Collaborative Research: I/UCRC for Water Equipment and Policy

0934407威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校；埃里克·克里斯滕森0934253马奎特大学；迈克尔·斯威森鲍姆水设备和政策中心将继续沿着密尔沃基地区现有的努力，促进水领域的合作和经济发展。威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校(UWM)和马奎特大学(MU)正在合作建立拟议的中心，威斯康星大学是牵头机构。通过规划和协调有关水设备、质量和政策的研究活动和计划，该中心将把现有的优势与淡水管理中的重要问题结合起来。随着材料、传感器和控制硬件/软件的最新进展，在知识和应用方面的进步是改善供水设备和政策的合适时机。PI和研究团队都是合格的，UWM PI和MU PI都展示了领导力。拟议的工作将对行业的竞争力和采用新技术的能力产生广泛影响。研究团队和中心主任将与工业咨询委员会一起，选择有潜力提高水设备制造商的盈利能力并帮助获得更高质量的水的高度优先项目。拟建的中心计划招募代表性不足的学生参与与行业直接相关的项目，并与女性工程师协会和全国黑人工程师协会的学生组织合作，以吸引合格的少数族裔学生。

Planning Grant for an I/UCRC for Water Equipment and Policy0934407 University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee; Erik Christensen 0934253 Marquette University; Michael Switzenbaum The Center for Water Equipment and Policy will continue along existing efforts being made in the Milwaukee region with respect to fostering collaboration and promoting economic development in the area of water. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and Marquette University (MU) are collaborating to establish the proposed center, with UWM as the lead institution. By planning and coordinating research activities and programs on water equipment, quality and policy, this center will combine existing strengths with important problems in fresh water management. With recent advances in materials, sensors, and control hardware/software, the timing is right for advances in knowledge and application to improved water equipment and policy. The PI and research team are qualified, and both the UWM PI and MU PI have demonstrated leadership. The proposed work will have a wide impact on industry's competitiveness and ability to adopt new technology. The teams of researchers and the center director, in conjunction with the industrial advisory board will select high priority projects that have the potential to improve the profitability of water equipment manufacturers and help obtain higher quality of water. The proposed center plans to recruit underrepresented students to work on projects that are of direct industrial relevance, and to work with the Society of Women Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers student organizations to attract qualified minority students.