Full Schedule

Adapting urban drainage infrastructure to extreme weather and projected climate variability

Author: Hao Luo, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

Analysis and Modeling of Frozen Ground and Soil Temperature in North Dakota

Author: Mohsen Tahmasebi Nasab, PhD – Department of Civil Engineering, University of St. Thomas

Watershed

Analysis of Suspended Material in Lake Mead using Remote Sensing Indices

Author: Haroon Stephen, PhD, A.M.ASCE – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Author: Sajjad Ahmad, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Author: Godson Adjovu

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

Application of pecan pericarp as adsorbent for crystal violet removal

Author: Yamil Lucas de Oliveira Salomón, MA – Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Author: Daniel G. Allasia – Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Environmental Systems and Processes

Assessment of Floodplain inundation mapping of Davenport City in Iowa using CIVIL Geo-HECRAS

Author: Ajay Kalra, A.M.ASCE – Southern Illinois University

Hydraulics and Waterways

Catchment and treatment: the dyad quality-cost towards water security

Author: Rossano Belladona – Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/IPH

Water Resource Planning & Management

Cooling Effects of Street Trees in the Urban Heat Island (UHI) of Charleston, SC

Author: Anthony Sands – Student, The Citadel

Author: Nandan Shetty, PhD – The Citadel

Environmental

Coupled 1D and 2D HEC-RAS Floodplain Modelling of Pecos River in New Mexico

Author: Ajay Kalra, A.M.ASCE – Southern Illinois University

Hydraulics and Waterways

Decarbonization and facility closures: planning for a just transition away from fossil fuels

Author: Emily Grubert, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology

Hydraulic Fracturing Symposium

Development and Assessment of Season-ahead Water Quality Forecasts in Eutrophic Wisconsin Lakes

Author: Max R. Beal – Univeristy of Wisconsin - Madison

Water Resource Planning & Management

GatorByte – An Open-Source Platform for Low-Cost, Real-Time Water Resource Monitoring

Author: Piyush Agade, MS – University of Florida

Author: Eban Zachary Bean, PhD, PE – University of Florida

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

Groundwater Quality Assessment and Performance Enhancement of Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plants by Removing Inorganic Fouling

Author: Jahangeer Jahangeer, PhD, A.M.ASCE – University of Nebraska Lincoln USA

Author: Manoj Chandra Garg – Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

Growth Rates of Street Trees in Charleston, South Carolina

Author: Benjamin l. Kicklighter, S.M.ASCE – The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

Author: Nandan Shetty, PhD – The Citadel

Environmental

How Technology and Construction Lessons Can Jump-Start Your LSL Program

Author: Thomas Bruns, MA – 120Water

Author: Marianne Bain, BS, MBA – Greeley and Hansen

Water Resource Planning & Management

Hydrologic and biogeochemical controls on metals mobility in urban green spaces

Author: Caitlin Lulay – Marquette University

Author: Isabelle R. Horvath, MA – Marquette University

Author: Anthony Parolari – Marquette University

Stormwater Symposium

Identifying Key Factors Affecting Harmful Algal Blooms in Western Lake Erie from the Perspective of Machine Learning

Author: Jimmy Nguyen – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Author: Zesheng Chen, Ph.D. – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Author: Veronica Meyer – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Author: Dong Chen, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Environmental

Impact of Bioreactor Geometry on KLa Coefficient

Author: Richard O. Mines, Jr., PhD, PE, F. ASCE, F. EWR, F. ASEE – Mercer University

Author: Rebecca Etter – Mercer University

Author: Emilie Vanness – Mercer University

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

Optimizing Soil Amendment Characteristics for Improving Environmental and Resource Sustainability of Residential Landscapes

Author: Ronald Fox, n/a – University of Florida

Author: Eban Zachary Bean, PhD, PE – University of Florida

Sustainability

Potential of Vegetation to Mitigate Deicing Salt Loading in Green Infrastructure

Author: Wuhuan Zhang, PhD candidate – University of Virginia

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

Random Sampling Approach for Model Parameter Sensitivity Evaluation

Author: Barbara Carrera, EIT, A.M.ASCE – GSI Environmental Inc

Water Resource Planning & Management

Relationship Between Land Use Changes and Water Quality Trends in the United States

Author: Charitha Gunawardana, S.M.ASCE – Marquette University

Watershed

Salt Concentrations in Charleston City Parks

Author: Aidan K. Puzzio – The Citadel

Author: Nandan Shetty, PhD – The Citadel

Environmental

Spatial Assessment of Overland Flow, Pollutant Concentration and First Flush Using a 2-D Non-Point Source Pollution and Hydrological Model for Urban Catchments

Author: Marcus N. Gomes Junior, M.Sc. – University of Texas at San Antornio

Author: Eduardo M. Mendiondo – University of Sao Paulo - Sao Carlos School of Engineering

Author: Marcio H. Giacomoni, PhD – University of Texas at San Antonio

Co-Author: Fernando Dornelles – University of Rio Grande do Sul

Water Quality Modeling and Restoration

Assessing Spatiotemporal Change in Land Cover and Total Dissolved Solids Concentration Using Remote Sensing Data

Author: Haroon Stephen, PhD, A.M.ASCE – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Author: Sajjad Ahmad, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Author: Tahir Ali Shaikh, MS – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Water Quality Modeling and Restoration

Studying the intra-annual variability in surface area and volume of Salton Sea, California using remote sensing-based water indices and GIS

Author: Sajjad Ahmad, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Author: usha Poudel – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Freshwater Systems and Ecology

Water quality management in very small municipalities – bridging the gap from research to practice

Author: Michael Möderl – County of Tyrol, district construction office

Author: Robert Sitzenfrei, PhD – University of Innsbruck / Unit of Environmental Engineering

Environmental

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Visiting International Fellowship

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Environmentally Responsible Energy Production

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST

Environmental & Water Resources Systems

Speaker: Jonathan D. Herman, PhD – University of California, Davis

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST

Sustainability Committee

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Editorial Board, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST

Urban Water Resources Research Council

Speaker: Jane K. Clary, FEWRI – Wright Water Engrs Inc

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Urban Drainage Definitions Task Committee

11:45 AM – 12:55 PM EST

Norma Jean Mattei: The Mississippi River Watershed: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

Keynote Speaker: Norma Jean Mattei, PhD, PE, F.ASCE, F.SEI, ASCE2017Pres – University of New Orleans

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM EST

Lifetime Achievement Award, EWRI Fellows Recognition, Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes & State-of-the-Art Civil Engineering Award

Presenter: Deborah H. Lee, P.E., P.H., D.WRE, F.ASCE, EWRI President – NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Presenter: Mohammad Karamouz, PhD,P.E.,D.WRE – University of Tehran

1:15 PM – 1:55 PM EST

Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Award and Lecture

Presenter: Panayiotis Diplas, Ph.D., F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Lehigh University

1:15 PM – 1:55 PM EST

Julian Hinds Award and Lecture

Presenter: Robert Pitt, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – University of Alabama

1:15 PM – 1:55 PM EST

Margaret Petersen Award and Lecture

Presenter: Berrin Tansel, PhD, PE, F. ASCE, F. EWRI – Florida International Univ

1:15 PM – 1:55 PM EST

Royce J. Tipton Award and Lecture

Presenter: Richard Cuenca, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE – Oregon State University

1:15 PM – 1:55 PM EST

Simon Freese Environmental Engineering Award and Lecture

Presenter: Pedro Alvarez, Ph.D., P.E., NAE – Rice University

1:15 PM – 1:55 PM EST

Ven Te Chow Award and Lecture

Presenter: George Kuczera, Ph.D., F.Eng Australia – University of Newcastle - Australia

2:00 PM – 2:18 PM EST

Estimation of Hydraulic Conductivity Fields with Non-Redundant Information from Measurement Data with Sampling Methods

Author: Barbara Carrera, EIT, A.M.ASCE – GSI Environmental Inc

Moderator: Teresa B. Culver – University of Virginia

Groundwater Symposium

2:18 PM – 2:29 PM EST

Application of kriging technique in residuals of the groundwater model (MODFLOW) within the Edwards-Trinity aquifer

Author: Alireza Asadi – Texas Tech University

Author: Kushal Adhikari, S.M.ASCE – Texas Tech University

Moderator: Teresa B. Culver – University of Virginia

Groundwater Symposium

2:29 PM – 2:42 PM EST

Estimating field-scale variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity: augmenting field-scale infiltration data with point-scale measurements from different instruments

Author: Abhishek Goyal, S.M.ASCE – Purdue University

Moderator: Teresa B. Culver – University of Virginia

Groundwater Symposium

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM EST

US Army Corps of Engineers Adaptive Hydraulics and HEC-RAS: A Quantitative Analysis

Author: Gaurav Savant, PHD, PE – USACE

Author: Max Agnew – USACE

Author: Jim Lewis – USACE

Moderator: David M. Weston, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Hydraulics and Waterways

2:20 PM – 2:33 PM EST

Assessing Flow Rate Through a Lake Siphon via Computational Flow Modeling

Author: Md N. Bhuyian, PhD,A.M.ASCE – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Moderator: David M. Weston, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Hydraulics and Waterways

2:33 PM – 2:44 PM EST

Automatic Structured Mesh Generation

Author: Yaoxin Zhang, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – University of Mississippi

Moderator: David M. Weston, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Hydraulics and Waterways

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM EST

Session 3-1: New Professionals: HEC RAS

Moderator: Jennifer Ziegler, Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE – Cypress Environment & Infrastructure

Presenter: Sarah McEwen

New Professionals

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Session 4-1: New Professionals: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

