NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) for FY 2013 in Australia

这一行动资助了北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校的Ariel Atkinson于2013年夏天在澳大利亚布里斯班昆士兰大学高级水资源管理中心开展了一个工程学研究项目。项目题目为《有机物对优质循环水生产过程中消毒副产物去向的影响》。主持会议的科学家是玛丽亚·何塞·法雷博士。水资源短缺和水源水质受损是美国许多地区和世界各地面临的一个主要问题；对替代水源的需求持续增长。膜可以用来解决这一问题；特别是处理废水或受影响的水源，并与其他处理工艺相结合，以生产高质量的饮用水。消毒副产物是水消毒过程中产生的对人体健康具有潜在危害的物质。在高质量的循环水生产过程中，如何防止它们最终进入成品水中，对于保护公众健康至关重要。这项研究专门研究了有机物在膜处理中对DBPs命运的影响。这个项目将增加对膜处理、消毒副产品命运、水回收以及这项新技术的实施的基本理解和实践问题。从废水中生产高质量的水可以成为一种主要的可持续的饮用水替代来源，而向饮用水再利用的必然趋势使得此时对水回收的彻底调查变得更加重要。EAPSI奖学金的更广泛影响包括为研究员提供美国以外的第一手研究经验；介绍各自所在地的科学、科学政策和科学基础设施；以及了解社会、文化和语言。这些活动符合NSF的目标，即在其科学家、工程师和教育工作者的职业生涯早期为国际合作进行教育，从而确保拥有一支具有全球意识的美国科学队伍。

This action funds Ariel Atkinson of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct a research project in Engineering during the summer of 2013 at the Advanced Water Management Centre at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. The project title is "The Effect of Organic Matter on the Fate of Disinfection By-Products during the Production of High Quality Recycled Water." The host scientist is Dr. Maria José Farré.Water scarcity and compromised source water quality is a major issue facing many areas of the US and around the world; the need for alternative water sources continues to grow. Membranes can be used to address this problem; specifically to treat wastewater or compromised water sources in conjunction with other treatment processes to produce high quality potable water. Disinfection by-products (DBPs), which are potentially harmful to human health, are formed during water disinfection. How they can be prevented from ending up in finished water during high quality recycled water production is important for the protection of public health. This study specifically investigates the role organic matter plays on the fate of DBPs in membrane treatment. This project will add to the fundamental understanding and practical issues of membrane treatment, disinfection-by product fate, water recycling, and the implementation of this new technology. The production of high quality water from wastewater can be a major sustainable alternative source for drinking water, and the inevitable move toward potable water reuse makes the thorough investigation of water recycling even more vital at this time. Broader impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce.