US-TUNISIA: Regional Workshop on Research and Educational Advances in Smart Micro-sensing and Biomimetic Sensors, December 2010

美国-突尼斯：智能微传感和仿生传感器研究和教育进展区域研讨会，2010 年 12 月

• 批准号: 1032268
• 负责人: Nizar Lajnef
• 金额: $ 4.1万
• 依托单位: Michigan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1032268&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; TUNISIA; Regional; Workshop; Research

Michigan State University and the Applied Mechanics and Systems Research Laboratory at Tunisia Polytechnic School are co-sponsoring a workshop on "Research and Educational Advances in Smart Micro-sensing and Biomimetic Sensors" to be held in Hammamet, Tunisia in December, 2010. The US organizer is Dr. Nizar Lajnef, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University. The Tunisian organizers are Drs. Sami El-Borgi and Fehmi Najar of the Tunisia Polytechnic School. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the Fifth International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME2010). These combined efforts will ensure a broad participation of senior and junior scientists from the US, Tunisia, and other countries.Technical Merit: The workshop objectives are: (i) to discuss research and educational issues and trends related to smart and adaptive sensors technology, and (ii) to offer opportunities for the initiation of research projects and strengthening existing ones between the American and regional participants from Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. The workshop will focus on up-to-date research and development of smart and biomimetic sensors technology and their application to the monitoring of civil and mechanical structures, biomedical implantable micro-devices, opto-mechanical and fluidic micro-systems, and chemical biohazard detection. The workshop will provide an opportunity to make use of the collective experiences of many experts in the field with emphasis on design tools, fabrication technologies, materials, implementation, data fusion and interpretation, and integration techniques. One day will be set aside to discuss research and educational trends and future needs for sensors technology and to explore possible joint collaboration projects between North African and American participants. Broader Impact: The workshop is expected to enhance the scientific collaboration between the scientists of the two countries and the creation and design of interdepartmental multi-focus course(s) that will address the multidisciplinary aspects of research associated with sensors development, implementation and data collection and interpretation. Recommendations, to be suggested by the participants during the workshop, will be proposed for new course(s) at Michigan State University, as well as in the Computational Mechanics Master's Program offered in Tunisia. The workshop will also allow scientists from the U.S., Tunisia and other neighboring countries to exchange their research and teaching experiences, ideas, and information and to initiate new and strengthen existing collaborations to promote sensors technology for the benefit of the public and private sectors. Participants will include three junior U.S. researchers as well as junior scientists and PhD students from Tunisia and the region, thus increasing the potential for future collaboration. Participants will also include researchers representing US federal agencies and national research laboratories as well as industry participants from the region, providing feedback to the academia on the present and future direction of the industry. In addition, a group of undergraduate students from Michigan State University will participate in the workshop and present the research work they will develop for their senior design course, giving them an international exposure that will enhance their research experience and help them grow as potential future researchers. A published proceeding will be made available to the workshop participants, and announcements for this workshop will be available on a publicly available website hosted by Michigan State University.Support for the award is being provided by the Office of International Science and Engineering's Africa, Near East, and South Asia program and the Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation Division's Structural Materials and Mechanics program and Nano and Bio Mechanics program, both within the Engineering Directorate.

密歇根州立大学和突尼斯理工学院的应用力学和系统研究实验室将于2010年12月在突尼斯哈马马特共同主办一个关于“智能微传感和仿生传感器的研究和教育进展”的研讨会。美国主办方是密歇根州立大学土木与环境工程系的Nizar Lajnef博士。突尼斯的组织者是突尼斯理工学院的Sami El-Borgi博士和Fehmi Najar博士。该研讨会将与第五届机械工程进展国际会议（ICAME 2010）一起举行。这些共同的努力将确保来自美国、突尼斯和其他国家的高级和初级科学家的广泛参与。技术优点：研讨会的目标是：（i）讨论与智能和自适应传感器技术有关的研究和教育问题及趋势，（ii）为启动研究项目和加强来自突尼斯的美洲和区域参与者之间的现有项目提供机会，阿尔及利亚和摩洛哥。研讨会将集中讨论智能和仿生传感器技术的最新研究和发展，及其在土木和机械结构监测、生物医学植入式微型器件、光机械和流体微系统以及化学生物危害检测方面的应用。该研讨会将提供一个机会，利用该领域许多专家的集体经验，重点是设计工具，制造技术，材料，实施，数据融合和解释，以及集成技术。将留出一天时间讨论传感器技术的研究和教育趋势以及未来需求，并探讨北非和美国参与者之间可能的联合合作项目。更广泛的影响：预计该讲习班将加强两国科学家之间的科学合作，并创建和设计部门间多重点课程，以解决与传感器开发、实施以及数据收集和解释有关的多学科研究问题。将为密歇根州立大学的新课程以及突尼斯提供的计算力学硕士课程提出与会者在讲习班期间提出的建议。研讨会还将允许来自美国的科学家，突尼斯和其他邻国交流他们的研究和教学经验，想法和信息，并启动新的和加强现有的合作，以促进传感器技术的公共和私营部门的利益。参与者将包括三名美国初级研究人员以及来自突尼斯和该地区的初级科学家和博士生，从而增加了未来合作的潜力。与会者还将包括代表美国联邦机构和国家研究实验室的研究人员以及来自该地区的行业参与者，为学术界提供有关行业当前和未来发展方向的反馈。此外，来自密歇根州立大学的一群本科生将参加研讨会，并介绍他们将为高级设计课程开发的研究工作，使他们获得国际曝光，这将增强他们的研究经验，并帮助他们成长为潜在的未来研究人员。将向研讨会与会者提供一份出版的会议记录，并在密歇根州立大学主办的公开网站上公布本次研讨会的通知。国际科学与工程办公室的非洲、近东和南亚项目以及土木、机械、和制造创新司的结构材料和力学计划和纳米和生物力学计划，都在工程理事会。