Moderator: Jennifer Ziegler, Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE – Cypress Environment & Infrastructure

Author: Lisa Black, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – ASCE

Author: Yvette E. Pearson, Ph.D, P.E., F.ASCE – Rice University

Author: Quincy G. Alexander, M.ASCE, Past Chair CDI – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center

New Professionals

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST

The Climate Implications of Renewable Natural Gas

Author: Emily Grubert, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology

Sustainability

2:15 PM – 2:25 PM EST

Development of a Sustainable Energy Portfolio Based on Economic Welfare Optimization

Author: Farboud Khatami, S.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Author: Sina Moghadas Khorasani – University of California San Diego

Author: Erfan Goharian, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Moderator: Emily Grubert, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology

Sustainability

2:25 PM – 2:33 PM EST

Rethinking Oil and Gas Produced Water Management to Tackle Water Stress in the High Plains

Author: Alban Echchelh, PhD – University of Kansas

Moderator: Emily Grubert, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology

Sustainability

2:33 PM – 2:45 PM EST

Using the Relative Aggregate Footprint of Energies to Find Low-Impact Energy Portfolios in Southeastern United States

Author: Farboud Khatami, S.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Author: Erfan Goharian, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Moderator: Emily Grubert, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology

Author: Kaveh Madani, PhD – Yale University

Sustainability

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST

Multi-Objective Decision Analysis for Siting Green Infrastructure to Reduce Flooding and Minimize Drought Impacts Under Climate Change

Author: Hossein Kavianihamedani – University of Virginia

Moderator: Julianne Quinn, PHD, AMASCE – University of Virginia

Water Resource Planning & Management

2:15 PM – 2:26 PM EST

Coastal Flood Mitigation Through Inshore-offshore BMPs Considering Nature-based Solutions

Author: Ali Zoghi, S.M.ASCE – University of Tehran

Author: Mohammad Karamouz, PhD,P.E.,D.WRE – University of Tehran

Moderator: Julianne Quinn, PHD, AMASCE – University of Virginia

Water Resource Planning & Management

2:26 PM – 2:41 PM EST

Quantifying Trade-off Between Number of Bug Flow Days and Hydropower Revenue for Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, USA

Author: Moazzam Rind, S.M.ASCE – Utah State University

Moderator: Julianne Quinn, PHD, AMASCE – University of Virginia

Water Resource Planning & Management

2:00 PM – 2:22 PM EST

Factors Affecting Biofilm Growth in a Water Distribution System with Physico-chemical Parameters as an Indicator of Biofilm Formation

Author: Nishana P. Ramsawak, MSc – Queen's University

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion- I.I.T.

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

2:22 PM – 2:37 PM EST

Crowdsourced Water Sampling Reveals the Spatiotemporal Trends of Recovery from Lead Contamination in Flint, MI

Author: Ahmed A. Abokifa, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion- I.I.T.

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

2:37 PM – 2:45 PM EST

Direct Observations of Fine Iron Oxide Particle Deposits on Pipe Wall Coupons in a Full-Scale Drinking Water System Laboratory

Author: Artur Sass Braga – Queen's University

Author: Yves Filion, PhD, P.Eng., ing., D.WRE – Queen's University

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion- I.I.T.

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST

Benzene Uptake and Release from Plastic Drinking Water Pipes Affected by Wildfires

Author: Levi M. Haupert, PhD – US EPA

Water Quality Modeling and Restoration

2:15 PM – 2:28 PM EST

Impact of a Regulator Dam on the River Water Quality – Tigris River as Case Study

Author: Rafid M. Alkhaddar, PhD – Liverpool John Moores University

Co-Author: Massara Abbas

Moderator: Levi M. Haupert, PhD – US EPA

Water Quality Modeling and Restoration

2:28 PM – 2:44 PM EST

Potentiality of Using Environmental Value Engineering for Re-evaluating the Quality and Performance of Infrastructure Elements through Building Mini Information System. (A Real Project Study)

Author: Abeer El Shahawy, phD – Faculty of Engineering/ Suez Canal University

Author: Gamal Abouelenean – PE, Smart Engineering Group, 2573 Randall Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120, Cairo, U.S.A

Moderator: Levi M. Haupert, PhD – US EPA

Water Quality Modeling and Restoration

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM EST

Session 1-2: Panel Session: TMDL Analysis and Modeling: State-of-the-Art and State-of-the-Practice

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Panelist: Rene A. Camacho-Rincon, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – Tetra Tech, Atlanta, GA

Panelist: Harry X. Zhang, PhD, PE, M.ASCE – The Water Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA

Panelist: Sanaz Imen, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

Panelist: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Ph.D., M.ASCE – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Panelist: Saurav Kumar, Ph.D., P.E, M.ASCE – Texas A&M University

Panelist: Vamsi K. Sridharan, Ph.D., M.ASCE – University of California, Santa Cruz

Panelist: R. Craig Lott – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Watershed

Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA ### 196929###Moderator###Senior Engineer###City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA###
Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA
@@@ Rene A. Camacho-Rincon, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – Tetra Tech, Atlanta, GA ### 1218115###Panelist######Tetra Tech, Atlanta, GA###
Panelist: Rene A. Camacho-Rincon, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – Tetra Tech, Atlanta, GA
@@@ Harry X. Zhang, PhD, PE, M.ASCE – The Water Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA ### 197059###Panelist###Research Program Manager on Integrated Water and Stormwater###The Water Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA###
Panelist: Harry X. Zhang, PhD, PE, M.ASCE – The Water Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA
@@@ Sanaz Imen, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – Stantec Consulting Services Inc. ### 197047###Panelist###Senior Research Advisor###Stantec Consulting Services Inc.###
Panelist: Sanaz Imen, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
@@@ Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Ph.D., M.ASCE – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering ### 1218116###Panelist###Senior Research Associate###FAMU-FSU College of Engineering###
Panelist: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Ph.D., M.ASCE – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
@@@ Saurav Kumar, Ph.D., P.E, M.ASCE – Texas A&M University ### 468183###Panelist###Assistant Professor###Texas A&M University###
Panelist: Saurav Kumar, Ph.D., P.E, M.ASCE – Texas A&M University
@@@ Vamsi K. Sridharan, Ph.D., M.ASCE – University of California, Santa Cruz ### 1218118###Panelist###Fisheries Project Scientist###University of California, Santa Cruz###
Panelist: Vamsi K. Sridharan, Ph.D., M.ASCE – University of California, Santa Cruz
@@@ R. Craig Lott – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality ### 1218119###Panelist###TMDL Modeling Coordinator###Virginia Department of Environmental Quality###
Panelist: R. Craig Lott – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM EST

Session 3-2: New Professionals: SWMM

Moderator: Hector R. Bravo, P.E., M.ASCE – Univ Of Wisconsin

Presenter: Amy Post

New Professionals

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM EST

Session 4-2: New Professionals: Crucial Conversations

Moderator: Kyle Bareither

Presenter: Peggie Chan

New Professionals

3:15 PM – 3:42 PM EST

Pretreatment for Green Infrastructure: Using Roughness in the Curb and Gutter to Provide Sediment and Gross Solids Removal

Author: Ryan Winston, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – Ohio State University

Stormwater Symposium

3:42 PM – 3:57 PM EST

Hydrologic Performance of a Real-time Control System in Permeable Pavements

Author: Charitha Gunawardana, S.M.ASCE – Marquette University

Moderator: Ryan Winston, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – Ohio State University

Stormwater Symposium

3:57 PM – 4:10 PM EST

Curb Inlet Capture in Urban Green Stormwater Infrastructure

Author: Madhat Fares – Villanova University

Moderator: Ryan Winston, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – Ohio State University

Stormwater Symposium

4:10 PM – 4:21 PM EST

Biochar-Amended Roadway Soils for Enhanced Nutrient Removals

Author: Maria Rossetti, S.M.ASCE – University of Virginia

Moderator: Ryan Winston, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – Ohio State University

Stormwater Symposium

3:15 PM – 3:29 PM EST

Lagrangian Modeling of Advection-Dispersion-Reaction in Drinking Water Pipe Network

Author: Feng Shang, PhD – USEPA

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion- I.I.T.

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

3:29 PM – 3:37 PM EST

Does the Decay Rate Matter in the Spread of Constituents in Water Distribution Systems?

Author: Brian D. Barkdoll, P.E., F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Michigan Tech

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion- I.I.T.

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

3:37 PM – 3:51 PM EST

Avoiding Pitfalls in Calibrating a Water Distribution System Model

Author: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion- I.I.T.

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

3:51 PM – 4:03 PM EST

Modeling and Indexing Disinfection By-Product Formation in Competitive Reactions during Drinking Water Treatment

Author: Jeff Yang, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE. – U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion- I.I.T.

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

4:03 PM – 4:13 PM EST

Using Graph Theory for Determining Grab Sampling Location in Real Time Upon a Contamination Detection in Water Distribution System

Author: Leonid Kadinski, M.Sc – Israel Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion- I.I.T.

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

4:13 PM – 4:28 PM EST

Improving Contaminant Spread Estimation Through the Consideration of Hydraulic Uncertainty and Identification of Multiple Confirmatory Sampling Locations

Author: Camilo Salcedo, S.M.ASCE – University of Arizona

Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion- I.I.T.

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

3:15 PM – 3:27 PM EST

Mitigating Thermal Pollution with Rainwater Harvesting Systems in the Eastern U.S.

