NSF Org:	OISE Office of International Science and Engineering
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
Initial Amendment Date:	August 4, 2008
Latest Amendment Date:	August 4, 2008
Award Number:	0825501
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Jennifer Pearl OISE  Office of International Science and Engineering O/D  Office Of The Director
Start Date:	September 1, 2008
End Date:	April 30, 2009 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$149,997.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$149,997.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2008 = $0.00
History of Investigator:	Chittaranjan Ray (Principal Investigator) cray@nebraska.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc 310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409 ATHENS GA  US  30602-1589 (706)542-5939
Sponsor Congressional District:	10
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Georgia 623 BOYD GRADUATE RESEARCH CTR ATHENS GA  US  30602-0001
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	10
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	NMJHD63STRC5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	IRES Track I: IRES Sites (IS)
Primary Program Source:	01000809DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 5936, 5979, 7639, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	772700
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.079

ABSTRACT

This International Research Experience for Students (IRES) proposal from PI Chittaranjan Ray of the University of Georgia will support U.S. students' participation in hypothesis-driven research centered on successful operation of riverbank filtration (RBF) systems for water supply. RBF has been practiced for over a century in Europe, and it is being used more often in the U.S. as cities use RBF to receive filtration credits for pathogen removal under EPA regulations. The U.S. students will collaborate with German teams led by Thomas Grischek of the University of Applied Sciences in Dresden and Paul Eckert of the Düsseldorf Waterworks. In each year over a three year period, four American students, working with German researchers and students, will learn about riverbank filtration (RBF) through an eight-week summer education and research activity in Germany where RBF is used for water supply. The key focus of the study will be on gaining an understanding of the processes involved in RBF and how river dynamics (scouring and clogging) and water temperature changes can affect the quality and quantity of water pumped. Recruitment efforts will be made to recruit female students and under-represented minority students from key collaborating institutions as well as from the University of Georgia.

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