Innovations in Internationalization: Building Multi-Sector Partnerships for Research, Education and Economic Development

0125122卡隆吉该奖项授予华盛顿大学，以支持下文所述的活动36个月。该提案是应创新伙伴计划征集(NSF0179)的要求提交的。该奖项的合作伙伴包括华盛顿大学(牵头机构)、华盛顿州经济发展办公室、华盛顿州中国关系委员会、西北环境商业委员会、地球技术公司和Hart Crowser，Inc.拟议的活动有以下目标：(1)为教师、学生、政府和行业合作伙伴在国际研究和教育方面进行合作创造新的基于团队的方法，(2)将这些团队的工作转化为产品、系统和服务，(3)培养一支在国际市场上工作的科学和工程劳动力。来自华盛顿大学和成都四川大学的师生团队将在水资源管理、废水处理、森林生态、环保材料加工、生物多样性以及人类对生态的影响等方面开展合作。拟议的创新该项目的重点是为研究-教育-经济发展建立可持续的关系。创新成果包括创造一支参与中国新兴市场的劳动力队伍，为小企业创造参与学术研究和获得新的国际商机的机会，为华盛顿增加与中国的贸易，以及华盛顿大学一些教师的“国际化”。潜在的经济影响主要的经济影响将是华盛顿州商业与中国市场的机会扩大。潜在的社会影响在可预见的未来，环太平洋地区可能是美国一个非常大的市场。为参与这一市场做好劳动力准备，对整个美国公民、尤其是西海岸的公民来说至关重要。亚洲人已经培训了一支劳动力队伍，而美国则落后了。这一努力将为中国的小企业提供开放贸易的劳动力。

0125122 Kalonji This award is to the University of Washington to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0179).PartnersThe partners for the award include the University of Washington (Lead Institution), Washington State Office of Economic Development, Washington State China Relations Council, Northwest Environmental Business Council, Earth Tech, Inc., and Hart Crowser, Inc.Proposed ActivitiesThe proposed effort has the following goals: (1) create new team-based approaches for faculty, students, government and industry partners to collaborate on international research and education, (2) translate the work of these teams into products, systems, and services, (3) produce a scientific and engineering workforce to work in an international marketplace. Teams of faculty and students from the University of Washington and Sichuan University in Chengdu, China will be working collaboratively on water resource management, waste water treatment, forest ecology, environmentally-friendly materials processing, biodiversity, and the impact of humans on the ecology. Proposed InnovationThe focus of the project is on building sustainable relationships for research-education-economic development. Innovation outcomes include creation of a workforce to participate in the emerging Chinese market, creation of the opportunities for small businesses to participate in academic research and to gain access to new international business opportunities, increase trade with China for Washington, and "internationalization" of some of the faculty at the University of Washington.Potential Economic ImpactThe major economic impact will be the expanded opportunities for Washington State business with markets in China.Potential Societal ImpactThe Pacific Rim could be a very large market for the United States over the foreseeable future. Preparation of a workforce to participate in this market is vital to the citizens of the US in general and especially the West Coast. Asians have already trained a workforce, and the US is behind. This effort will provide the workforce to open trade for small business in China.