Author: Christopher McNabb – The Ohio State University

Moderator: Venkata Krishna K. Upadhyayula, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Umea University

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

3:27 PM – 3:39 PM EST

Toward a Comprehensive Model for Analyzing Transient Flow in Sewer Pipe Systems

Author: David Khani, P.E., P.Eng, M.ASCE – University of North Dakota, Dept. of Civil Engineering

Author: Yeo Howe Lim, Ph.D., M.ASCE – University of North Dakota, Dept. of Civil Engineering

Author: Ahmad Malekpour, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Innovative Hydraulic Group

Moderator: Venkata Krishna K. Upadhyayula, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Umea University

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

3:39 PM – 3:57 PM EST

Designing Sustainable and Circular Economy Compliant Wastewater Treatment Plants Using Systems Oriented Approach

Author: Venkata Krishna K. Upadhyayula, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Umea University

Author: Kavitha Shanmugam – Umea University, Umea, Sweden

Author: Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, Ph.D.,Aff.M.ASCE – South Dakota Mines

Author: Majid Mustafa – Umea University

Author: Mats Tysklind – Umea University

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

3:57 PM – 4:13 PM EST

Metal electrodes and microbial corrosion problems in wastewater treatment and beyond

Author: Pawan Sigdel – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Author: Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, Ph.D.,Aff.M.ASCE – South Dakota Mines

Moderator: Venkata Krishna K. Upadhyayula, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Umea University

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

4:13 PM – 4:27 PM EST

The Seasonal Characterization and Ecotoxicity of Hospital Wastewater: A case study in Istanbul

Author: Iclal R. Birtek, MS – Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI), ITU

Moderator: Venkata Krishna K. Upadhyayula, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Umea University

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

5:00 PM – 5:06 PM EST

ASCE Parking Lot

Author: Mark Tester

5:06 PM – 5:20 PM EST

Large Scale River Simulations of an Unscreened Water Diversion: Hydraulic Observations and Implications for Structural Design of Fish Deterring Devices

Author: Kara J. Carr, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – University of California, Davis

Author: Ali Ercan – University of California, Davis

Author: M. Levent Kavvas – University of California, Davis

Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu – Pennsylvania State University

Hydraulics and Waterways

5:20 PM – 5:35 PM EST

Influences of Boulder Placement on Stream Habitat Quality Metrics

Author: Amir Golpira – Clarkson University

Author: Abul BM Baki, Aff.M.ASCE – Clarkson University

Moderator: Kara J. Carr, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – University of California, Davis

Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu – Pennsylvania State University

Hydraulics and Waterways

5:35 PM – 5:56 PM EST

An implementation of Individual-Based Model for Fish Passage Design

Author: Yi-Xuan Zeng – Pennsylvania State University

Author: Xiaofeng Liu – Pennsylvania State University

Moderator: Kara J. Carr, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – University of California, Davis

Hydraulics and Waterways

5:56 PM – 6:09 PM EST

Derived Analytical Model for Flow through Rock Weir Structures

Author: Hassan Ismail, PhD, PE – Pennsylvania State university

Moderator: Kara J. Carr, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – University of California, Davis

Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu – Pennsylvania State University

Hydraulics and Waterways

5:00 PM – 5:06 PM EST

ASCE Parking Lot

5:06 PM – 5:19 PM EST

Eight Years of Envision: How a Sustainability Rating System Benefits Utilities

Author: Christopher J. Ranck, PE, BCEE, ENVSP, DWRE – Black & Veatch

Moderator: Emily Grubert, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology

Sustainability

5:19 PM – 5:31 PM EST

Dynamics of land use land cover change modeling through enhanced Bayesian network

Author: Suchismita Subhadarsini – Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Moderator: Emily Grubert, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology

Sustainability

5:31 PM – 5:56 PM EST

A Framework to Assess the Impacts of Renewable Energy Technologies (FAIRET)

Author: Ramanitharan Kandiah, PhD, P.E., BCEE, PH, ENV SP – Central State University

Moderator: Emily Grubert, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology

Sustainability

5:56 PM – 6:08 PM EST

Development of a Life Cycle Assessment Model for Understanding the Food-Energy-Water Nexus at the Household Scale: A Case Study in Lake County, IL

Author: Jessica K. Daignault, S.M.ASCE – Michigan Technological University

Moderator: Emily Grubert, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology

Sustainability

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EST

Session 3-3: New Professionals: Mentoring Session

Moderator: Lily S. Baldwin – Chevron Energy Technology Company

5:00 PM – 5:06 PM EST

ASCE Parking Lot

5:06 PM – 5:23 PM EST

Quantity Control Performance Metrics for Stormwater Management Facilities

Author: Michael A. Gregory, MSc, PE – Computational Hydraulics Int. (CHI)

Moderator: Holly Kay Piza, P.E. – Mile High Flood District

Stormwater Symposium

5:23 PM – 5:38 PM EST

Evapotranspiration Crediting in Vegetated Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs)

Author: Michael Burns, M.S. – Villanova University

Author: Andrea Welker, PhD, PE, ENV SP, F.ASCE – Villanova University

Moderator: Holly Kay Piza, P.E. – Mile High Flood District

Stormwater Symposium

5:38 PM – 5:53 PM EST

Multi-criterion, multi-stakeholder decision analysis for identifying and prioritizing green infrastructure research needs: Case studies in Philadelphia and Miami

Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Florida International University

Moderator: Holly Kay Piza, P.E. – Mile High Flood District

Stormwater Symposium

5:53 PM – 6:07 PM EST

Effect of City Regulations on the Implementation of Green Stormwater Infrastructure

Author: Liya E. Abera, S.M.ASCE – University of Mississippi

Moderator: Holly Kay Piza, P.E. – Mile High Flood District

Stormwater Symposium

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST

Serious Sensor Placement – Optimal Sensor Placement as a Serious Game

Author: Georg Arbesser-Rastburg, MSc – Graz University of Technology

Author: Daniela Fuchs-Hanusch, PhD – Graz University of Technology

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

5:15 PM – 5:23 PM EST

Impact of pressure on water distribution pipe failure rates in Auckland

Author: Lunita Lopez, PhD student – University of Auckland

Author: Kobus Van Zyl, Pr.Eng – University of Auckland

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

5:23 PM – 5:35 PM EST

Impact of WDS Hydraulics on Its Energy Consumption

Author: Fayzul Pasha, P.E., M.ASCE – California State University, Fresno

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

5:35 PM – 5:50 PM EST

Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Network for Pipe Burst Detection in Water Distribution System

Author: Sanghoon Jun, S.M.ASCE – The University of Arizona

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

5:50 PM – 6:05 PM EST

Optimal Meter Placement for Multivariate Pipe Burst Detection in Water Distribution System

Author: Sehyeong Kim – Korea University

Author: Donghwi Jung – Korea University

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

6:05 PM – 6:15 PM EST

Leak Detection in Water Distribution Systems using Artificial Intelligence

Author: Shreya Sabu, Masters – North Carolina State University

Author: Gnanamanikam Mahinthakumar – North Carolina State University

Author: Ranji Ranjithan, PhD – North Carolina State University

Author: James Levis – North Carolina State University

Author: Downey Brill – North Carolina State University

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

5:00 PM – 5:06 PM EST

ASCE Parking Lot

5:06 PM – 5:20 PM EST

Tree-ring Based Weather Regime Reconstructions Over the Past Millennium for Climate Scenario Development in the Western United States

Author: Rohini S. Gupta, S.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Moderator: Paul Block – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Water Resource Planning & Management

5:20 PM – 5:34 PM EST

Optimal Forecast-based Actions for Extreme Rainfall in Peru

Author: Jonathan M. Lala, S.M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Moderator: Paul Block – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Water Resource Planning & Management

5:34 PM – 5:45 PM EST

Integration of Climate Forecast Information into Local-level Decision-making Using an Agent-based Model to Support Community Adaptation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Author: Sarah Alexander, S.M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Moderator: Paul Block – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Water Resource Planning & Management

5:45 PM – 5:59 PM EST

Use of Statistical Streamflow Forecasts to Improve Triggering of Advanced Flood Preparedness Actions in Peru

Author: Colin Keating, S.M.ASCE – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Moderator: Paul Block – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Water Resource Planning & Management

5:59 PM – 6:11 PM EST

Improving Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction Modeling by Integrating Rain Gauge and NEXRAD Data

Author: Chin Man W. Mok, PhD, G.E., P.E., P.G., D.GE, D.WRE, F.ASCE, F.EWRI – GSI Environmental Inc.

