近期，应海洋科学学院副院长、海洋数值模拟与观测实验室主任董昌明教授的邀请，美国路易斯安那州立大学Kalliat T. Valsaraj副校长访问我室。
我室有多名教师、博士生赴路易斯安那州立大学学术交流访问，双方有多年的合作历史。访问期间，董昌明教授向Kalliat T. Valsaraj副校长详细介绍了我室的人员构成、科研情况和未来的发展建设方向，希望双方未来在教师进修、学生交流、国际合作科研项目等方面进一步深化合作。
Kalliat T. Valsaraj副校长简要介绍了路易斯安那州立大学的基本情况，并对我室的情况表示了充分的肯定，并提出了宝贵的建议。Kalliat T. Valsaraj副校长表示双方在研究领域、学术交流和项目合作等方面具有广泛深入合作的基础，未来将积极推动双方的交流与合作。
Kalliat T. Valsaraj副校长的访问进一步深化了我室与路易斯安那州立大学的合作关系，双方的合作、交流进入了新的发展阶段。
（韩国庆供稿）
Kalliat教授简介：
Professor Kalliat T Valsaraj received his M.Sc. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1980 and his Ph.D in Chemistry (with Chemical Engineering as Minor) from Vanderbilt University in 1983. He is a Professor in the Cain Department of Chemical Engineering and served as the Department Chair from 2005 to 2011. He holds the titles of Charles and Hilda Roddey Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering and Ike East Professorship in Chemical Engineering. Currently he serves as an Associate Vice Chancellor within the Office of Research and Economic Development at LSU. His research area is in environmental chemical engineering. He has broad research experience in waste water treatment, atmospheric chemistry and, modeling the fate and transport of contaminants in all three environmental media (air, water and soil/sediment). His present research is concerned with the transformations of pollutants on atmospheric aerosols (fog, rain, ice and snow), mercury sequestration in sediments and, high pressure / low temperature phase equilibrium studies of relevance to the sub-sea oil/gas spills. He has provided consulting and expert opinions to various industries, State and Federal agencies. He is the author of 1 textbook (with three editions), 175 peer-reviewed journal articles, 27 book chapters and 2 U.S. patents. His research has been supported by the NSF, EPA, DOE, DOD, USGS and private industries. He is a Fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). He recently received the Charles E Coates memorial award from the Baton Rouge sections of AIChE and ACS. He is also the recipient of the Distinguished Research Master award, the highest research award, from LSU.
图1. 董昌明教授与Kalliat T. Valsaraj副校长合影
图2. Kalliat T. Valsaraj副校长与校领导等合影
