USUCGER Workshop 2008: Research and Education Priorities for the Geotechnical Engineering Community; Sacramento, California; May 15, 2008

该奖项资助将于2008年5月举行的研讨会，汇集了岩土工程领域的领先研究人员和教育工作者。 研讨会部分由美国大学岩土工程教育和研究理事会赞助。 讲习班的主要目标是促进与会者之间的互动，以交流知识和想法，并制定研究和教育合作的具体计划。该研讨会将于2008年5月18日星期日在加州州的萨克拉门托举行，紧接着也计划在萨克拉门托举行的ASCE岩土工程地震工程和土壤动力学第四次会议。这将允许最大限度地参与以及研讨会的曝光。研讨会的总主题是确定岩土工程研究和教育的优先事项，并促进关系，以促进在这些主题上的有效合作。研究，教育和指导小组会议，包括来自各种角度的领先专家将突出这一主题。 对于研究小组来说， 来自NSF/NEES，工业，地质生物领域，交通领域，能源领域的发言人/代表，以及NRC报告“新千年地质和岩土工程：研究和技术创新的机会”的贡献者之一。对于教育小组，将解决的一般问题包括：评估，知识体系（BOK），广泛传播岩土工程模块到其他支持学科，改善岩土工程中代表性不足的群体的招聘和保留，以及ASCE政策465对研究生岩土工程教育的影响。 还将举行一个指导会议，解决年轻的教职员工？如任期问题;资金;和教育，研究和服务问题。研讨会的日程安排中有足够的时间让研讨会参与者进行公开讨论、提问和交流想法。研讨会将汇集来自美国机构的杰出研究人员、教育工作者、学生和从业人员。在确定岩土工程的研究和教育优先事项，挑战和机遇方面可以取得重大进展。从其他学科（地理生物，交通和能源）对新兴问题的知识，将提高与会者在这些领域制定有效的研究计划的认识。研讨会的技术和教育成果将通过报告、演讲和USUCGER网站传播。岩土工程的进步提高了基础设施的安全性和功能性，改善了环境保护，并全面改善了公众的福祉。讲习班的社会成果还包括积极影响代表性不足的群体参与科学和工程，为研究生和研究生提供教育机会，并为2008年的本科生和研究生岩土工程教育制定基线课程。

This award funds a workshop to be held in May, 2008 to bring together leading researchers and educators in geotechnical engineering. The workshop is partly sponsored by the United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER). The main objective of the workshop is to foster interaction between participants for exchange of knowledge and ideas and to develop specific plans for research and educational collaborations. The workshop will be held be held on Sunday May 18, 2008 in Sacramento, California to immediately precede the ASCE Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics IV Conference, also scheduled for Sacramento. This will allow for maximizing the participation as well as theexposure of the workshop.The workshop will have the general theme of identifying geotechnical research and education priorities and fostering relations to promote effective collaborations on these topics. Research, education, and mentoring panel sessions that include leading experts from a variety of perspectives will highlight this theme. For the research panel, speakers/representatives from NSF/NEES, Industry, Geo-Bio area, transportation area, energy area, and one of the contributors to the NRC report "Geological and Geotechnical Engineering I n the New Millennium: Opportunities for Research and Technological Innovation?. For the education panel, general issues that will be addressed include: assessment, Body of Knowledge (BOK), broad dissemination of geotechnical modules to other supporting disciplines, improving recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups in geotechnical engineering, and the implications of ASCE Policy 465 on graduate geotechnical education. A mentoring session will also be held that addresses young faculty members? issues such as tenure; funding; and education, research, and service issues. Sufficient time is permitted in the workshop schedule to allow for open discussion among workshop participants, questions, and exchange of ideas among workshop participants.The workshop will bring together prominent researchers, educators, students, and practitioners from U.S. institutions. Significant advancements can be made in identifying research and education priorities, challenges, and opportunities in geotechnical engineering. Incorporating knowledge from other disciplines (geo-bio, transportation, and energy) on emerging issues will increase the awareness of the attendees in these areas for developing effective research plans. The technical and educational outcomes of the workshop will be disseminated through reports, presentations, and the USUCGER website. Advancements in geotechnical engineering provide improved safety and functionality of infrastructure, better environmental protection, and overall improved the well being of the public at large. Societal outcomes of the workshop also include positively influencing participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering, developing education opportunities for graduate and post-graduate students, and establishing baseline curricula for undergraduate and graduate geotechnical education for 2008.