Moderator: Paul Block – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Water Resource Planning & Management

5:00 PM – 5:06 PM EST

ASCE Parking Lot

5:06 PM – 5:17 PM EST

Using SWMM to Represent Rapid Filling Conditions

Author: Bruna Minetto – Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM

Author: Daniel G. Allasia – Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Moderator: Conor J. Lewellyn, PHD, PE, CFM, MASCE – OptiRTC

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

5:17 PM – 5:39 PM EST

Life-cycle Assessment of Trenchless Cured-in-place Pipe (CIPP) Renewal Method in Large Diameter Stormwater Drainage Conduits

Author: Ramtin Serajiantehrani, PhD, A.M.ASCE – The University of Texas at Arlington

Moderator: Conor J. Lewellyn, PHD, PE, CFM, MASCE – OptiRTC

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

5:39 PM – 5:56 PM EST

Decision Making Framework for Detecting Sweetspots for Green Infrastructure Implementation in the Urban Areas

Author: Rouhangiz Yavari, S.M.ASCE – Penn State University

Author: Lauren McPhillips, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Penn State University

Author: Daniel Brent – Penn State University

Author: Hong Wu – Penn State University

Author: Caitlin Grady – Penn State University

Moderator: Conor J. Lewellyn, PHD, PE, CFM, MASCE – OptiRTC

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

5:56 PM – 6:12 PM EST

Building an Experimental Dataset to Evaluate Stormwater Modeling Accuracy in Rapid Filling Conditions

Author: Joao Paludo Bocchi – Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

Author: Daniel G. Allasia – Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Moderator: Conor J. Lewellyn, PHD, PE, CFM, MASCE – OptiRTC

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

5:00 PM – 5:06 PM EST

ASCE Parking Lot

5:06 PM – 5:18 PM EST

Salinity Interaction of Mentor Marsh with Lake Erie Using Hydrodynamic Modeling

Author: Suresh Sharma, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – YSU

Moderator: Omar I. Abdul-Aziz – West Virginia University

Watershed

5:18 PM – 5:30 PM EST

Artificial Neural Networks to Predict Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Coastal Salt Marshes

Author: Mohammed Zaki, S.M.ASCE – West Virginia University

Moderator: Omar I. Abdul-Aziz – West Virginia University

Watershed

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM EST

Mapping and Modeling the Effects of Small Surface Waters in the Mississippi River Basin

Author: Adnan Rajib, PhD,A.M.ASCE – Texas A&M University Kingsville

Co-Author: Qiusheng Wu

Co-Author: Charles R. Lane

Co-Author: Heather E. Golden

Co-Author: Jay R. Christensen

Co-Author: Travis A. Dahl

Co-Author: Jodi L. Ryder

Co-Author: Brian C. McFall

Moderator: Omar I. Abdul-Aziz – West Virginia University

Watershed

5:45 PM – 5:58 PM EST

DEM Data Source-Induced Uncertainty in Watershed-Scale Sediment Transport Modeling and Management

Author: Maryam Roostaee, Ph.D. Candidate – Louisiana State University

Author: Zhiqiang Deng, M.ASCE – Louisiana State University/Dept of CE & Env Engine

Moderator: Omar I. Abdul-Aziz – West Virginia University

Watershed

5:58 PM – 6:13 PM EST

ECOSTRESS: a Mission to Study Vegetation Water Stress and Beyond From the International Space Station

Author: Christine Lee – JPL

Author: Kerry Cawse-Nicholson – JPL

Author: Joshua Fisher – JPL

Author: Glynn Hulley – JPL

Author: Simon Hook – JPL

Moderator: Omar I. Abdul-Aziz – West Virginia University

Watershed

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST

Interdisciplinary Council Virtual Happy Hour - Bring Your Own Ice Cream Social

Moderator: David Hill

Moderator: Teresa B. Culver – University of Virginia

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST

Kendeda Building Live Tour & Happy Hour

10:45 AM – 10:59 AM EST

Explaining seasonal hypoxia in the metalimnion of Wisconsin’s deepest natural inland lake

Author: Cory McDonald, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – Michigan Technological University

Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University

Freshwater Systems and Ecology

10:59 AM – 11:20 AM EST

Ethics, Ethics, and Ethics To All Professionals

Author: Srinivasarao Chitikela, PhD, PE, PEng, BCEE, M.ASCE – RC-WEE Solutions

Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University

Environmental and Water Resources Education and Outreach

11:20 AM – 11:36 AM EST

Culture, Collaboration and Commitment: How Lafayette Renew Became a Utility of the Future

Author: Maithilee Das, P.E., ENV SP – Greeley and Hansen

Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University

Environmental and Water Resources Education and Outreach

11:36 AM – 11:44 AM EST

Comparing stream metabolism, water quality, and subcatchment characteristics of restored and un-restored reaches of Meadow Creek

Author: Robert S. Herbst – University of Virginia

Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University

Environmental Systems and Processes

11:44 AM – 11:58 AM EST

Prediction of Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie at Sub-Monthly Timescales

Author: Abhinav Gupta, S.M.ASCE – Purdue University

Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University

Freshwater Systems and Ecology

11:58 AM – 12:07 PM EST

Long-Term Monitoring of Water-Quality Performance of Four Green Infrastructures Receiving Similar Influent Pollutant Loadings

Author: Wuhuan Zhang, PhD candidate – University of Virginia

Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

10:45 AM – 10:57 AM EST

The First City Ditch: Colorado's Earliest Attempt at Hydraulic Engineering

Author: Cole Bedford, P.E., M.ASCE – Colorado Water Conservation Board

Moderator: Jerry R. Rogers, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE – Retired Professor Emeritus- U. of Houston

History & Heritage - Wisconsin & Illinois History Symposium

10:57 AM – 11:22 AM EST

Two Centuries of Experience in Water Resources Management; One History of Water Management in the United States

Author: Joe D. Manous, Jr., PhD, P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Institute For Water Resources, USACE

Moderator: Jerry R. Rogers, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE – Retired Professor Emeritus- U. of Houston

History & Heritage - Wisconsin & Illinois History Symposium

11:22 AM – 11:37 AM EST

The Design and Construction of the Canal du Midi, an ASCE IHCEL, in Southern France

Moderator: Jerry R. Rogers, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE – Retired Professor Emeritus- U. of Houston

Author: Augustine J. Fredrich, P.E. – †Deceased

Author: Georges Comair, Ph.D., M. ASCE – World Bank

Author: William P. Bulloch, JR, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – Utility Revenue Management Company Inc

History & Heritage - Wisconsin & Illinois History Symposium

11:37 AM – 12:02 PM EST

Frank T. Crowe: Hoover Dam's Mastermind

Author: Lawrence M. Magura, P.E., D.WRE(Ret.), F.ASCE – Lawrence M. Magura Consulting Engineer, LLC

Moderator: Jerry R. Rogers, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE – Retired Professor Emeritus- U. of Houston

History & Heritage - Wisconsin & Illinois History Symposium

10:45 AM – 10:56 AM EST

A Woodland Buffer that will Protect an Intermittently Loaded Levee from Waves

Author: Cristina Poindexter, Ph.D.,P.E.,M.ASCE – California State University, Sacramento

Moderator: Yan Ding, PhD, M.ASCE – US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Moderator: Yong G. Lai, PhD, A.M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Hydraulics and Waterways

10:56 AM – 11:10 AM EST

Modeling Cross-Shore Sediment Transport for Simulation of Long-Term Shoreline Evolution

Author: Yan Ding, PhD, M.ASCE – US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Moderator: Yonglian "Liana" Ding

Hydraulics and Waterways

11:10 AM – 11:23 AM EST

Simulation of Wave-Induced Along-Shore Current and Wave-Current Interaction

Author: Yong G. Lai, PhD, A.M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Moderator: Yan Ding, PhD, M.ASCE – US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Hydraulics and Waterways

11:23 AM – 11:38 AM EST

Field Study and Simulation of Vegetation Benefit for Flood Risk Reduction

Author: Yan Ding, PhD, M.ASCE – US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Moderator: Yong G. Lai, PhD, A.M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Hydraulics and Waterways

11:38 AM – 11:53 AM EST

Investigation of riverine loading impacts on the lower Green Bay hydrodynamic regimes

Author: Bahram Khazaei, PhD – National Center for Atmospheric Research

Author: Hector R. Bravo, P.E., M.ASCE – Univ Of Wisconsin

Author: Fuad Bin Nasir – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Moderator: Yan Ding, PhD, M.ASCE – US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Moderator: Yong G. Lai, PhD, A.M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Hydraulics and Waterways

11:53 AM – 12:15 PM EST

Monolithic Simulation of Compound Flooding During Hurricane Harvey with Adaptive Hydraulics Modeling System

Author: Gaurav Savant, PHD, PE – USACE

Author: Timothy Stephens, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Dynamic Solutions, llc

Author: Steve Sanborn – Dynamic Solutions, llc

Author: Chris Wallen – Dynamic Solutions, llc

Moderator: Yan Ding, PhD, M.ASCE – US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Moderator: Yong G. Lai, PhD, A.M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Hydraulics and Waterways

10:45 AM – 10:59 AM EST

Changes in stormwater N:P ratios through green stormwater infrastructure depend on climatology

Author: Isabelle R. Horvath, MA – Marquette University

Author: Anthony Parolari – Marquette University

Author: Brooke Mayer – Marquette University

Moderator: Jane K. Clary, FEWRI – Wright Water Engrs Inc

Stormwater Symposium

10:59 AM – 11:20 AM EST

Urban Stormwater: Quality Characterization and Recommendations for Synthetic Stormwater

Author: Sai Thejaswini Pamuru – University of Maryland

Moderator: Jane K. Clary, FEWRI – Wright Water Engrs Inc

Stormwater Symposium

11:20 AM – 11:34 AM EST

Microplastics in Urban Stormwater: Sampling and Separation Method

Author: Varun K. Kasaraneni, EIT, A.M.ASCE – Gannon University

Moderator: Jane K. Clary, FEWRI – Wright Water Engrs Inc

Stormwater Symposium

11:34 AM – 11:49 AM EST

The Role of Scientific Research in Urban Stormwater Practice

Author: Marcus F. Aguilar, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – City of Roanoke

Moderator: Jane K. Clary, FEWRI – Wright Water Engrs Inc

Stormwater Symposium

11:49 AM – 11:58 AM EST

Metal-Ligand Complexes: Impacts on Stormwater Treatability

Author: Natalie Neptune – Penn State Harrisburg

Author: Shirley E. Clark, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Penn State Harrisburg

Author: Faegheh K. Moazeni, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Pennsylvania State University

Moderator: Jane K. Clary, FEWRI – Wright Water Engrs Inc

Stormwater Symposium

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM EST

Session 5-4: Panel Session: Advancing New Methods for the Treatment of Climate Change and Extreme Events.

