US-Jordan Advanced Studies Institute: Water in an Arid Land, the Engineered Water Cycle in Jordan

美国-约旦高级研究所：干旱土地上的水，约旦的工程水循环

• 批准号: 1239820
• 负责人: Heidi Gough
• 金额: $ 1.08万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2013-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1239820&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; Jordan; Advanced; Studies; Institute

1239820 GoughThis project supports an Advance Study Institute by Dr. Heidi Gough, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle and Dr. Muna Abu-Dalo, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. They plan to organize a three-week workshop and course on Water in Arid Land, The Engineered Cycle in Jordan. It is scheduled for August-September 2012 and will include US and Jordanian students. The ASI will provide opportunity for study of sustainability and water in an arid country within the context of civil and environmental engineering disciplines; link the specialties of water resource, drinking water, desalination, and wastewater treatment within a single program, and focus on students early in their education path with the expectation that the program experience will influence their future career development.Intellectual Merit: Water is a scarce commodity, and many parts of the world receive very little annual rainfall, including much of the developing world. Water is predicted to become increasingly more difficult to obtain, and providing access to clean water is listed among the engineering grand challenges. Water collection, drinking water treatment, and wastewater treatment are inherently different in arid regions than in water-rich regions. This project will help future engineers be equipped with knowledge related to these differences. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will serve as the backdrop for an Advanced Studies Institute exploring the engineered water cycle in an arid region. The institute will examine the engineered water cycle in Jordan by studying (1) the current and historic water resources in Jordan, (2) drinking water treatment and distribution in Jordan including the use of cisterns and desalination, (3) treatment of concentrated wastewater including efforts for safe reuse, and (4) plans in Jordan for meeting future challenges. The program will partner this Advanced Studies Institute with a University of Washington Study Abroad Exploration Seminar Program. Broader Impacts: The targeted participants for the program are engineering and hydrology undergraduate and early graduate students from US (predominately University of Washington) and Jordanian universities. Because this young generation of scientists and engineers are expected to be at the fore-front of technological solutions and decisions that are anticipated to impact society in the next 30 to 50 years,targeting this population now will provide cross-disciplinary training to provide a greater breadth to theireducational and future professional experiences. Two members of the organizing committee are from an underrepresented group (women in science), and underrepresented groups will be encouraged to apply. A webpage developed as part of the institute will serve to increase recognition of the institute, and it is planned that this first year will serve as a pilot project for a self-sustaining program that will continue in future years. It is further anticipated that the program will increase teaching and research collaboration between the two sponsoring universities.

1239820 Gough 该项目支持西雅图华盛顿大学土木与环境工程系的 Heidi Gough 博士和约旦伊尔比德约旦科技大学的 Muna Abu-Dalo 博士建立的高级研究所。 他们计划在约旦组织一个为期三周的研讨会和课程，主题是“干旱地区的水、工程循环”。 计划于 2012 年 8 月至 9 月举行，包括美国和约旦的学生。 ASI 将为在土木和环境工程学科背景下研究干旱国家的可持续性和水问题提供机会；将水资源、饮用水、海水淡化和废水处理等专业结合在一个项目中，并在学生的教育道路早期关注学生，期望项目经历将影响他们未来的职业发展。 智力优势：水是一种稀缺商品，世界许多地区的年降雨量很少，包括许多发展中国家。预计获取水将变得越来越困难，而提供清洁水被列为工程重大挑战之一。干旱地区的集水、饮用水处理和废水处理与水资源丰富的地区有着本质上的不同。该项目将帮助未来的工程师掌握与这些差异相关的知识。 约旦哈希姆王国将作为高级研究所的背景，探索干旱地区的工程水循环。该研究所将通过研究（1）约旦当前和历史上的水资源，（2）约旦的饮用水处理和分配，包括蓄水池和海水淡化的使用，（3）浓缩废水的处理，包括安全再利用的努力，以及（4）约旦应对未来挑战的计划来检查约旦的工程水循环。该项目将与该高级研究所与华盛顿大学海外留学探索研讨会项目合作。更广泛的影响：该计划的目标参与者是来自美国（主要是华盛顿大学）和约旦大学的工程和水文学本科生和早期研究生。由于这一年轻一代的科学家和工程师预计将处于技术解决方案和决策的前沿，这些解决方案和决策预计将在未来 30 至 50 年内影响社会，因此现在针对这一人群将提供跨学科培训，为他们的教育和未来专业经验提供更广泛的知识。组委会的两名成员来自代表性不足的群体（科学领域的女性），将鼓励代表性不足的群体申请。 作为该研究所的一部分开发的网页将有助于提高该研究所的知名度，并且计划第一年将作为一个自我维持计划的试点项目，该计划将在未来几年继续进行。进一步预计该计划将加强两所赞助大学之间的教学和研究合作。