IRES: An Integrative Undergraduate Research Experience II

在匹兹堡大学 (UP) 的学生国际研究体验 (IRES) 项目中，在拉里·舒曼教授的指导下，美国研究生和本科生将与圣埃斯皮里图联邦大学 (UFES) 的 Maristela Gomes Da Silva 博士、坎皮纳斯大学 (UNICAMP) 的 Vanessa Gomes Da Silva 博士和巴西圣埃斯皮里图大学 (UNICAMP) 的 Vanessa Gomes Da Silva 博士的研究小组一起参加在巴西的合作研究项目。科斯罗·加瓦米 (Khosrow Ghavami)，里约热内卢天主教大学 (PUC-Rio) 的教授。 美国学生将探索可持续社区发展，并使用生命周期分析来量化可持续发展努力。三年内，每年共有 8 名学生将参加为期 12 周的夏季研究项目，研究团队由 UP 教职人员、两名或以上 UP 研究生 IGERT 研究员、巴西本科生以及来自 UNICAMP、UFES 和 PUC-Rio（均位于巴西）的教职人员组成。具体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。 PI 将在其之前的综合国际研究经验计划 (IIREP) 工作的基础上，将国际合作伙伴从 1 个扩大到 3 个，并将该项目与 IGERT 可持续发展奖联系起来。该项目的一大优势在于它融入了 UP 与巴西合作机构之间正在进行的各种研究和教育合作（IGERT 项目、之前的 IRES 以及美国教育部和巴西教育部提供的 FIPSE-CAPES 赠款）。该计划包括在美国进行为期四周的课程，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，并与巴西团队成员建立关系。由来自不同背景的学生和教师组成的设计团队以及师生互动的潜力（来自美国和巴西）是 IRES 计划的组成部分。 项目 PI 在现场建立了良好的关系和合作历史，这将确保住房、安全和文化能力的细节得到充分解决。此外，PI 还制定了明确的战略来实现和评估其计划成果。该奖项由国际科学与工程办公室 (OISE) 和工程局工程教育和中心部 (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.