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

2013 财年 NSF 东亚及太平洋地区暑期学院 (EAPSI) 在澳大利亚举行

• 批准号: 1310938
• 负责人: Ariel Atkinson
• 金额: $ 0.51万
• 依托单位: Atkinson Ariel J
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Fellowship Award
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-01 至 2014-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1310938&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; East; Asia; Pacific; Summer

This action funds Ariel Atkinson of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct a research project in Engineering during the summer of 2013 at the Advanced Water Management Centre at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. The project title is "The Effect of Organic Matter on the Fate of Disinfection By-Products during the Production of High Quality Recycled Water." The host scientist is Dr. Maria José Farré.Water scarcity and compromised source water quality is a major issue facing many areas of the US and around the world; the need for alternative water sources continues to grow. Membranes can be used to address this problem; specifically to treat wastewater or compromised water sources in conjunction with other treatment processes to produce high quality potable water. Disinfection by-products (DBPs), which are potentially harmful to human health, are formed during water disinfection. How they can be prevented from ending up in finished water during high quality recycled water production is important for the protection of public health. This study specifically investigates the role organic matter plays on the fate of DBPs in membrane treatment. This project will add to the fundamental understanding and practical issues of membrane treatment, disinfection-by product fate, water recycling, and the implementation of this new technology. The production of high quality water from wastewater can be a major sustainable alternative source for drinking water, and the inevitable move toward potable water reuse makes the thorough investigation of water recycling even more vital at this time. 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.

这项行动资助北卡罗来纳州查佩尔山大学的Ariel Atkinson于2013年夏天在澳大利亚布里斯班的昆士兰州大学的高级水管理中心开展工程研究项目。 该项目的名称是“有机物对高品质循环水生产过程中消毒副产物命运的影响”。“主持人是Maria José Farré博士。水资源短缺和水源水质受损是美国和世界许多地区面临的一个主要问题;对替代水源的需求持续增长。膜可用于解决这一问题;特别是与其他处理工艺结合处理废水或受损水源，以生产高质量的饮用水。水消毒过程中会产生对人体健康有潜在危害的消毒副产物。如何防止它们在高品质再生水生产过程中最终进入成品水中对于保护公众健康至关重要。本研究专门调查的作用，有机物发挥的DBPs在膜处理的命运。该项目将增加对膜处理、消毒副产品命运、水循环和这一新技术的实施的基本理解和实际问题。从废水中生产高质量的水可以成为饮用水的主要可持续替代来源，并且不可避免地走向饮用水再利用，这使得对水循环的彻底调查变得更加重要。EAPSI奖学金的更广泛的影响包括为研究员提供美国以外的第一手研究经验;介绍各自所在地的科学，科学政策和科学基础设施;以及社会，文化和语言的方向。 这些活动符合NSF的目标，即在科学家，工程师和教育工作者的职业生涯早期进行国际合作教育，从而确保具有全球意识的美国科学工作者。