Training Core

培训核心

基本信息

批准号：
8249998
负责人：
LARRY W ROBERTSON
金额：
$ 15.53万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2006
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2006-05-12 至
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8249998
关键词：
Achievement Address Air Applied Research Area Basic Science Biomedical Research Border Crossings Chemicals Collaborations Communication Communities Country Discipline Distant Ecology Economics Education Educational Background Educational process of instructing Engineering Environment Environmental Pollution Face Faculty Financial Support Fright Future Goals Health Human Individual Information Technology International International Agencies Knowledge Laboratories Laboratory Research Laws Leadership Learning Legal Life Location Minority Mission Motivation Nature Organizational Models Participant Pathology Persons Policies Pollution Polychlorinated Biphenyls Postdoctoral Fellow Process Qualifying Recruitment Activity Research Research Personnel Research Project Grants Research Training Resources Role Science Scientist Societies Solutions Source Specialist Students Superfund Technology Terminology Time Touch sensation Toxic effect Toxicology Training Training Programs United States National Institutes of Health Universities Water Work base career college design experience graduate student insight man meetings multidisciplinary next generation outreach peer pollutant transport prevent programs social socioeconomics superfund chemical teacher theories

项目摘要

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.

不幸的是，在过去的几十年里，人类的聪明才智和活动导致了新的人造化学品的扩散和释放到环境中。众所周知，这种污染问题并不是孤立的、局部的，而是每个国家都存在的。这提出了一系列新问题，例如：这些污染物是否通过空气或水输送到遥远的地方？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？我们如何检测环境中的污染情况？我们能做些什么来加速它们的毁灭？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，例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？科学家和工程师如何告知公众并与公众合作以减轻恐惧和/或防止伤害？因此，环境问题的解决需要团队的努力。因此，未来的科学家和工程师需要（i）在其特定领域接受全面的培训，（ii）有关其领域之外的社会经济、法律、工程和科学方面的基本知识，以及（iii）与其他学科的专家沟通和合作的能力和社团。这些是拟议的交叉的目标纪律培训“无国界”核心项目。该培训核心建立在 isbrp 教师以及与国际同事之间的成功合作的基础上。它在这些科学家中加强和建立新的活动，促进跨学科教育，并利用新的信息技术将世界各地的学生和教师联系起来。该项目根据研究生和博士后的能力、动机和学术记录招募他们。重点是从科学和工程领域代表性不足的群体中识别和招募合格的个人。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本次 isbrp 的前 3 年取得的杰出成就表明，培训核心实现了其使命。即使在这个充满挑战的时期，研究生院仍持续提供极其慷慨的财政支持，这表明了大学对培训核心的信心。该 isbrp 为培养 21 世纪的科学家奠定了理想的基础。