Support for US Delegation to Annual Meetings of the International Society for Rock Mechanics; Beijing, China 2011; Stockholm, Sweden 2012

该奖项是美国岩石力学协会基金会（ARMA/F）的国际旅行补助金，用于支持美国代表参加2011年和2012年国际岩石力学学会（ISRM）理事会会议和专题讨论会。2011年和2012年，美国代表是Peter Smeallie， ARMA和ARMA/F的执行董事。2012年，代表团将扩大到包括ISRM负责北美的副总裁，届时他将是来自美国的代表。Smeallie先生任职于ISRM委员会，代表美国岩石力学社区的利益。美国代表将酌情参加2011年在北京和2012年在斯德哥尔摩举行的ISRM理事会和委员会会议。美国代表团的出席将加强美国的地球工程和岩石力学，为ISRM目前正在解决的重要问题提供国际视角，如国际地下研究实验室、放射性废物处理、岩石测试方法、地球物理学在岩石力学中的应用以及采矿后岩石力学。ISRM会议有多达46个国家参加，也将有机会引起国际上对美国岩石力学研究和教育的兴趣。美国参与ISRM的活动，通过国际社会促进的合作联盟，对国家重要问题产生直接影响。这些领域包括资源勘探和生产、国家安全问题、环境考虑以及通过隧道和挖掘技术的进步而建立的民用基础设施系统。

This award is an international travel grant to the American Rock Mechanics Association Foundation (ARMA/F) to support the U.S. delegate to the 2011 and 2012 International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) Council meetings and symposia. For 2011 and 2012, the U.S. delegate is Peter Smeallie, the executive director of ARMA and the ARMA/F. In 2012, the delegation will be expanded to include the ISRM Vice President for North America who at that time will be a delegate from the United States. Mr. Smeallie serves on the ISRM Council and represents the interests of the U.S. rock mechanics community. The U.S. delegate will attend the ISRM Council and Commission meetings, as appropriate, in Beijing in 2011 and in Stockholm in 2012.The presence of the US delegation will enhance US geo-engineering and rock mechanics by providing an international perspective on important issues currently being addressed by ISRM, such as international underground research laboratories, radioactive waste disposal, rock testing methods, application of geophysics in rock mechanics, and post-mining rock mechanics. The ISRM meetings, at which up to 46 nations participate, will also allow the opportunity to generate international interest in U.S. rock mechanics research and education. US participation in the activities of ISRM has a direct impact on issues of national importance through collaborative alliances fostered by the international society. These areas include resource exploration and production, national security issues, environmental considerations, and civil infrastructure systems through advances in tunneling and excavation technologies.