U.S.-Egypt Cooperative Research: Management of Environmental Problems in Egypt

描述：该奖项旨在支持新泽西州纽瓦克新泽西理工学院（NJIT）土木与环境工程系的Jay Meegoda博士与埃及开罗美国大学（AUC）建筑工程系的Samer Ezeldin博士之间的合作研究。他们计划学习埃及的环境问题管理。城市固体废物（MSW）和废水的适当管理是埃及社区面临的主要挑战。调查人员将制定一项全面的环境管理计划，以解决城市固体废物和农村废水问题。从环境管理程序中制定的解决方案，预计将根据其有效性和经济效益来评估不同的绩效方面。这些目标将通过数学模型以及与实验室测试和随后的现场验证相结合的广泛实验模拟来实现。拟议的研究是建立在新新泽西理工大学和AUC在这一领域的研究人员的专业知识和当前研究的基础上的。两所院校都具备顺利完成项目所需的设施。研究结果将通过在期刊、会议记录、短期课程和互联网上发表来传播。范围和广泛影响：拟议的研究预计将为埃及的城市固体废物和废水问题提供具有成本效益、适应性强和可持续的解决方案。私营部门和市政当局是该项目的最终用户。项目活动包括研究生和本科生的参与。这些本科生将主要通过新泽西理工大学本科生研究经验（REU）项目从代表性不足的群体中招募。国际研究的机会提供给研究生谁将访问埃及会见AUC的合作者。一名埃及博士生将在NJIT接受培训，一些美国硕士生将在AUC接受培训。该项目得到了美国-埃及联合基金项目的支持，该项目向两国的科学家和工程师提供赠款，以开展这些合作活动。

0405900MeegodaDescription: This award is to support a cooperative research between Dr. Jay Meegoda, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey and Dr. Samer Ezeldin, Construction Engineering Department, American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt. They plan to study the Management of Environmental Problems in Egypt. The proper management of municipal solid waste (MSW) and wastewater are major challenges to Egyptian communities. The investigators will develop a comprehensive environmental management program to address urban municipal solid waste and rural wastewater problems. Solutions developed from the environmental management program are expected to assess the different performance aspects in terms of their effectiveness as well as their economical benefits. These goals are to be achieved through mathematical models as well as extensive experimental simulations that are coupled with laboratory testing and subsequent field verifications. The proposed research is built upon the expertise and current research of the investigators in this arena from both New NJIT and the AUC. The facilities needed for successful completion of the project are available at both institutions. Research findings will be disseminated through publication in journals, conference proceedings, short courses and the Internet.Scope and broad Impact: The proposed research is expected to provide cost effective, adaptable and sustainable solutions to municipal solid waste and wastewater problems of Egypt. The private sector and municipal authorities are the end users of this project. The project activities include the participation of graduate and undergraduate students. The undergraduates will be mainly recruited from underrepresented groups, through a research experience for undergraduates (REU) program at NJIT. International research opportunities are provided to a graduate student who will visit Egypt to meet AUC collaborators. One Egyptian Ph.D. student is to be trained at NJIT and a number of U.S. Masters students are to be trained at the AUC. This project is being supported under the US-Egypt Joint Fund Program, which provides grants to scientists and engineers in both countries to carry out these cooperative activities.