Support for US Delegation to Annual Meetings of the International Society for Rock Mechanics; Beijing, China 2011; Stockholm, Sweden 2012

该奖项是对美国岩石力学协会基金会(ARMA/F)的一项国际旅行赠款，以支持出席2011年和2012年国际岩石力学学会(ISRM)理事会会议和研讨会的美国代表。2011年和2012年的美国代表是ARMA和ARMA/F的执行主任Peter Smeallie。2012年，代表团将扩大到包括ISRM北美副总裁，届时他将是来自美国的代表。斯麦利先生在ISRM理事会任职，代表美国岩石机械界的利益。美国代表团将酌情出席2011年在北京和2012年在斯德哥尔摩举行的ISRM理事会和委员会会议。美国代表团的出席将通过就ISRM目前正在解决的重要问题提供国际视角，从而加强美国的地球工程和岩石力学，如国际地下研究实验室、放射性废物处理、岩石测试方法、地球物理学在岩石力学中的应用，以及采矿后岩石力学。ISRM会议有多达46个国家参加，还将有机会引起国际社会对美国岩石力学研究和教育的兴趣。通过国际社会促进的合作联盟，美国参与ISRM的活动对国家重要问题有直接影响。这些领域包括资源勘探和生产、国家安全问题、环境考虑，以及通过隧道挖掘和挖掘技术的进步建立民用基础设施系统。

This award is an international travel grant to the American Rock Mechanics Association Foundation (ARMA/F) to support the U.S. delegate to the 2011 and 2012 International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) Council meetings and symposia. For 2011 and 2012, the U.S. delegate is Peter Smeallie, the executive director of ARMA and the ARMA/F. In 2012, the delegation will be expanded to include the ISRM Vice President for North America who at that time will be a delegate from the United States. Mr. Smeallie serves on the ISRM Council and represents the interests of the U.S. rock mechanics community. The U.S. delegate will attend the ISRM Council and Commission meetings, as appropriate, in Beijing in 2011 and in Stockholm in 2012.The presence of the US delegation will enhance US geo-engineering and rock mechanics by providing an international perspective on important issues currently being addressed by ISRM, such as international underground research laboratories, radioactive waste disposal, rock testing methods, application of geophysics in rock mechanics, and post-mining rock mechanics. The ISRM meetings, at which up to 46 nations participate, will also allow the opportunity to generate international interest in U.S. rock mechanics research and education. US participation in the activities of ISRM has a direct impact on issues of national importance through collaborative alliances fostered by the international society. These areas include resource exploration and production, national security issues, environmental considerations, and civil infrastructure systems through advances in tunneling and excavation technologies.