IRES Track II: Leveraging Dutch Expertise in Advanced Techniques for Water Management

IRES Track II：利用荷兰先进水管理技术的专业知识

• 批准号: 2107669
• 负责人: Madeline Foster-Martinez
• 金额: $ 39.97万
• 依托单位: University of New Orleans
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-05-01 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2107669&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; II; Leveraging; Dutch

More than 40% of the world population lives within 100 km (62 miles) of a coast, and a growing number of people are facing increased risks of flooding. Consequently, a critical and unmet need exists for building a workforce that is capable of effectively addressing these imminent threats. The recent intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones have resulted in multiple flood events in Houston, Lake Charles, New Orleans, and even inland regions like North Carolina (Hurricane Florence in 2018 and remnants of Eta in 2020). Miami has been called the most vulnerable coastal city worldwide, with high-tide flooding under blue skies becoming common. The city of Boston has implemented plans to protect its harbor from rising sea level, but proven methodologies are still lacking. These are just a few examples of threats to coastal and inland populations due to a lack of advanced water management skills. This project will capitalize on unique expertise, facilities, and coastal geology in the Netherlands to provide a 2-week training opportunity at key Dutch sites each year for 14 advanced U.S. graduate students on the topic of water management. While in the Netherlands for training, they will be exposed to expertise, equipment, and coastal systems that they would not be able to access within the U.S. By providing these experiences, the participants will gain crucial expertise, insight, and connections to world-leading experts to promote their success in water management careers. The program will improve U.S. flood protection capabilities while at the same time enhancing the success of early career professionals from diverse backgrounds. Critical expertise in water management will be built through the participation of U.S. graduate students in this training program to be held in the Netherlands, one of the leading countries in water management technology. The project will leverage expertise at three Dutch institutions: Deltares, Utrecht University, and the Technical University of Delft. Each year, 14 advanced U.S. graduate students will participate in a 2-week training program, with separate cohorts for each project year. A variety of training approaches will be utilized, including short lectures, hands-on training (in numerical modeling techniques and in a flume lab setting), small group work, field trips, and student projects to provide an integrated understanding and retention of the information. Modeling skills will be developed using Deft3D (a numerical modeling package that is commonly used by coastal scientists), experimental skills will be learned at a flume facility at Utrecht University, field trips will provide direct observation of important sites (Rotterdam Harbor, Maeslantkering, and the Sand Motor; Verdronken land van Saeftinghe; and Zuidgors and Oesterdam), and a final, team modeling project will combine the training and experiences into practical knowledge to mitigate U.S. risks from flooding and other water events. Graduate students at two Dutch universities will participate alongside U.S. students in order to broaden the training and improve the ability of the U.S. students to work in diverse, international teams. U.S. student recruiting will involve extensive focus on minority serving institutions to increase diversity among participants.This project is jointly funded by the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

超过40％的世界人口居住在海岸100公里（62英里）以内，越来越多的人面临着洪水风险的增加。 因此，建立能够有效应对这些迫在眉睫的威胁的劳动力的关键和未满足的需求。热带气旋的最新强度和频率导致休斯敦，查尔斯湖，新奥尔良湖，甚至等北卡罗来纳州（2018年佛罗伦萨飓风和2020年的ETA残余）发生了多次洪水事件。迈阿密被称为全球最脆弱的沿海城市，蓝天下的高潮洪水变得普遍。波士顿市已执行保护其港口免受海平面上升的计划，但仍缺乏经过验证的方法。由于缺乏先进的水管理技能，这些只是对沿海和内陆人口威胁的一些例子。 该项目将利用荷兰的独特专业知识，设施和沿海地质学，每年在荷兰关键网站上为14名高级美国研究生提供2周的培训机会，以提供水管理主题。尽管在荷兰接受培训，但他们将接触到他们将无法通过提供这些经验来获得美国在美国无法获得的专业知识，设备和沿海系统，而参与者将获得至关重要的专业知识，洞察力和与世界领先的专家的联系，以促进他们在水管理职业方面的成功。 该计划将提高美国防洪能力，同时增强来自不同背景的早期职业专业人员的成功。通过美国研究生参加该培训计划的参与，将在荷兰（水管理技术领域的主要国家之一举行）中，将建立水管理方面的重要专业知识。 该项目将利用三个荷兰机构的专业知识：三角洲，乌得勒支大学和代尔夫特技术大学。 每年，14名美国高级研究生将参加为期2周的培训计划，每个项目年度都有单独的同伙。 将利用各种培训方法，包括简短的讲座，动手培训（数值建模技术以及在Flume Lab设置中），小组工作，实地考察和学生项目，以提供对信息的综合理解和保留。建模技能将使用Deft3D（沿海科学家常用的数值建模包）开发，实验技能将在乌得勒支大学的水槽设施中学习，实地考察将直接观察重要的地点（鹿特丹港，Maeslantkering，Maeslantkering和Sand Motor; Sand Motor; derdronken Land van van Saeftinghe and Zuidebine and ZUIDGORS; tonthe and audame and audame;培训和经验到实践知识中，以减轻洪水和其他水事件的风险。 两所荷兰大学的研究生将与美国学生一起参加，以扩大培训并提高美国学生在不同的国际团队中工作的能力。美国的学生招聘将涉及广泛关注少数派服务机构以增加参与者之间的多样性。该项目由NSF国际科学与工程办公室（OISE）共同资助，以及启发竞争性研究的既定计划（EPSCOR）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，反映了通过评估商标的支持，并已被视为宽广的知识群体。