Conference: 2011 AEESP Conference and CAREER Workshop: Global Sustainability, Tampa, Florida, July 10-12, 2011

提案标题：2011年AEESP会议和职业研讨会：全球可持续发展首席研究员：Jeffrey Cunningham研究所：南佛罗里达大学提案编号：CBET-1115178本提案的目的是部分支持2011年AEESP研究和教育会议，包括一个研讨会，以帮助初级教员进行职业规划和准备NSF职业提案。2011年AEESP研究与教育会议(以下简称会议)将于2011年7月12日在佛罗里达州坦帕市由南佛罗里达大学(USF)主办。美国联邦通过竞争性提案程序被选为2011年会议的东道主。这一提案的学术价值在于，该会议是环境工程与科学教授协会(AEESP)的旗舰活动。这次会议是学术界和实践者之间交流信息的场所，特别是关于促进创新研究和为学生在环境工程方面的专业实践做准备的信息。在这方面，会议有益于环境工程和科学的实践，提高了我们培养下一代环境工程师和科学家的集体能力，并促进了我们领域知识的发现和进步。来自美国各地的环境工程/科学教授通常都参加了这次会议。预计2011年会议的与会者约为300400人，其中包括研究生和职业早期教师。这次会议预计将产生几个更广泛的影响，包括以下几个方面。(1)会议的主题是全球可持续发展，这将通过促进对话和提高对不同全球视角的认识，帮助教职员工和学生培养具有全球竞争力的能力。(2)在今年的会议上成立专业从业员组织的目的是吸引、培训和留住一支更加多元化、全球一体化和具有竞争力的科学和工程劳动力。(3)将研究和教育纳入会议的六个轨道，再加上与会议同时举行的讲习班，将导致课程和课程开发方面的创新。(4)AEESP将招募在环境工程方面任职人数不足的群体的成员参加讲习班，特别是职业讲习班。这将包括研究生、博士后研究人员和职业生涯早期的教职员工。(5)邀请了四位全国知名人士在会议上发表主旨演讲。这些全国知名人士参加会议将为与会者提供环境科学和工程领域的教育工作者和从业者通常不具备的视角和机会。(6)会议后关于会议要点和调查结果的报告将在AEESP季刊上发表，并将通过其他适当渠道(网站、电子邮件分发名单等)散发。

Proposal Title: 2011 AEESP Conference and CAREER Workshop: Global SustainabilityPrincipal Investigator: Jeffrey CunninghamInstitution: University of South Florida Proposal No: CBET-1115178The purpose of this proposal is to partially support the 2011 AEESP Research and Education Conference, including a workshop to assist junior faculty members with career planning and with the preparation of NSF CAREER proposals. The 2011 AEESP Research and Education Conference (hereafter referred to as the Conference) will be hosted by the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, Florida, July 1012, 2011. USF was selected to host the 2011 Conference through a competitive proposal process.The intellectual merit of this proposal resides in the fact that the Conference is the flagship event of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP). This conference serves as a venue for the exchange of information between the academic and practitioner communities, particularly relating to the advancement of innovative research and the preparation of students for professional practice in environmental engineering. In this regard, the Conference benefits the practice of environmental engineering and science, improves our collective ability to educate the next generation of environmental engineers and scientists, and facilitates discovery and advancement of knowledge in our field. The Conference is typically well attended by Environmental Engineering/Science professors from throughout the United States. Anticipated attendance at the 2011 Conference is approximately 300400 attendees, including graduate students and early-career faculty.This conference is expected to result in several broader impacts, including the following. (1) The theme of the Conference is global sustainability, which will help to prepare faculty and students to be globally competitive by promoting dialog and increasing awareness of different global perspectives. (2) Incorporation of professional practitioners at this years Conference aims to attract, train, and retain a more diverse, globally integrated, and competitive science and engineering workforce. (3) The integration of research and education within the six Conference tracks, coupled with the workshops held in conjunction with the Conference, will lead to innovation in course and curriculum development. (4) AEESP will recruit members of groups underrepresented in environmental engineering to participate in the workshops, particularly the CAREER workshop. This will include graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and early-career faculty members. (5) Four nationally-prominent individuals have been invited to deliver keynote speeches at the Conference. The participation of these nationally prominent individuals at the Conference will provide Conference attendees with perspectives and opportunities not typically available to educators and practitioners in the field of Environmental Science and Engineering. (6) A post-conference report of highlights and findings from the Conference will be published in the quarterly AEESP newsletter and will be disseminated through other appropriate channels (web site, email distribution list, etc.).