US-Jordan Advanced Studies Institute: Water in an Arid Land, the Engineered Water Cycle in Jordan

1239820 GoughThis项目支持由西雅图的华盛顿大学土木与环境工程系的Heidi Gough博士和约旦Irbid的约旦科技大学的Muna Abu-Dalo博士组成的高级研究所。 他们计划在约旦组织一次为期三周的关于干旱地区水资源的讲习班和课程。 它定于2012年8月至9月，将包括美国和约旦的学生。 ASI将提供在土木和环境工程学科背景下研究干旱国家可持续性和水资源的机会;将水资源，饮用水，海水淡化和废水处理的专业联系在一个单一的程序中，并专注于学生在教育道路的早期，期望该程序的经验将影响他们未来的职业发展。水是一种稀缺商品，世界上许多地区，包括许多发展中国家，年降雨量很少。据预测，水将变得越来越难以获得，提供清洁水被列为工程重大挑战之一。干旱地区的水收集、饮用水处理和废水处理与富水地区有着本质的不同。该项目将帮助未来的工程师配备与这些差异相关的知识。 约旦哈希姆王国将成为一个高级研究所的背景，该研究所将探索干旱地区的工程水循环。该研究所将通过研究（1）约旦当前和历史上的水资源，（2）约旦的饮用水处理和分配，包括使用蓄水和脱盐，（3）浓缩废水的处理，包括安全再利用的努力，以及（4）约旦应对未来挑战的计划，来研究约旦的工程水循环。该计划将与华盛顿大学的留学探索研讨会计划合作。更广泛的影响：该计划的目标参与者是来自美国（主要是华盛顿大学）和约旦大学的工程和水文本科生和早期研究生。由于这一代年轻的科学家和工程师预计将在未来30至50年内影响社会的技术解决方案和决策的最前沿，因此现在针对这一人群将提供跨学科培训，为他们的教育和未来的专业经验提供更大的广度。组委会的两名成员来自代表性不足的群体（科学界的妇女），将鼓励代表性不足的群体申请。 作为研究所的一部分开发的网页将有助于提高研究所的知名度，计划第一年将作为一个自我维持方案的试点项目，该方案将在未来几年继续下去。预计该计划将进一步加强两所赞助大学之间的教学和研究合作。

1239820 GoughThis project supports an Advance Study Institute by Dr. Heidi Gough, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle and Dr. Muna Abu-Dalo, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. They plan to organize a three-week workshop and course on Water in Arid Land, The Engineered Cycle in Jordan. It is scheduled for August-September 2012 and will include US and Jordanian students. The ASI will provide opportunity for study of sustainability and water in an arid country within the context of civil and environmental engineering disciplines; link the specialties of water resource, drinking water, desalination, and wastewater treatment within a single program, and focus on students early in their education path with the expectation that the program experience will influence their future career development.Intellectual Merit: Water is a scarce commodity, and many parts of the world receive very little annual rainfall, including much of the developing world. Water is predicted to become increasingly more difficult to obtain, and providing access to clean water is listed among the engineering grand challenges. Water collection, drinking water treatment, and wastewater treatment are inherently different in arid regions than in water-rich regions. This project will help future engineers be equipped with knowledge related to these differences. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will serve as the backdrop for an Advanced Studies Institute exploring the engineered water cycle in an arid region. The institute will examine the engineered water cycle in Jordan by studying (1) the current and historic water resources in Jordan, (2) drinking water treatment and distribution in Jordan including the use of cisterns and desalination, (3) treatment of concentrated wastewater including efforts for safe reuse, and (4) plans in Jordan for meeting future challenges. The program will partner this Advanced Studies Institute with a University of Washington Study Abroad Exploration Seminar Program. Broader Impacts: The targeted participants for the program are engineering and hydrology undergraduate and early graduate students from US (predominately University of Washington) and Jordanian universities. Because this young generation of scientists and engineers are expected to be at the fore-front of technological solutions and decisions that are anticipated to impact society in the next 30 to 50 years,targeting this population now will provide cross-disciplinary training to provide a greater breadth to theireducational and future professional experiences. Two members of the organizing committee are from an underrepresented group (women in science), and underrepresented groups will be encouraged to apply. A webpage developed as part of the institute will serve to increase recognition of the institute, and it is planned that this first year will serve as a pilot project for a self-sustaining program that will continue in future years. It is further anticipated that the program will increase teaching and research collaboration between the two sponsoring universities.