U.S.-India Workshop on Urban Housing and Supporting Infrastructure; New Delhi, October 2005

0527134 Syal描述：此奖项为美国参与美国提供旅行支持-印度城市住房和基础设施讲习班，将于2005年10月在印度新德里举行。 Madan G.博士密歇根州州立大学的Syal和新德里建筑业发展理事会总干事Priya Swarup是这次讲习班的组织者。 其目标是制定一项关于住房和基础设施的研究议程，该议程应与解决两国城市人口流动问题相一致。 其目标是汇编印度和美国城市住房和基础设施研究的“最先进水平”，范围：本项目将促进从事城市住房和基础设施研究的研究人员之间的国际伙伴关系，交流信息，并启动长期合作研究，以解决两国面临的一些关键领域的挑战。 美国代表团将包括资深科学家、博士后、研究生以及科学和工程领域代表性不足的群体。 土木和机械系统司共同提供资金，以支持该讲习班。

0527134Syal Description: This award provides travel support for US participation in the U.S.-India Workshop on Urban Housing and Infrastructure, which will take place in New Delhi, India in October 2005. Dr. Madan G. Syal, Michigan State University and Priya Swarup, Director General of the Construction Industry Development Council, New Delhi are the organizers of this workshop. Its goal is to develop a research agenda on housing and infrastructure that is compatible with addressing issues having to do with urban population movement in both countries. The objectives are to compile a "state of the art" on urban housing and infrastructure research in India and the U.S., identify broader areas appropriate for collaborative research, and develop research directions for future collaborative efforts.Scope: This project will be catalytic in promoting international partnerships among researchers working on urban housing and infrastructure, in exchanging information, and in initiating long-term collaborative research that will tackle some of the challenges in critical areas facing both nations. The US delegation will include senior scientists, postdocs, graduate students, and underrepresented groups in science and engineering. The Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems is providing cofunding to support this workshop.