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

清洁、充足和可获得的水是人类的基本需要，也是健康的生态系统的关键。此外，水影响到社会的关键部门(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。为了特别满足美国东北部的这一需求，东北研究生水研讨会于2014年首次由马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特大学土木工程与环境工程系环境与水资源工程专业的研究生组织。东北研究生水研讨会将于2017年9月8日至10日在马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校举行，旨在为与水相关学科的研究生提供一个大东北地区负担得起的会议机会。研讨会的主题是水利工程、资源、科学和政策方面的研究进展。它主要由研究生组织和主办，研究生研究人员有机会介绍当前的研究，交流思想，建立网络，并与水行业的行业和政府专业人员互动。这次研讨会将在以往活动的基础上，提供一次改进的活动，将来自不同机构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，并与他们的同行建立联系。东北研究生水研讨会的目的是促进东北大学与水专业之间的研究和跨学科交流。在最初的3年里，东北研究生水研讨会对学术和研究质量提出了很高的标准。学生主持人代表了该地区最顶尖的研究小组。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，足以激发积极的讨论和学生与研究合作的潜力。马萨诸塞州联邦一直期待马萨诸塞州大学阿默斯特分校在支持新英格兰涉及水技术的商业部门方面发挥领导作用。2011年和2012年，PI参加了对以色列和新加坡的贸易代表团，探索了这些国家加快创新并将创新推向市场的成功模式。作为贸易代表团和其他全州范围活动的结果，创建了非营利性的新英格兰水创新网络。该网络正在为水务行业的利益相关者、企业家、风险资本家、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--提供更强的发言权。新英格兰水创新网络？S的研究表明，马萨诸塞州的人均水创新专利(在饮用水、废水、沿海、风暴和工业领域)比其他任何州都多。通过发展统一的商业和研究集群，该州将创造可观的收入，创造就业机会，并为我们的尖端技术获得更大的曝光率。与这项提议最相关的是新英格兰水务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，参加为期两天的密集论坛。

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.