Moderator: Vijay P. Singh, Ph.D., D. Sc., P.E., P.H., Hon. Diplomate WRE – Texas A&M University

Panelist: Michael L. Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – Department of Water Resources

Panelist: Chandra S. Pathak, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers

Panelist: Hemant Chowdhary, PHD, AMASCE – AIR Worldwide

Panelist: Subimal Ghosh, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Panelist: Demetris Koutsoyiannis – National Technical University of Athens

Panelist: Edward McBean, D.WRE – University of Guleph

Panelist: Ashish Sharma, Ph.D. – University of New South Wales

Panelist: Richard M. Vogel, Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE – Tufts University

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

Vijay P. Singh, Ph.D., D. Sc., P.E., P.H., Hon. Diplomate WRE – Texas A&M University ### 44359###Moderator###Distinguished Professor & Caroline & William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering###Texas A&M University###
Moderator: Vijay P. Singh, Ph.D., D. Sc., P.E., P.H., Hon. Diplomate WRE – Texas A&M University
@@@ Michael L. Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – Department of Water Resources ### 315085###Panelist###State Climatologist###Department of Water Resources###
Panelist: Michael L. Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – Department of Water Resources
@@@ Chandra S. Pathak, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers ### 209302###Panelist###Senior Engineer / Senior Policy Maker###Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers###
Panelist: Chandra S. Pathak, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers
@@@ Hemant Chowdhary, PHD, AMASCE – AIR Worldwide ### 315237###Panelist###Assistant Vice-President###AIR Worldwide###
Panelist: Hemant Chowdhary, PHD, AMASCE – AIR Worldwide
@@@ Subimal Ghosh, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ### 1344961###Panelist###Professor###Indian Institute of Technology Bombay###
Panelist: Subimal Ghosh, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
@@@ Demetris Koutsoyiannis – National Technical University of Athens ### 1344962###Panelist######National Technical University of Athens###
Panelist: Demetris Koutsoyiannis – National Technical University of Athens
@@@ Edward McBean, D.WRE – University of Guleph ### 1344963###Panelist###Professor###University of Guleph###
Panelist: Edward McBean, D.WRE – University of Guleph
@@@ Ashish Sharma, Ph.D. – University of New South Wales ### 1345005###Panelist###Professor###University of New South Wales###
Panelist: Ashish Sharma, Ph.D. – University of New South Wales
@@@ Richard M. Vogel, Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE – Tufts University ### 197380###Panelist###Professor Emeritus###Tufts University###
Panelist: Richard M. Vogel, Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE – Tufts University

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM EST

Why Your Shower Feels Wimpy: The Problem of Pressure Drop in Modern Pipe and Fittings and in Anti-Scald Shower Valves and How Using Up-to-Date Values for Pressure Drop and Pressure-Independent Flow Regulators Will Make it All Better

Author: Gary Klein – Gary Klein and Associates, Inc.

Moderator: Juneseok Lee, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – Manhattan College

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

11:15 AM – 11:34 AM EST

Premise Plumbing Modeling Task Committee Progress Report

Author: Juneseok Lee, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – Manhattan College

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

11:34 AM – 11:44 AM EST

New Developments in Premise Plumbing: Integrated Hydraulic and Water Quality Modeling

Author: Maria A. Palmegiani, S.M.ASCE – Purdue University

Moderator: Juneseok Lee, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – Manhattan College

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

10:45 AM – 11:04 AM EST

Chemical fate of organics and nutrients and their recovery potential through an innovative Fe(III)-dosed wastewater treatment

Author: Musfique Ahmed, PhD – West Virginia University

Moderator: Berrin Tansel, PhD, PE, F. ASCE, F. EWRI – Florida International Univ

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

11:04 AM – 11:14 AM EST

Impact of wastewater temperature and SRT changes on activated sludge processes under climate change

Author: Vaibhav Bhate – Carleton University

Moderator: Berrin Tansel, PhD, PE, F. ASCE, F. EWRI – Florida International Univ

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

11:14 AM – 11:28 AM EST

Hyperion BioEnergy Facility: Three and Half Years Performance Data and Operations & Maintenance Challenges in City of Los Angeles, California

Author: K. Majid Sadeghi, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – City of Los Angeles

Co-Author: Timeyin Dafeta, P.E. – City of Los Angeles

Co-Author: Shahrouzeh Saneie, Ph.D., P.E. – City of Los Angeles

Co-Author: Sheri Symons, P.E. – City of Los Angeles

Co-Author: Octavio Murillo – City of Los Angeles

Co-Author: Michael Daycock – Exelon Corporation

Co-Author: Hi Sang Kim, P.E. – City of Los Angeles

Co-Author: Christopher Kucherer – Exelon Corporation

Moderator: Berrin Tansel, PhD, PE, F. ASCE, F. EWRI – Florida International Univ

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

11:28 AM – 11:44 AM EST

Direct methanol microbial fuel cells: 3D reduced graphene oxide nickel foam for enhanced methylotrophic activity

Author: Mohammad Jamil Islam – South Dakota Mines

Author: Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, Ph.D.,Aff.M.ASCE – South Dakota Mines

Moderator: Berrin Tansel, PhD, PE, F. ASCE, F. EWRI – Florida International Univ

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

11:44 AM – 11:59 AM EST

Nutrient Removal in Small Wastewater Treatment Facilities: Design and Operation

Author: Raj V. Chavan, PhD, PE, PMP – Stantec

Co-Author: Kamrun Ahmadi – Stantec

Moderator: Berrin Tansel, PhD, PE, F. ASCE, F. EWRI – Florida International Univ

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

Managing Reservoir Sediment

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST

River Restoration Technical Committee

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM EST

Keynote Session

Keynote Speaker: Cam Davis, J.D. – GEI Consultants

1:20 PM – 1:25 PM EST

Mississippi State University Commercial

1:25 PM – 1:36 PM EST

Long – Term Effectiveness of Stream Restoration Activities in the Lititz Run Watershed

Author: Aleksandra Dimova – Penn State Harrisburg

Instructor: Shirley E. Clark, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Penn State Harrisburg

Moderator: Courtney M. Gardner, PhD – Washington State University

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

1:36 PM – 1:44 PM EST

Phycoremediation Of Greywater Using Chlorella Vulgaris

Author: Manthapuri Vineeth – IIT MADRAS

Author: S Mohan – IIT MADRAS

Moderator: Courtney M. Gardner, PhD – Washington State University

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

1:44 PM – 1:57 PM EST

Slow Sand Filter Coupled with Ultrafiltration Membrane for Purification of River Water

Author: Dong Chen, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Author: Tanya Soule, Ph.D. – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Author: Victoria Hudson – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Author: Elena I. Chen – University of California Berkeley

Author: Cody Davison – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Moderator: Courtney M. Gardner, PhD – Washington State University

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

1:57 PM – 2:12 PM EST

Highway Stormwater Management Using Vegetated Compost Blankets: Nutrient Leaching and Design Implications

Author: Erica R. Forgione, M.S. – University of Maryland

Moderator: Courtney M. Gardner, PhD – Washington State University

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

1:20 PM – 1:25 PM EST

Mississippi State University Commercial

1:25 PM – 1:40 PM EST

Analyzing the Effect of Road Salt Applications on Long Island's Upper Glacial Aquifer

Author: Nancy Dong – Stony Brook University

Author: David J. Tonjes, MS, MS, PhD – Stony Brook University

Moderator: Roseanna M. Neupauer, PhD, P.E. – University of Colorado Boulder

Groundwater Symposium

1:40 PM – 1:52 PM EST

Implementation of an in-situ spinner flowmeter to measure flow distribution in a high-capacity managed aquifer recharge well

Author: Meredith B. Martinez, EI, S.M.ASCE – Virginia Tech

Moderator: Roseanna M. Neupauer, PhD, P.E. – University of Colorado Boulder

Groundwater Symposium

1:52 PM – 2:04 PM EST

Improved Sand Filter for Point of Use Drinking Water Treatment

Author: Varun K. Kasaraneni, EIT, A.M.ASCE – Gannon University

Moderator: Roseanna M. Neupauer, PhD, P.E. – University of Colorado Boulder

Groundwater Symposium

2:04 PM – 2:19 PM EST

Methods and results in status and trends of chlorides in the Mississippi River alluvial aquifer from Southern Missouri to South Louisiana

Author: Vincent White – United States Geological Survey

Moderator: Roseanna M. Neupauer, PhD, P.E. – University of Colorado Boulder

Groundwater Symposium

1:20 PM – 1:25 PM EST

Mississippi State University Commercial

1:25 PM – 1:40 PM EST

The Jones Island Plant: ASCE's Only Wastewater Treatment National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark

Author: Cecil Lue-Hing, D. Sc., P.E., Dist. M.ASCE, NAE – Cecil Lue-Hing, & Associates

Author: Jerry R. Rogers, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE – Retired Professor Emeritus- U. of Houston

Author: Kevin Shafer, P.E., Executive Director- MMSD – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Moderator: Lawrence M. Magura, P.E., D.WRE(Ret.), F.ASCE – Lawrence M. Magura Consulting Engineer, LLC

History & Heritage - Wisconsin & Illinois History Symposium

1:40 PM – 1:56 PM EST

Lake Michigan Diversion

Author: William H. Espey, PhD,P.E.,D.WRE,Dist.M.ASCE – LJA Engineering

Author: Jeff Fuller – USACE, Chicago District

Moderator: Lawrence M. Magura, P.E., D.WRE(Ret.), F.ASCE – Lawrence M. Magura Consulting Engineer, LLC

History & Heritage - Wisconsin & Illinois History Symposium

1:56 PM – 2:15 PM EST

Getting it Right the First Time: Planning, Designing and Constructing a New Drinking Water Supply System

Author: Catharine Richardson, P.E., ENV SP – Greeley and Hansen

Author: Dan Duchniak

Moderator: Lawrence M. Magura, P.E., D.WRE(Ret.), F.ASCE – Lawrence M. Magura Consulting Engineer, LLC

History & Heritage - Wisconsin & Illinois History Symposium

1:20 PM – 1:25 PM EST

Mississippi State University Commercial

1:25 PM – 1:39 PM EST

Probability-based Erosion Rate Model for Mixed Cohesive and Noncohesive Sediments

Author: Chamil Perera, PhD, EIT – WEST Consultants, Inc.

