NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) for FY 2013 in Singapore

该行动资助范德比尔特大学范德比尔特能源与环境研究所的 Debra Perrone 于 2013 年夏天在新加坡国立大学开展地球科学研究项目。 该项目的标题是“斯里兰卡的水-粮食-能源关系：水分配方案的经济分析”。主持科学家是水政策研究所所长丹尼斯·威切尔斯。水-能源-食品关系是分配稀缺水资源的一个中心焦点。这项工作探讨了斯里兰卡这个南亚小岛国如何在能源和粮食方面的水资源分配上做出选择：用于能源和经济增长的水，还是用于农业、粮食安全和文化保护的水。创建了一系列情景，以了解斯里兰卡未来二十年的预计供水和需水量。使用机会成本理论探索不同的水管理方案，并分析权衡以优先考虑水分配。 EAPSI 奖学金的更广泛影响包括为研究员提供美国以外的第一手研究经验；各自地点的科学、科学政策和科学基础设施的介绍；以及对社会、文化和语言的定位。 这些活动符合 NSF 的目标，即在科学家、工程师和教育工作者职业生涯的早期进行国际合作教育，从而确保美国科学劳动力具有全球意识。传播预期结果是拟议工作的一个关键方面，因为结果旨在为决策者提供信息并支持水资源的有效管理。这项研究的所有结果将发表在同行评审期刊上，在国内和国际会议上发表，并可在范德比尔特能源与环境研究所网页上获取。

This action funds Debra Perrone of Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment at Vanderbilt University to conduct a research project in Geosciences during the summer of 2013 at the National University of Singapore in Singapore. The project title is "Sri Lanka's Water-Food-Energy Nexus: An Economic Analysis of Water Allocation Schemes." The host scientist is Dennis Wichelns, Director of the Institute of Water Policy.The water-energy-food nexus is a central focus in efforts to allocate scarce water resources. This work explores how Sri Lanka, a small island nation in South Asia, makes choices in allocating its water resources with respect to energy and food: water for energy and economic growth or water for agriculture, food security, and cultural preservation. A portfolio of scenarios is created to understand projected water supply and water demand within Sri Lanka over the next twenty years. Different water management scenarios are explored using opportunity cost theory, and tradeoffs are analyzed to prioritize water allocation. Broader impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce. Dissemination of the anticipated results is a key aspect of the proposed work, as the results are intended to inform decision makers and support effective management of water resources. All results from this researchl will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at national and international conferences, and available on the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment webpage.