Dr. Vanessa Gomes Da Silva at Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), and Dr. Khosrow Ghavami at Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). The U.S. students will explore sustainable community development and quantifying sustainability efforts using Life Cycle Analysis. A total of eight students per year for three years will participate in a 12-week summer research program with a research team consisting of UP faculty, two or more UP graduate IGERT fellows, Brazilian undergraduate students, and faculty from UNICAMP, UFES and PUC-Rio (all in Brazil). Specific design problems focus on evaluating sustainable building materials, renewable energy and energy efficiency. The PIs will build on their previous work with their Integrative international Research Experience Program (IIREP), expanding from one to three international partners and linking this project with an IGERT award in Sustainability. A great strength of this program is its integration into a variety of ongoing research and education collaborations between UP and the Brazilian partner institutions (an IGERT program, the previous IRES, and a FIPSE-CAPES grant from the US Department of Education and the Brazilian Ministry of Education). Included in the program is a four week course in the US in which students will learn Portuguese, receiving training in Brazilian culture and specific research tools, and build relationships with their Brazilian team members. Design teams made up of students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds and the potential for student-faculty interactions (from US and Brazil) are integral parts of the IRES program. The program PIs have well established relationships and a history of collaboration at the site, which will ensure that details of housing, safety and cultural competency are adequately addressed. In addition, the PIs have laid out a clear strategy to achieve and assess their program outcomes. This award is co-funded by the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) and the Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) within the Engineering Directorate.