Moderator: Yong G. Lai, PhD, A.M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Hydraulics and Waterways

1:39 PM – 1:54 PM EST

Stochastic Sediment Transport with Memories

Author: Serena Y. Hung, MS – National Taiwan University

Moderator: Yong G. Lai, PhD, A.M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Hydraulics and Waterways

1:54 PM – 2:12 PM EST

Isleta Diversion Dam Sluiceway 2-D Hydraulic Modeling and Suspended Sediment

Author: Drew C. Baird, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – US Bureau of Reclamation (86-68540)

Author: Benjamin Abban – U.S. Bureau of Revclamationm

Moderator: Yong G. Lai, PhD, A.M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Hydraulics and Waterways

1:20 PM – 1:25 PM EST

Mississippi State University Commercial

1:25 PM – 1:38 PM EST

Resiliency – A Continuum of Opportunities

Author: Joe D. Manous, Jr., PhD, P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Institute For Water Resources, USACE

Moderator: Christopher Chini, PhD, EIT – Air Force Institute of Technology

Sustainability

1:39 PM – 1:49 PM EST

Effects of Nonstationarity in Urban Land Cover and Rainfall on Historical Urban Flooding in a Semi-Arid Catchment

Author: Jiada Li, MA – University of Utah

Moderator: Christopher Chini, PhD, EIT – Air Force Institute of Technology

Sustainability

1:49 PM – 2:03 PM EST

Developing Climate Adaptation Pathways with Communities impacted by Sea-level Rise and Industrial Development

Author: Oswald Jenewein, MS – University Of Texas At Arlington

Moderator: Christopher Chini, PhD, EIT – Air Force Institute of Technology

Sustainability

2:03 PM – 2:20 PM EST

Wave Attenuation from Living Shorelines: a Parameter Study

Author: Kristine Mosuela, EIT,S.M.ASCE – Virginia Tech

Moderator: Christopher Chini, PhD, EIT – Air Force Institute of Technology

Sustainability

1:20 PM – 1:25 PM EST

Mississippi State University Commercial

1:25 PM – 1:38 PM EST

Higher Probability of Compound Coastal-Riverine Flooding Under Climate Change Along the U.S. Coasts

Author: Mahshid Ghanbari – Colorado State University

Moderator: Michael L. Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – Department of Water Resources

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

1:38 PM – 1:53 PM EST

Building a decision support platform of future food risk and water quality assessment for Sponge City Construction adapting climate change

Author: Nian She, PhD, Aff.M.ASCE – Tsinghua University Innovation Center in Zhuhai

Author: Eric Salathé – University of Washington

Moderator: Michael L. Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – Department of Water Resources

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

1:53 PM – 2:06 PM EST

Using Hydrologic-Footprint-Residence Metrics to Evaluate Flood Impact of Climate Change on Transportation Infrastructure

Author: Cesar A. do Lago – University of Texas At San Antonio

Moderator: Michael L. Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – Department of Water Resources

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

2:06 PM – 2:19 PM EST

Applications of a High-Resolution, Multi-GPU Accelerated 2D Hydrodynamic Flood Model (TRITON) for Large-Scale Floodplain Modeling

Author: Sudershan Gangrade, PhD – Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Moderator: Michael L. Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – Department of Water Resources

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

1:20 PM – 1:25 PM EST

Mississippi State University Commercial

1:25 PM – 1:35 PM EST

Modeling the effects of climate change on daily water consumption in Austria

Author: Anika Stelzl, MSc – Graz University of Technology

Author: Daniela Fuchs-Hanusch, PhD – Graz University of Technology

Moderator: Terranna Haxton, PhD – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

1:35 PM – 1:49 PM EST

A digital twin for cyber-security research of water distribution systems

Author: Riccardo Taormina, PhD – Delft University of Technology

Co-Author: Stefano Galelli, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Singapore University of Technology and Design

Moderator: Terranna Haxton, PhD – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Cyber-physical Security of Urban Water Infrastructure

1:49 PM – 2:08 PM EST

Security of Water Infrastructures as an Issue of Corporate Culture – Results from a Study on Cyber Security

Author: Michael Pointl, MSc – Graz University of Technology

Author: Daniela Fuchs-Hanusch, PhD – Graz University of Technology

Author: Andreas Winkelbauer

Author: Jörg Krampe

Moderator: Terranna Haxton, PhD – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Cyber-physical Security of Urban Water Infrastructure

2:08 PM – 2:19 PM EST

Derivation of Security Requirements of Water Distribution System as Cyber Physical System

Author: Kyoung Won Min – Korea University

Author: Seungyub Lee, PhD – Korea University

Co-Author: Joong Hoon Kim, PhD – Korea University

Moderator: Terranna Haxton, PhD – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

1:20 PM – 1:25 PM EST

Mississippi State University Commercial

1:25 PM – 1:32 PM EST

Water pricing policies: finance sustainability and rational use through economic instruments

Author: Amanda Fadel, MA – Departamento de Recursos Hídricos e Saneamento / SEMA-RS

Author: Guilherme F. Marques – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Author: Natália Moraes – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Moderator: David Gold, M.Eng S.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Water Resource Planning & Management

1:32 PM – 1:45 PM EST

Developing a Surrogate Policy Tree Optimization Model based on an Optimization-Simulation Model for the Operation of Folsom Reservoir System

Author: Erfan Goharian, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Author: Mahdi Erfani, MS – University of South Carolina

Moderator: David Gold, M.Eng S.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Water Resource Planning & Management

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Evaluating water shortage risks from permit exemptions: a comparison with climate change and demand growth

Author: Laljeet Sangha – Virginia Tech Dept. of Biological Systems Eng

Moderator: David Gold, M.Eng S.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Water Resource Planning & Management

2:00 PM – 2:16 PM EST

A Policy Tree Optimization Approach for Dynamic Adaptation to Climate Change

Author: Jonathan S. Cohen, S.M.ASCE – University of California, Davis

Moderator: David Gold, M.Eng S.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Water Resource Planning & Management

2:45 PM – 2:46 PM EST

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2:46 PM – 2:53 PM EST

AAWRE Introduction Video

Moderator: Frank Kim

2:53 PM – 4:13 PM EST

Session 1-6: New ASCE Code of Ethics presented by AAWRE

Author: Steve Starrett, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE – LeTourneau University

Author: Carlos Bertha, PhD – United States Air Force Academy

2:45 PM – 2:46 PM EST

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2:46 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Sunscreen in the Sunshine State: Are UV Filters Impacting Florida Waters?

Author: Josie Y. Wiederkehr – Florida Gulf Coast University

Co-Author: Lauren Redfern

Moderator: Dionysios (Dion) Demetriou Dionysiou

Emerging Contaminants

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST

Geoenvironmental characterization of fine-grained coastal sediments impacted by aerosols and emerging contaminants

Author: Malay Ghose Hajra, Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE – The University of New Orleans

Moderator: Dionysios (Dion) Demetriou Dionysiou

Emerging Contaminants

3:15 PM – 3:35 PM EST

Understanding Nanomaterials Physical Properties on their Ecotoxicity

Author: Jejal Reddy Bathi, Aff.M.ASCE – University of Tennessee

Moderator: Dionysios (Dion) Demetriou Dionysiou

Emerging Contaminants

3:35 PM – 3:49 PM EST

Interpretation of the Risk associated with Emerging Contaminants in the aquatic systems for BRICS nations.

Author: Vaishali Choudhary, MSc – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Author: Ligy Philip – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Moderator: Dionysios (Dion) Demetriou Dionysiou

Emerging Contaminants

3:49 PM – 4:00 PM EST

Spatial Distribution of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the State of Alabama

Author: Roger L. Viticoski – Auburn University

Moderator: Dionysios (Dion) Demetriou Dionysiou

Emerging Contaminants

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EST

Spatial and seasonal variations of disinfection byproduct (DBP) precursors in relation with total organic carbon (TOC)

Author: Meena Ejjada – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Moderator: Dionysios (Dion) Demetriou Dionysiou

Emerging Contaminants

2:45 PM – 2:46 PM EST

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2:46 PM – 3:03 PM EST

2D Hydraulic Modeling for Bank Stabilization in the White River

Author: Nabil M. Ghalayini, D.WRE, P.E. – WSP USA, Inc.

