Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute (PASI): Linking Microbiology, Engineering, and Mathematics for Water Research; Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 2013.

泛美高级研究院奖由美国国家科学基金会和美国能源部共同支持，将于2013年7月1-10日在巴西S大学公共卫生学院举行。首席研究员Joan Rose博士(密歇根州立大学)将与来自美国、巴西、墨西哥、巴拿马和委内瑞拉的科学家一起加入组委会。这项PASI将吸引来自环境工程、微生物学、环境科学、流行病学、环境卫生、兽医和应急准备等不同领域的25名博士后科学家、高级研究生和初级科学家和工程师。学员将获得解决水污染和控制问题的数学软件和统计方法的实践经验。此外，参与者将参加定量微生物风险评估(QMRA)领域顶尖科学家的讲座，进行特定的练习，并熟悉概率方法。本次PASI将基于世界卫生组织最近的出版物，该出版物建议使用QMRA来实施水安全计划，方法是从全球各地聘请更多的科学家和工程师来获得QMRA的经验。此外，巴西、智利和墨西哥等国有能力利用研究所将讨论和评估的新技术来建设其水服务系统。计划材料的全球访问将通过一个网站和对QMRA维基的贡献来创建。此外，还将制定环境科学和工程职业计划，讨论博士后科学家从事水研究的途径，特别是在中美洲和南美洲。

This Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) award, jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), will take place in July 1-10, 2013 at the School of Public Health at University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. The principal investigator, Dr. Joan Rose (Michigan State University) will be joined on the organizing committee by scientists from the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela. This PASI will engage 25 post-doctoral scientists, advanced graduate students and junior scientists and engineers from a diverse set of fields including environmental engineering, microbiology, environmental science, epidemiology, environmental health, veterinary medicine, and emergency preparedness. Participants will gain hands-on experience with mathematical software and statistical approaches for addressing water pollution and control. Additionally, the participants will attend lectures from top scientists in the field of quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA), engage in specific exercises, and become familiar with probabilistic methodology.This PASI will build upon the World Health Organization's recent publication that recommended that QMRA be used to implement the water safety plans by engaging more scientists and engineers from across the globe to gain experience with QMRA. In addition, countries such as Brazil, Chile and Mexico are in a position to construct their water service systems implementing the new technologies that will be discussed and assessed in the institute. Global access to program materials will be created via a website and contributions to the QMRA wiki. Additionally, an environmental science and engineering career program will be developed to discuss post-doctoral scientists' pathways for engaging in water research, particularly in Central and South America.