U.S.-Nepal Planning Visit to Initiate Collaborative Research in Geography and Environmental Engineering with Faculty at the Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2010.

美国-尼泊尔计划访问尼泊尔加德满都特里布万大学，启动地理和环境工程方面的合作研究，尼泊尔加德满都，2010 年 11 月。

• 批准号: 1068472
• 负责人: Mohan Dangi
• 金额: $ 0.71万
• 依托单位: California State University-Fresno Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2011-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1068472&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; Nepal; Planning; Visit; Initiate

OISE- 1068472 U.S.-Nepal Planning Visit to Initiate Collaborative Research in Geography and Environmental Engineering with Faculty at the Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2010. PI Mohan Dangi of California State University (CSU) will undertake a planning visit to the Tribhuvan University (TU) where he will meet with the Heads of the Institute of Science and Technology, the Central Department of Environmental Science, and the Central Department of Botany. He and the foreign collaborators will identify future research opportunities in waste management, biogas generation, and climate change issues affecting Nepal. He will also examine the laboratory facilities, field research sites, appropriate mentors and the logistics in preparation for submission of an International Research Experience for Students (IRES) proposal to the Office of International Science & Engineering. Intellectual Merit- This project will examine the effectiveness of low-cost waste treatment techniques that could be feasible for Nepal and other developing countries where managing urban waste is a growing challenge for governments. Dangi has thoroughly documented the analysis of waste management in Kathmandu and the indications are that a participatory style of management that promotes local protocols and strengthens the capacity of the municipality with waste specific treatment options can sustain such practices. Dangi is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Systems and Policy in the Department of Geography at CSU and a recent PhD from Johns Hopkins University in Geography and Environmental Engineering. He has conducted extensive research on understanding the technical-social interface of managing waste. The counterparts at Tribhuvan University are a well-matched, cross-disciplinary team that includes an environmental scientist, a botanist, and economist. Broader Impacts- There are several broader impacts expected to result from this planning visit. One is that the visit will lay the groundwork for initiating a lasting research partnership between a US and Nepalese university. Secondly, the results of the research undertaken as part of this partnership could serve as a model for improving waste management practices in developing countries. During the visit, the PI will also develop a framework for the submission of an IRES proposal to NSF that will provide unique opportunities in environmental engineering for US undergraduate and graduates to work on research projects mentored by Nepalese professors. Directly connected with this is the co-development with TU faculty of effective IRES research projects for the US students that are mutually beneficial.

美国-尼泊尔计划于2010年11月访问尼泊尔加德满都特里布万大学，启动地理与环境工程方面的合作研究。加州州立大学（CSU）的PI Mohan Dangi将对特里布万大学（TU）进行计划访问，在那里他将会见科学与技术研究所、中央环境科学系和中央植物系的负责人。他和外国合作者将确定未来在废物管理、沼气产生和影响尼泊尔的气候变化问题方面的研究机会。他还将审查实验室设施、实地研究地点、合适的导师和后勤，为向国际科学与工程办公室提交学生国际研究经验（IRES）提案做准备。智力价值——该项目将检验低成本废物处理技术的有效性，这些技术在尼泊尔和其他发展中国家可能是可行的，在这些国家，管理城市废物对政府来说是一个日益严峻的挑战。Dangi详尽地记录了对加德满都废物管理的分析，结果表明，促进地方协议和加强市政当局特定废物处理方案能力的参与式管理方式可以维持这种做法。丹吉是科罗拉多州立大学地理系环境系统与政策助理教授，最近获得约翰霍普金斯大学地理与环境工程博士学位。他在理解废物管理的技术-社会界面方面进行了广泛的研究。特里布万大学的同行是一支实力相当的跨学科团队，包括一名环境科学家、一名植物学家和一名经济学家。更广泛的影响-这次规划访问预计会产生几个更广泛的影响。一个是这次访问将为美国和尼泊尔大学之间建立持久的研究伙伴关系奠定基础。第二，作为这一伙伴关系的一部分进行的研究结果可以作为改进发展中国家废物管理做法的模式。访问期间，PI还将为向NSF提交IRES提案制定一个框架，这将为美国本科生和毕业生在环境工程方面提供独特的机会，参与尼泊尔教授指导的研究项目。与此直接相关的是与TU教师共同开发针对美国学生的有效IRES研究项目，这是互利的。