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Study Visit to University of Western Ontario

西安大略大学考察访问

基本信息

批准号：
EP/H009620/1
负责人：
Martin Crapper
金额：
$ 2.01万
依托单位：
University of Edinburgh
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2009
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2009 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FH009620%2F1
关键词：
Study Visit University Western Ontario

项目摘要

This proposal is to support a study visit to The University of Western Ontario to engage in discussions with Prof. Ernest Yanful.The study visit will focus on two areas of research. The first of these is to develop Dr Crapper's existing work on simulation of bioremediation to encompass composting, a phenomenon that is related to bioremediation, but different, in that it encompasses more significant changes in particle and pore size and shape than does a soil undergoing remediation. The collaboration will take advantage of Prof Yanful's extensive and unique experience working at the interface of geotechnical engineering, fluid mechanics and environmental engineering to further understanding of simulating composting, and will also exploit his international background to focus the research on the potential application of composting as a low cost waste management strategy in the developing world.The outcome of this part of the visit will be an agreed strategy for future research, extending Dr Crapper's previous work on simulation of bioremediation to composting, accounting for change in material properties due to degradation and focusing on applications in the developing world. The agreed strategy will include the conclusions of pilot model runs tests, identified research questions to be addressed, with priorities, a view of resources required to make progress and plans for funding and recruitment of researchers.The second part of the visit will focus on Dr Crapper's research on the effective provision of engineering education to empower local communities in the developing world to implement solutions to water and sanitation issues. It is postulated that a traditional approach to engineering education is not always effective, with there being a requirement, in addition to teaching the technologies, for more practical and business oriented skills to allow local people to deal more effectively with their problems in an economically sustainable way.During this part of the visit, Dr Crapper will be joined by PhD student Alison Furber, who is researching this area. Collaboration with Prof Yanful will take place to establish the likely contribution of developed world universities in making more effective educational contributions to solving water and sanitation problems. The outcome of this part of the visit will be a clear identification of the likely role of developed world universities such as The University of Western Ontario (UWO) and The University of Edinburgh (UoE) in the provision of engineering education on water and sanitation to the developing world, an assessment of the current state of distance learning provision in these and other developed world universities and how this might be optimized for the application in question, and a review of current subject teaching available in UWO and UoE, with a view as to how suitable parts of it might be for incorporation into a education research pilot programme.Prof Yanful provides a unique opportunity to focus these two research activities within a single study visit, given his outstanding track record, research interests and background in international development issues.

本提案旨在支持对西安大略大学的考察访问，与 Ernest Yanful 教授进行讨论。此次考察将重点关注两个研究领域。第一个是发展克拉珀博士现有的生物修复模拟工作，以涵盖堆肥，这是一种与生物修复相关的现象，但有所不同，因为它比正在修复的土壤包含更显着的颗粒和孔径和形状的变化。此次合作将利用Yanful教授在岩土工程、流体力学和环境工程领域广泛而独特的工作经验，以进一步了解模拟堆肥，并将利用他的国际背景，重点研究堆肥作为发展中国家低成本废物管理策略的潜在应用。这部分访问的成果将是未来研究的商定策略，扩展了克拉珀博士之前在模拟堆肥方面的工作。从生物修复到堆肥，考虑到由于降解而导致的材料特性变化，并重点关注发展中国家的应用。商定的战略将包括试点模型运行测试的结论、确定需要解决的研究问题、优先事项、取得进展所需的资源以及资助和招募研究人员的计划。访问的第二部分将重点关注克拉珀博士关于有效提供工程教育的研究，以使发展中国家的当地社区能够实施水和卫生问题的解决方案。据推测，传统的工程教育方法并不总是有效，除了教授技术之外，还需要更实用和以商业为导向的技能，以使当地人以经济上可持续的方式更有效地处理他们的问题。在这部分访问期间，克拉珀博士将与正在研究这一领域的博士生艾莉森·福伯一起参加。与Yanful教授的合作将确定发达国家大学在为解决水和卫生问题做出更有效的教育贡献方面可能做出的贡献。这部分访问的结果将是明确西安大略大学（UWO）和爱丁堡大学（UoE）等发达国家大学在向发展中国家提供水和卫生工程教育方面可能发挥的作用，评估这些大学和其他发达国家大学远程学习提供的现状以及如何针对相关应用进行优化，并对UWO和UoE当前的学科教学进行审查，考虑到其中的哪些部分是否适合纳入教育研究试点计划。Yanful 教授提供了一个独特的机会，可以在一次考察访问中重点关注这两项研究活动，因为他在国际发展问题方面有着出色的记录、研究兴趣和背景。