US-TUNISIA: Regional Workshop on Research and Educational Advances in Smart Micro-sensing and Biomimetic Sensors, December 2010

密歇根州立大学和突尼斯理工学院的应用力学和系统研究实验室将于2010年12月在突尼斯的Hammamet共同主办一个关于“智能微传感和仿生传感器的研究和教育进展”的研讨会。美国组织者是密歇根州立大学土木与环境工程系的Nizar Lajnef博士。突尼斯的组织者是dr。Sami El-Borgi和Fehmi Najar来自突尼斯理工学校。该研讨会将与第五届国际机械工程进展会议（ICAME2010）一起举行。这些联合努力将确保来自美国、突尼斯和其他国家的高级和初级科学家的广泛参与。技术优点：讲习班的目标是：(i)讨论与智能和自适应传感器技术有关的研究和教育问题和趋势，以及（ii）为发起研究项目和加强美国与来自突尼斯、阿尔及利亚和摩洛哥的区域参与者之间的现有项目提供机会。研讨会将集中讨论智能和仿生传感器技术的最新研究和发展及其在土木和机械结构监测、生物医学植入式微型装置、光机械和流体微系统以及化学生物危害检测方面的应用。研讨会将提供一个机会，利用该领域许多专家的集体经验，重点是设计工具、制造技术、材料、实施、数据融合和解释以及集成技术。有一天将讨论研究和教育趋势以及传感器技术的未来需求，并探讨北非和美国参与者之间可能的联合合作项目。更广泛的影响：预计讲习班将加强两国科学家之间的科学合作，并创建和设计跨部门的多重点课程，这些课程将涉及与传感器开发、实施、数据收集和解释有关的研究的多学科方面。与会者在研讨会期间提出的建议将适用于密歇根州立大学的新课程，以及突尼斯提供的计算力学硕士课程。该研讨会还将使来自美国、突尼斯和其他邻国的科学家能够交流他们的研究和教学经验、思想和信息，并发起新的和加强现有的合作，以促进传感器技术，造福于公共和私营部门。参与者将包括三名初级美国研究人员以及来自突尼斯和该地区的初级科学家和博士生，从而增加了未来合作的潜力。与会者还将包括代表美国联邦机构和国家研究实验室的研究人员以及来自该地区的行业参与者，他们将就该行业的当前和未来方向向学术界提供反馈。此外，来自密歇根州立大学的一组本科生将参加研讨会，并介绍他们将为高级设计课程开发的研究工作，为他们提供国际接触，这将增强他们的研究经验，并帮助他们成长为潜在的未来研究人员。会议记录将提供给研讨会的参与者，研讨会的公告将在密歇根州立大学主办的公开网站上发布。该合同由国际科学与工程办公室的非洲、近东和南亚项目、土木、机械和制造创新部门的结构材料和力学项目以及纳米和生物力学项目提供支持，这两个项目都隶属于工程局。

Michigan State University and the Applied Mechanics and Systems Research Laboratory at Tunisia Polytechnic School are co-sponsoring a workshop on "Research and Educational Advances in Smart Micro-sensing and Biomimetic Sensors" to be held in Hammamet, Tunisia in December, 2010. The US organizer is Dr. Nizar Lajnef, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University. The Tunisian organizers are Drs. Sami El-Borgi and Fehmi Najar of the Tunisia Polytechnic School. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the Fifth International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME2010). These combined efforts will ensure a broad participation of senior and junior scientists from the US, Tunisia, and other countries.Technical Merit: The workshop objectives are: (i) to discuss research and educational issues and trends related to smart and adaptive sensors technology, and (ii) to offer opportunities for the initiation of research projects and strengthening existing ones between the American and regional participants from Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. The workshop will focus on up-to-date research and development of smart and biomimetic sensors technology and their application to the monitoring of civil and mechanical structures, biomedical implantable micro-devices, opto-mechanical and fluidic micro-systems, and chemical biohazard detection. The workshop will provide an opportunity to make use of the collective experiences of many experts in the field with emphasis on design tools, fabrication technologies, materials, implementation, data fusion and interpretation, and integration techniques. One day will be set aside to discuss research and educational trends and future needs for sensors technology and to explore possible joint collaboration projects between North African and American participants. Broader Impact: The workshop is expected to enhance the scientific collaboration between the scientists of the two countries and the creation and design of interdepartmental multi-focus course(s) that will address the multidisciplinary aspects of research associated with sensors development, implementation and data collection and interpretation. Recommendations, to be suggested by the participants during the workshop, will be proposed for new course(s) at Michigan State University, as well as in the Computational Mechanics Master's Program offered in Tunisia. The workshop will also allow scientists from the U.S., Tunisia and other neighboring countries to exchange their research and teaching experiences, ideas, and information and to initiate new and strengthen existing collaborations to promote sensors technology for the benefit of the public and private sectors. Participants will include three junior U.S. researchers as well as junior scientists and PhD students from Tunisia and the region, thus increasing the potential for future collaboration. Participants will also include researchers representing US federal agencies and national research laboratories as well as industry participants from the region, providing feedback to the academia on the present and future direction of the industry. In addition, a group of undergraduate students from Michigan State University will participate in the workshop and present the research work they will develop for their senior design course, giving them an international exposure that will enhance their research experience and help them grow as potential future researchers. A published proceeding will be made available to the workshop participants, and announcements for this workshop will be available on a publicly available website hosted by Michigan State University.Support for the award is being provided by the Office of International Science and Engineering's Africa, Near East, and South Asia program and the Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation Division's Structural Materials and Mechanics program and Nano and Bio Mechanics program, both within the Engineering Directorate.