Moderator: Jennifer G. Duan, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Univ. of Arizona

Moderator: Fabian Alejandro Bombardelli, PhD – University of California, Davis

Hydraulics and Waterways

3:03 PM – 3:20 PM EST

A Well-balanced Numerical Scheme for Solving the Variable Density Shallow Water Equations

Author: Jennifer G. Duan, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Univ. of Arizona

Moderator: Fabian Alejandro Bombardelli, PhD – University of California, Davis

Hydraulics and Waterways

3:20 PM – 3:49 PM EST

Two-Dimensional hydrodynamic modelling for flood hazard analysis of the lower part of Tumbes River in Peru

Author: Eusebio Ingol-Blanco, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

Moderator: Jennifer G. Duan, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Univ. of Arizona

Moderator: Fabian Alejandro Bombardelli, PhD – University of California, Davis

Hydraulics and Waterways

3:49 PM – 4:12 PM EST

Roadway Resiliency: Modeling Overtopped Embankments

Author: Andrew W. McCoy, A.M.ASCE – HDR Engineering Inc

Moderator: Jennifer G. Duan, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Univ. of Arizona

Moderator: Fabian Alejandro Bombardelli, PhD – University of California, Davis

Hydraulics and Waterways

2:45 PM – 2:46 PM EST

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2:46 PM – 3:03 PM EST

Comparative analysis of preemptive priority-based (WEAP) and weight-based (WRIMS) goal-programming models for water resources planning and management

Author: Puneet N. Khatavkar, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

3:03 PM – 3:22 PM EST

Planning the expansion of nature-based solutions in watersheds by long-term optimization of direct benefits

Author: Ipora Possantti, Master of Science – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

3:22 PM – 3:40 PM EST

Prioritization of Top-Erosive Basins using Watershed Models

Author: Jennifer G. Duan, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Univ. of Arizona

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

3:40 PM – 4:08 PM EST

Assessing the Hydrological Impacts from the Fragmentation of Forested watersheds experiencing significant Oil and Gas (O&G) Exploration

Author: Krishna Kumar V. Nedunuri, P.E., Aff.M.ASCE – Central State University

Co-Author: Ramanitharan Kandiah, PhD, P.E., BCEE, PH, ENV SP – Central State University

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

2:45 PM – 2:46 PM EST

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2:46 PM – 3:07 PM EST

Nuclear Cogeneration for Cleaner Desalination and Power Production – A Feasibility Study

Author: Joachim Schmidt, B.S. – Mississippi State University

Author: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

3:07 PM – 3:30 PM EST

MBR Demand is Back

Author: Val S. Frenkel, PhD, P.E., P.Eng, D.WRE, F.EWRI – Greeley and Hansen

Moderator: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

3:30 PM – 3:47 PM EST

Materials recovery from reverse osmosis concentrates

Author: Berrin Tansel, PhD, PE, F. ASCE, F. EWRI – Florida International Univ

Moderator: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

3:47 PM – 4:10 PM EST

RO: History, Features & Limitations

Author: Val S. Frenkel, PhD, P.E., P.Eng, D.WRE, F.EWRI – Greeley and Hansen

Moderator: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EST

Virtual Chicago Riverwalk Tour - hosted by the EWRI Chicago Chapter

Presenter: Saki Handa – Mott MacDonald

Presenter: Jerome McGovern

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EST

Virtual Green Infrastructure Tour - hosted by the EWRI Chicago Chapter

Presenter: Saki Handa – Mott MacDonald

Presenter: Jerome McGovern

Presenter: John Watson

Presenter: Bill Wood

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST

AAWRE Diplomate Ceremony

Moderator: Frank Kim

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST

River Basin Planning, Policy And Operations Committee Virtual Happy Hour

Moderator: Megan W. Rivera, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Hazen and Sawyer

10:45 AM – 10:46 AM EST

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10:46 AM – 11:01 AM EST

Microbial community development during wastewater treatment moving bed biofilm reactor start-up

Author: Heidi L. Gough, PhD, PE – University of Washington

Moderator: Rajib Sinha, PE – Trihydro Corporation

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

11:01 AM – 11:15 AM EST

A Tale of Process Intensification: Achieve More Capacity and Lower Nutrient Limits

Author: Raj V. Chavan, PhD, PE, PMP – Stantec

Co-Author: Charan Tanneru – Stantec

Moderator: Rajib Sinha, PE – Trihydro Corporation

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

11:15 AM – 11:34 AM EST

Filtration Challenges and Implementation of Solar-Powered Turbidity Control and Backwash Systems to Optimize Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution in Non-PRASA Communities in Puerto Rico

Author: Rajib Sinha, PE – Trihydro Corporation

Author: Craig L. Patterson, P.E., F.EWRI, M.ASCE – U.S. EPA MS 689

Author: Graciela Ramirez, Ph.D. – Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico

Author: Cristina Maldonado – US Environmental Protection Agency

Author: Harvey Minnigh – Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

11:34 AM – 11:48 AM EST

Low-Cost Innovative Sand Filtration System for Treatment of Drinking Water in Small Communities

Author: Rajib Sinha, PE – Trihydro Corporation

Author: Nur Muhammad, PE – NYC Environmental Protection

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

11:48 AM – 12:05 PM EST

Operational Reliability Assessment of a Remotely-controlled Siphon System for Draining Shallow Storage Ponds

Author: Linlong Bian, MA – Florida International University

Author: Vivek Verma – Florida International University

Author: Arturo S. Leon, PhD, P.E., D.WRE – Florida International University

Moderator: Rajib Sinha, PE – Trihydro Corporation

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM EST

Session 2-7: Panel Discussion on State-of-the-Art Hydroclimate Modeling and Water Management Under Deep Uncertainties

Moderator: Hamid Moradkhani, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, F.EWRI, D.WRE – The University of Alabama

Panelist: Andy Wood, MSE, Ph.D. – National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics; Research Applications Laboratory

Panelist: Mohammad Karamouz, PhD,P.E.,D.WRE – University of Tehran

Panelist: Balaji Rajagopalan, Ph.D. – University of Colorado - Boulder

Panelist: Ximing Cai – Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Panelist: David W. Watkins, Jr., PhD, PE – Michigan Technological University

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

10:45 AM – 10:46 AM EST

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10:46 AM – 11:01 AM EST

The Effect of Record Length and Duration on Continuous Modeling to Design Stormwater Control Measures

Author: Jacqueline Aimino, n/a – Villanova University

Author: Amanda Hess – Villanova University

Moderator: Sarah Waickowski, P.E. – NC State University

Stormwater Symposium

11:01 AM – 11:12 AM EST

Evaluating the Accuracy in Infiltration Measurements using Field Methods and Numeric Simulations

Author: Nicholas P. Tecca, S.M.ASCE – University of Minnesota

Moderator: Sarah Waickowski, P.E. – NC State University

Stormwater Symposium

11:12 AM – 11:27 AM EST

Study the Performance of Various Stormwater Control Measures in a Single Full-Scale Low Impact Development (LID) Testbed under Changing Environments Using SWMM

Author: Abtin Shahrokh Hamedani – UTSA

Moderator: Sarah Waickowski, P.E. – NC State University

Stormwater Symposium

11:27 AM – 11:42 AM EST

Updating the Rainwater Harvester Tool

Author: Sarah Waickowski, P.E. – NC State University

Author: Kathy Gee – Longwood University

Author: William F. Hunt – North Carolina State University

Author: Jack Kurtz

Stormwater Symposium

11:42 AM – 11:55 AM EST

Evaluating the impact of green infrastructure on private property inflow and infiltration through process-based hydrologic modeling

Author: Kun Zhang, PhD – Marquette University

Author: Walter McDonald, PHD, MASCE – Marquette University

Author: Anthony Parolari – Marquette University

Moderator: Sarah Waickowski, P.E. – NC State University

Stormwater Symposium

10:45 AM – 10:46 AM EST

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10:46 AM – 11:00 AM EST

Investigating biofilm growth in a drinking water distribution system using heterotrophic plate count (HPC) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) methods

Author: Nishana P. Ramsawak, MSc – Queen's University

Moderator: Yves Filion, PhD, P.Eng., ing., D.WRE – Queen's University

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

11:00 AM – 11:13 AM EST

Conceptualization to Development of a Decision Support Tool to Manage Building Water Quality

Author: Md Rasheduzzaman, S.M.ASCE – Drexel University

Moderator: Yves Filion, PhD, P.Eng., ing., D.WRE – Queen's University

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

11:13 AM – 11:27 AM EST

Modeling the influence of district heating systems on drinking water temperatures in domestic drinking water systems within domestic properties.

