Training Core

在过去几十年中，人类的聪明才智和活动不幸导致了新的人造化学品的扩散和向环境中释放。正如我们现在所知道的，这样的污染问题不是孤立的和局部的，而是在每个国家都存在。这引发了一系列新的问题，比如：这些污染物是通过空气还是水运输到遥远的地方？它们对人体健康有害吗？它们会威胁到更敏感的野生动物物种吗？我们如何才能检测到环境中的污染？我们能做些什么来加速他们的毁灭？由于环境污染涉及每个人的生活，它也给科学家和工程师带来了其他问题，比如哪些法律处理这个问题？哪些州、联邦或国际机构应该参与进来？科学家和工程师如何向公众提供信息并与公众合作，以减轻恐惧和/或防止伤害？因此，环境问题的解决方案是团队的努力。因此，未来的科学家和工程师需要(I)在其特定领域接受彻底的培训，(Ii)在其所在领域以外的社会经济、法律、工程和科学方面的基本知识，以及(Iii)与其他学科和社会中的专家进行交流和合作的能力。这些都是拟议的交叉项目的目标- 纪律培训“无国界”核心项目。这一培训核心建立在ISBRP教员之间以及与国际同事之间成功合作的基础上。它在这些科学家中加强和建立新的活动，促进跨学科教育，并使用新的信息技术将世界各地的学生和教职员工联系起来。研究生和博士后根据他们的能力、动机和学习成绩被招募到该项目中。重点是从科学和工程领域任职人数不足的群体中确定和招聘合格的个人。鼓励其他学生、博士后和专业人士利用现代信息技术参与。我们的学生和博士后在ISBRP的头三年取得的突出成绩表明，培训核心完成了它的使命。即使在这个充满挑战的时期，研究生院仍然提供极其慷慨的财政支持，这表明了UL对培训核心的信心。这为培养面向21世纪的科学家提供了理想的基础。

During the last decades human ingenuity and activity have unfortunately resulted in the proliferation and the release of new man-made chemicals into the environment. As we now know, such pollution problems are not isolated and local, but found in every nation. This poses a magnitude of new questions like: Are these pollutants transported by air or water to distant locations? Are they harmful to human health? Do they threaten more sensitive wildlife species? How can we detect contamination in the environment? What can we do to hasten their destruction? Since environmental contamination touches everyone's life, it also raises other issues for scientists and engineers such as which laws deal with this issue? Which state, federal or international agencies should be involved? How can scientists and engineers inform and work with the public to alleviate fear and/or prevent harm? Solutions to environmental problems are therefore a team effort. Thus, future scientists and engineers need (i) thorough training in their specific field, (ii) basic knowledge about socioeconomic, legal, engineering and science aspects outside their field, and (iii) an ability to communicate and cooperate with specialists in other disciplines and societies. These are the goals of the proposed Cross- Disciplinary Training "Without Borders" core project. This training core builds on successful collaborations among the isbrp faculty and with international colleagues. It enhances and establishes new activities among these scientists that promote cross-disciplinary education, and use new information technology to connect students and faculty around the world. Graduate students and postdocs are recruited into the program based on their ability, motivation and academic record. Emphasis is placed on identifying and recruiting qualified individuals from underrepresented groups in science and engineering. Other students, post-docs and professionals are encouraged to participate by using modern information technology. The outstanding achievements of our students and postdocs in the first 3 years of this isbrp demonstrate that the Training Core achieved its mission. The continuing extremely generous financial support of the Graduate College, even in these challenging times, shows the confidence of Ul in the Training Core. This isbrp has the ideal basis to train the scientist for the 21st century.