US-India Workshop on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites: Developing Research and Educational Programs; Mumbai, India; February 7-9, 2008

这笔资金用于资助一个由来自11所大学的12名教职员工组成的技术团队前往印度，并举办为期三天的美印纤维增强聚合物(FRP)复合材料研讨会，其中包括两个短期课程。本次活动将与2008年2月7日至9日在印度孟买举行的2008国际增强塑料会议和展览会(ICERP)同时举行。更具体地说，美国代表将：1)举办关于玻璃钢复合材料的美印研讨会；2)与印度著名大学(包括印度理工学院)的教师和研究生制定合作研发工作的战略(半天)；以及3)教授两个短期课程(每个半天)。研讨会的工作最终将是建议与印度教师和研究生开展合作研究和开发活动的战略，并制定教育计划，如短期课程、会议、教师和研究生交流以及教科书合作。研讨会还将有助于将美国在先进玻璃钢复合材料方面的经验和成功案例推广到印度快速增长的玻璃钢复合材料行业和市场，以期从美国复合材料工业渗透到印度市场的角度出发。研讨会结束后，将向NSF提交一份总结研究和教育活动的最终报告。特别是，该报告将介绍印度和美国玻璃钢复合材料的研究、开发、应用/现场实施和增长潜力的最新水平。重点将放在印度复合材料行业的未来以及与美国复合材料行业的合作问题上。将确定几个研究主题和行动项目，供美国大学和印度大学和研究所进行潜在合作。最后报告还将张贴在氟氯化碳网站/互联网站(http://www.cemr.wvu.edu/cfc).此外，研讨会的结果和成果将在第五届聚合物复合材料会议上公布，该会议将于2009年春季由CFC主办，面向在美国从事玻璃钢复合材料工作的人员。

This grant provides funding for a technical team of 12 faculty members from 11 universities to travel to India and conduct a three-day US-India Workshop on fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites including two short courses. This event will take place in conjunction with the International Conference and Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics (ICERP) 2008, Mumbai, India from 7th to 9th February, 2008. More specifically, US delegates will: 1) conduct US-India Workshop on FRP Composites; 2) develop strategies for collaborative R&D work with faculty and graduate students from prestigious Indian universities, including Indian Institutes of Technology (half a day); and 3) teach two short courses (half-a-day each). The workshop effort will culminate into recommending strategies for collaborative research and development activities with Indian faculty and graduate students, and developing educational programs such as short courses, conferences, exchange of faculty and graduate students, and text book collaborations. The workshop will also help promote US experiences and success stories on advanced FRP composites to rapidly growing FRP composites industries and markets in India, with a view point of US composites industry penetrating into Indian markets.Upon completion of the workshop, a final report summarizing research and educational activities will be submitted to NSF. In particular, the report will present a state-of-the-art of research, development, applications/field implementation and growth potential of FRP composites in India and US. The emphasis will be on composite industry future in India and collaborative issues with US composites industry. Several research topics and action items will be identified for potential collaborations between respective US universities and Indian universities and institutes. The final report will also be posted to the CFC Web/Internet site (http://www.cemr.wvu.edu/cfc). In addition, the workshop findings and outcomes will be presented at Polymer Composites Conference V to be organized by CFC in spring 2009 for those working in FRP composites in US.