Workshop: Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium (NEGSWS), Amherst, MA; September 8-10, 2017

研讨会：东北研究生水研讨会 (NEGSWS)，马萨诸塞州阿默斯特；

• 批准号: 1745262
• 负责人: David Reckhow
• 金额: $ 1.47万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-08-15 至 2018-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1745262&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Northeast; Graduate; Student; Water

1745262ReckhowClean, adequate, and accessible water is a fundamental human need and is also critical to the healthy ecosystems. Furthermore, water affects key sectors of society (e.g., agriculture, energy production, and industry) as well as home life, especially in developing countries. To address this need specifically in the Northeast United States, the Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium was first organized in 2014 by graduate students in the Environmental & Water Resources Engineering program within the Civil and Environmental Engineering department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass). The purpose of Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium is to provide an affordable conference opportunity in the greater Northeast region for graduate students in water-related disciplines, to be held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, September 8-10, 2017. The symposium centers on the theme of research advances in water engineering, resources, science, and policy. Organized and hosted primarily by graduate students, it is an opportunity for graduate student researchers to present current research, exchange ideas, network, and interact with industry and government professionals in the water sector. This symposium will build upon the momentum generated from previous events to offer an improved event that will bring together graduate students who study water from a variety of institutions to gain valuable experience presenting their research and networking with their peers. The purpose of the Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium is to stimulate research and cross disciplinary exchange among the Northeast Universities with water programs. In its first 3 years, the Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium has set very high standard for scholarship and research quality. The student presenters represent the top research groups across the region. This workshop is large enough to have many students for the New England Region attend, yet small enough to stimulate active discussion and the potential for student-research collaborations to result. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been looking to the UMass Amherst campus for leadership in support of the New England business sector involved in water technologies. In 2011 and 2012, the PI participated in trade missions to Israel and Singapore that explored successful models in those countries for accelerating innovation and bringing the innovations to market. As a result of the trade missions and other statewide activities, the non-profit New England Water Innovation Network was created. This Network is giving water industry stakeholders; entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, start-up CEOs, government officials, and select university researchers--a stronger voice in advocacy and policy development. New England Water Innovation Network?s research indicates that Massachusetts has more water innovation patents per capita (in drinking, wastewater, coastal, storm and industrial sectors) than any other state. By developing a unified business and research cluster, the state stands to generate substantial revenue, create jobs, and gain greater exposure for our leading-edge technologies. Most relevant to this proposal is the engagement of New England Water Innovation Network and the entrepreneurial community in the Northeast. The Northeast Graduate Student Water Symposium provides a unique opportunity to bring the young researchers across the region together with professionals in an intensive 2-day forum.

1745262结果清洁、充足和可及的水是人类的基本需求，对健康的生态系统也至关重要。此外，水影响社会的关键部门（例如农业、能源生产和工业）以及家庭生活，特别是在发展中国家。为了解决美国东北部的这一需求，2014年，麻省大学阿默斯特分校（UMass）土木与环境工程系环境与水资源工程专业的研究生首次组织了东北研究生水研讨会。东北研究生水研讨会的目的是为大东北地区与水相关学科的研究生提供一个负担得起的会议机会，将于2017年9月8日至10日在马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校举行。研讨会的主题是水工程、资源、科学和政策方面的研究进展。主要由研究生组织和主持，这是研究生研究人员展示最新研究，交流思想，建立网络并与水部门的行业和政府专业人员互动的机会。本次研讨会将以以往活动的势头为基础，提供一次改进的活动，将来自不同机构的研究水的研究生聚集在一起，获得宝贵的经验，展示他们的研究成果，并与同龄人建立联系。东北大学研究生水利学术研讨会的目的是促进东北大学水利专业之间的研究和跨学科交流。东北研究生水学术研讨会成立3年来，在学术水平和研究质量上都树立了很高的标准。学生演讲人代表了该地区的顶尖研究小组。这个研讨会足够大，可以让新英格兰地区的许多学生参加，但也足够小，可以激发积极的讨论和学生研究合作的潜力。马萨诸塞州联邦一直在寻求马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特校区的领导，以支持涉及水技术的新英格兰商业部门。2011年和2012年，PI参加了前往以色列和新加坡的贸易代表团，探索这些国家加速创新和将创新推向市场的成功模式。作为贸易代表团和其他全州活动的结果，非营利的新英格兰水创新网络成立了。这个网络让水务行业的利益相关者；企业家、风险投资家、初创企业首席执行官、政府官员和精选的大学研究人员——在倡导和政策制定方面发出更大的声音。新英格兰水创新网络？美国的研究表明，马萨诸塞州人均拥有的水创新专利（在饮用水、废水、沿海、风暴和工业领域）比其他任何一个州都多。通过发展一个统一的商业和研究集群，该州将产生可观的收入，创造就业机会，并为我们的前沿技术获得更多的曝光。与该提案最相关的是新英格兰水创新网络和东北部企业家社区的参与。东北研究生水研讨会提供了一个独特的机会，将整个地区的年轻研究人员与专业人士聚集在一起，进行为期两天的密集论坛。