Symposium: Visioning the Future of Water & Energy Research, Urbana-Champaign, November 30 - December 1, 2010

展望未来水与能源研究研讨会将汇聚来自联邦机构的项目主管，以及来自国家研究机构和学术界的专注于水研究的领先研究人员。与会者将探讨未来几十年水和能源生产面临的问题，并讨论对解决这些问题至关重要的国家研究议程。作为研讨会的一部分，WatCAMPWS的下一代水研究人员将有独特的机会向这些领先的研究人员介绍他们的研究，并从他们那里获得宝贵的反馈。主题包括：--挑战和推动水和能源研究的联邦政策--美国国家科学基金会的水/能源研究？环境可持续性--美国环保局的水/能源研究？S研发办公室--桑迪亚国家实验室的水/能源研究--支持我们国家的水/能源研究？S军队--全球安全水的科学技术--ARPA-E的水/能源研究--水/能源两用工厂和可持续发展--全球水/能源格局：美国适合哪里？--纳米技术的作用：智能集成微流体和纳米流体--STC的作用和培养下一代研究人员--WATCAMPWS遗产：它在水研究版图和前进道路上的标志--确保获得清洁、充足的淡水供人类使用是美国和世界面临的最紧迫的问题之一。2005年10月10日，《自然》杂志网络社论《全球水危机》宣布：“世界上有超过10亿人无法获得清洁的水。在接下来的20年里，人均水供应量将减少三分之一，可能会导致数百万人陷入本可避免的过早死亡。”在美国，水对我们的经济、健康、食品和能源有着广泛的影响。美国各地的含水层都在遭受水位下降、沿海地区咸水入侵和淡水补给不足的影响。其中许多含水层正在透支，并将在未来20年面临严重的供应问题。主要河流和流域也在透支，下游变得更加咸化。

The Visioning the Future of Water & Energy Research symposium will bring together program directors from Federal agencies and leading researchers from national research facilities and academia who focus on water research. The participants will explore the issues facing water and energy production in the coming decades and discuss the national research agenda that is critical to addressing those issues. As part of the symposium, the next generation of water researchers within WaterCAMPWS will be given the unique opportunity to present their research to, and gain valuable feedback from, these leading researchers. Topics addressed include:-- Challenges and Federal Policies Driving Water and Energy Research-- Water/Energy Research at NSF ? Environmental Sustainability-- Water/Energy Research in EPA?s Office of Research and Development-- Water/Energy Research at Sandia National Laboratories-- Water/Energy Research Supporting Our Nation?s Armed Forces-- Science and Technology for Safe Global Water-- Water /Energy Research at ARPA-E-- Water/Energy Dual Purpose Plants and Sustainability-- The Global Water/Energy Landscape: Where does the US Fit?-- The role of nanotechnology: intelligent integrated microfluidics and nanofluidics-- STC's and Cultivating the Next Generation of Researchers-- The WaterCAMPWS legacy: its mark on the water research landscape and path forwardEnsuring the availability of clean, abundant fresh water for human use is among the most pressing issues facing the United States and the world. The Oct. 10, 2005, Nature web editorial Global Water Crisis declared "More than one billion people in the world lack access to clean water. Over the next two decades, the average supply of water per person will drop by a third, possibly condemning millions of people to an avoidable premature death." In the United States, water has broad impact on our economy, health, food, and energy. Aquifers throughout the U.S. are suffering from declining water levels, saltwater intrusion in coastal areas, and inadequately replenished fresh groundwater. Many of these aquifers are being overdrawn and will experience severe supply problems in the next 20 years. Major rivers and watersheds are also being overdrawn and are becoming saltier downstream.