Conference: Developing US-Moldova Environmental Research Through U.S. Participation in the Third International Conference "Ecological Chemistry 2005" in Moldova, Spring, 2005

包括三名研究生在内的十五名美国科学家将参加定于2005年5月20日至23日在摩尔多瓦的基希讷乌举行的第三届国际生态化学会议。智力优点：会议将讨论水，空气和土壤的生态化学;废物管理;化学品风险评估;生态政策和立法。美国环境科学家和学生的参与将使他们能够亲眼目睹摩尔多瓦共和国以及罗马尼亚和乌克兰周边地区鲜为人知的环境状况的第一手报告。更广泛的影响：参加会议将提供与东欧同事和学生直接互动的重要机会，促进国际科学合作的发展。几位受邀的美国科学家已经开始在摩尔多瓦开展合作，并将帮助他们的同事探索合作研究的机会。

0531542MalinFifteen U.S. scientists, including three graduate students, will attendthe Third International Conference "Ecological Chemistry - 2005" scheduled to be heldMay 20-23, 2005 in Chisinau, Moldova. Intellectual merit: The conference will discussecological chemistry of water, air and soil; waste management; chemical risk assessment;ecological policy and legislation. Participation by the U.S. environmental scientists andstudents will allow them to witness first hand reports on little-known environmentalconditions in the Republic of Moldova and surrounding regions of Romania and Ukraine.Broader Impact: Attendance at the conference will offer significant opportunities fordirect interaction with Eastern European colleagues and students, fostering developmentof international scientific collaborations. Several of the invited U.S. scientists havealready begun collaborations in Moldova and will be present to help their colleaguesexplore opportunities for collaborative research.