PIRE: Microfluidic Technology and Applications: A Collaboration with the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany

微流控技术与应用：与德国布伦瑞克工业大学合作该项目的目标是开发一种新的多学科，跨国模式，使工程教育和研究国际化。来自德国布伦瑞克工业大学的12位杰出科学家将与罗德岛大学的8位顶尖研究人员合作，实施整合国际研究和研究生教育的创新战略。合作伙伴关系将建立在URI独特的本科国际工程课程（IEP）和双学位硕士课程的成功基础上，创建一个新的国际博士学位。这种国际教育和研究伙伴关系将协同工作：1)从本科到博士阶段发展可持续的多学科国际研究机会；2)利用互补的研究优势创造创新发现；3)为研究生创造国际实习机会；4)为研究生提供丰富的国际研究经验，提高他们在全球市场上竞争的能力。提出的研究将针对两种不同的应用开发微流体技术。首先是开发一种用于检测疾病生物标志物的芯片实验室原型。这项技术可以在应对生物恐怖主义方面发挥不可或缺的作用，为在出现疾病症状之前早期发现感染提供了一种工具。第二个应用将有助于更好地理解滑坡海啸的触发。这种新模式将整合研究和教育，创造一个为研究生和本科生提供全球研究和实习机会的基础设施，并将消除传统的院系和文化界限。该项目得到了美国国家科学基金会国际科学与工程办公室和化学与运输系统部门的支持。

PIRE Microfluidic Technology and Applications: A Collaboration with the Technical University of Braunschweig, GermanyThe goal of this project is to develop a new multidisciplinary, multinational model to internationalize engineering education and research. Twelve distinguished scientists from the Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany will partner with eight leading University of Rhode Island (URI) researchers to implement innovative strategies for integrating international research and graduate education. The partnership will build on the success of URI's distinctive undergraduate International Engineering Program (IEP) and the Dual Degree Master's Program to create a new International Ph.D. This international education and research partnership will work collaboratively to: 1) develop sustainable, multidisciplinary international research opportunities from the undergraduate through Ph.D. level, 2) capitalize on complementary research strengths to create innovative discoveries, 3) create international internship opportunities for graduate students, and 4) provide graduate students with a rich international research experience to increase their ability to compete in the global marketplace. The proposed research will be directed towards developing microfluidic technology for two diverse applications. The first is to develop a prototype lab-on-a chip for detecting disease biomarkers. The technology could play an integral role in responding to bioterrorism by providing a tool for early detection of infection prior to developing disease symptoms. The second application will lead to a better understanding of the triggering of landslide tsunamis. The new model will integrate research and education, create an infrastructure that provides global research and internship opportunities for graduate as well as undergraduate students, and will erase traditional departmental and cultural boundaries. This project receives support from NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering and Division of Chemical and Transport Systems.