International Planning Visit to China for Collaboration in Fracture Mechanics and Engineering Education

0732601陈，罗文大学“国际计划访问中国的断裂力学和工程教育的合作”这个奖项将允许PI和两名美国研究生开发未来的合作研究与华东理工大学（ECUST），上海，中国机械与动力工程学院。规划访问定于2007年仲夏进行。 规划访问的目标包括熟悉设施和人员，制定金属断裂力学研究计划，以及规划联合课程开发和学生交流研究经验。PI是约翰陈，副教授在罗文大学，主要是本科服务机构。对口组织者是华东理工大学机械工程系的王正东。

ABSTRACTOISE 0732601 Chen, Rowan University "International Planning Visit to China for Collaboration in Fracture Mechanics and Engineering Education" This award will allow the PI and two U.S. graduate students to develop future collaborative research with the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), Shanghai, China. The planning visit is scheduled for the mid-summer 2007. Objectives for the planning visit include familiarization with facilities and personnel, development of a research plan in fracture mechanics in metals, and planning for joint curriculum development and student exchange for research experiences. The PI is John Chen, Associate Professor at Rowan University, a primarily undergraduate serving institution. The counterpart organizer is WANG, Zhengdong in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at ECUST.