Author: Bram Hillebrand, MSc – KWR Water research institute

Moderator: Yves Filion, PhD, P.Eng., ing., D.WRE – Queen's University

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

11:27 AM – 11:40 AM EST

Use of Principle Component Analysis to Identify Probable Causes of Manganese and Arsenic Occurrence in the Distribution System

Author: Matt Julseth – Queen's University

Moderator: Yves Filion, PhD, P.Eng., ing., D.WRE – Queen's University

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

10:45 AM – 10:46 AM EST

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10:46 AM – 10:59 AM EST

Economic Valuation for the Brazilian National Hydrometeorological Network (NHN)

Author: Marcela Nectoux, MA – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Author: Guilherme F. Marques – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Author: Ipora Possantti, Master of Science – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Author: Juliano Santos Finck – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Author: Márcio Inada – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Moderator: George McMahon – ARCADIS

Water Resource Planning & Management

10:59 AM – 11:13 AM EST

Deriving farmer’s behavior rules from a survey on perennial energy crop adoption to improve agent-based modeling

Author: Pan Yang, Postdoc – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Author: Ximing Cai – Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Moderator: George McMahon – ARCADIS

Water Resource Planning & Management

11:13 AM – 11:26 AM EST

If not now, when? Designing state aware decision triggers to inform the timing of infrastructure investments

Author: David Gold, M.Eng S.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Author: David Gorelick, MS – UNC Chapel Hill

Author: Tirusew Asefa, P.h.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE – Tampa Bay Water

Author: Nisai Wanakule, P.h.D, M.ASCE – Tampa Bay Water

Author: Hui Wang, P.h.D, M.ASCE – Tampa Bay Water

Moderator: George McMahon – ARCADIS

Water Resource Planning & Management

11:26 AM – 11:43 AM EST

Balancing heterogeneous impacts and preferences in the search for collective water supply infrastructure investments

Author: Andrew L. Hamilton – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Moderator: George McMahon – ARCADIS

Water Resource Planning & Management

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EST

Keynote Session

Keynote Speaker: John Pomeroy, Ph.D., FRGS, FRSC – Global Water Futures Programme

1:45 PM – 3:12 PM EST

Session 1-8: How to Serve as an Expert Witness presented by AAWRE

Author: David T. Williams, PH, PhD, PE, CFM, CPESC – David T. Williams and Associates, Engineers, LLC

Moderator: Dennis Lynn Richards, P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Premier Engineering Corporation

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Advancement of flow permanence prediction in headwater systems using semi-distributed hydrologic modeling

Author: David T. Mahoney, PhD, MSCE – US EPA

Moderator: Rosanna J. La Plante, P.E. – Baltimore City

Freshwater Systems and Ecology

2:00 PM – 2:12 PM EST

Integrated Geomechanical and Fault Activation Modeling of the Wasia Reservoir: A study focused on Ground Uplift, Stability Analysis and CO2 Leakage

Author: Sikandar Khan, PhD – King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Moderator: Rosanna J. La Plante, P.E. – Baltimore City

Environmental

2:12 PM – 2:16 PM EST

Developing a High-Frequency Water Quality Data Collection System based on in situ Spectroscopy for the Advancement of Hydrological Science and Water Resource Management

Author: Joe B. Carter, III, MS – University of Florida

Moderator: Rosanna J. La Plante, P.E. – Baltimore City

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

2:16 PM – 2:31 PM EST

Augmented Reality as an Outreach Tool for Watershed Improvement Projects

Author: Heather Gacek, P.E., M.ASCE – Gwinnett County Dept of Water Resources

Moderator: Rosanna J. La Plante, P.E. – Baltimore City

Environmental and Water Resources Education and Outreach

2:31 PM – 2:44 PM EST

Performance Evaluation and Model-Based Optimization of Membrane Bioreactors

Author: Mahlet Kebede, Msc – Addis Ababab Institute of Technology

Moderator: Rosanna J. La Plante, P.E. – Baltimore City

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

2:44 PM – 3:15 PM EST

Aculeo Lake restoration: Designing adaptation measures through a participatory hydrological modeling approach

Author: Pilar Barria, PhD – Universidad de los Lagos

Author: Anahi Ocampo-Melgar – Universidad de Chile

Author: Cristian Chadwick, PhD – Universidad de Chile

Author: Cesar Rivas – GIIH Universidad de Chile

Moderator: Rosanna J. La Plante, P.E. – Baltimore City

Environmental and Water Resources Education and Outreach

1:45 PM – 1:59 PM EST

Dam Failure Flood Risk Modelling: Sensitivity to Hydraulic Model Resolution

Author: Ismail Haltas – King's College

Moderator: Joseph Lee. Gutenson, PhD – US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Hydraulics and Waterways

1:59 PM – 2:11 PM EST

Flood Simulation and Assessment due to Dam Breaching of the Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colorado

Author: Emily Lai – Cherry Creek HS Research Team

Author: Bryne Knowles – Cherry Creek HS Research Team

Author: Rebekah Spors – Cherry Creek HS Research Team

Author: Yong G. Lai, PhD, A.M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Moderator: Joseph Lee. Gutenson, PhD – US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Hydraulics and Waterways

2:11 PM – 2:25 PM EST

Calibration of effective roughness parameters for Andean mountain river morphologies using 1D hydraulic models

Author: Sebastiãn Cedillo, A.M.ASCE – Departamento de Recursos Hídricos y Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de Cuenca

Moderator: Joseph Lee. Gutenson, PhD – US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Hydraulics and Waterways

2:25 PM – 2:42 PM EST

Dam Breach Flood Inundation Modeling For Aripur Dam, Sindh, Pakistan

Author: Zarif Khero, MSE – Irrigation department government of Sindh, Pakistan

Moderator: Joseph Lee. Gutenson, PhD – US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Hydraulics and Waterways

2:42 PM – 3:10 PM EST

Investigating Modeling Strategies to Couple Inland Hydrology and Coastal Hydraulics to Better Understand Compound Flood Risk

Author: Joseph L. Gutenson, PhD – U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Hydraulics and Waterways

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Risk of Lead Contamination in Tap water: Using Citizen Science and Machine Learning

Author: Mohammad Ali Khaksar Fasaee, n/a – North Carolina State University

Moderator: Emmanuel U. Nzewi, P.E., M.ASCE – Prairie View A&M University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

2:00 PM – 2:16 PM EST

Comparison of Watershed Delineation Outcomes Using Geospatial Datasets Obtained From LiDAR, ASTER and UAS.

Author: Emmanuel U. Nzewi, P.E., M.ASCE – Prairie View A&M University

Author: Uchenna Igwe – Prairie View A&M University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

2:16 PM – 2:31 PM EST

The Solution to Designing Climate Resilient Stormwater Infrastructure is in the Forecast

Author: Robert Bathurst, Aff.M.ASCE – Century Engineering, Inc.

Moderator: Emmanuel U. Nzewi, P.E., M.ASCE – Prairie View A&M University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

2:31 PM – 2:45 PM EST

Internet-enabled remotely controlled architecture to release water from storage units

Author: Vivek Verma – Florida International University

Author: Arturo S. Leon, PhD, P.E., D.WRE – Florida International University

Author: Linlong Bian, MA – Florida International University

Author: Dogukan Ozecik

Moderator: Emmanuel U. Nzewi, P.E., M.ASCE – Prairie View A&M University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

2:45 PM – 3:01 PM EST

Developing a Visual Dataset for Semantic Segmentation of Artificial and Natural Water Resource Objects

Author: Seyed Mohammad Hassan Erfani, S.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Author: Erfan Goharian, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Moderator: Emmanuel U. Nzewi, P.E., M.ASCE – Prairie View A&M University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

3:01 PM – 3:13 PM EST

Characterizing Stormwater for Reuse in Irrigation

Author: Craig L. Patterson, P.E., F.EWRI, M.ASCE – U.S. EPA MS 689

Moderator: Emmanuel U. Nzewi, P.E., M.ASCE – Prairie View A&M University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

1:45 PM – 1:58 PM EST

Assessing the Urban Flood Risk in Freetown, Sierra Leone using Remotely Sensed Data in HEC-RAS

Author: Angela Cotugno – Villanova University

Moderator: Jiada Li, MA – University of Utah

International Environmental and Water Resource Issues

1:58 PM – 2:09 PM EST

A Controlled-Release Everywhere Ecological & Energized Water-Holding Modules Systems and Disruptive Change in Healthy and Resilient Habitat, Settlement, Watershed Hydrologic Cycle, Zero Energy and Local Climate

Author: XiangWen Xiong – International WYNNBEAR Advanced Innovation, The US/CHN

Moderator: Jiada Li, MA – University of Utah

International Environmental and Water Resource Issues

2:09 PM – 2:25 PM EST

A holistic approach for designing environmental flows in the Lower Mekong Basin

Author: Venkataramana R. Sridhar, Ph.D.,P.E.,D.WRE,M.ASCE – Virginia Tech

Author: Mitthan L. Kansal, Ph.D – Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Co-Author: Syed Azhar Ali, MTech – Virginia Tech

Moderator: Jiada Li, MA – University of Utah

International Environmental and Water Resource Issues

2:25 PM – 2:37 PM EST

Equivalent Bed Roughness in Combining Open Channel Junction Flows

Author: Pranab K. Mohapatra, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Moderator: Jiada Li, MA – University of Utah

International Environmental and Water Resource Issues

2:37 PM – 2:51 PM EST

Vulnerability assessment of the Mekong River impacted by natural and anthropogenic changes

Author: Venkataramana R. Sridhar, Ph.D.,P.E.,D.WRE,M.ASCE – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: Hyunwoo Kang – Virginia Tech

Co-Author: Syed Azhar Ali, MTech – Virginia Tech

Moderator: Jiada Li, MA – University of Utah

International Environmental and Water Resource Issues

2:51 PM – 3:06 PM EST

Blue Nile Drought Management During the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Filling

Author: Nourhan Abdelazim, MSc – Cairo University

Moderator: Jiada Li, MA – University of Utah

International Environmental and Water Resource Issues

1:45 PM – 2:11 PM EST

Unlocking Twitter and High-Resolution Radar Rainfall to Better Understand Urban Flooding Patterns and Extents

Author: Tom Batroney, PE, M.ASCE – AKRF

Moderator: Jon Hathaway – University of Tennessee

Stormwater Symposium

2:11 PM – 2:25 PM EST

Urban pluvial flood risk assessment: challenges and opportunities for improvement using a community-based approach

Author: Koorosh Azizi, M.sc. – University of Memphis

Moderator: Jon Hathaway – University of Tennessee

Urban Water Resources Research Council

2:25 PM – 2:40 PM EST

Probabilistic Flood Hazard Assessment for a Small Watershed in Eastern Tennessee

Author: Periandros Samothrakis, Ph. D., P.E., M.ASCE – Bechtel

Moderator: Jon Hathaway – University of Tennessee

Co-Author: Craig J. Talbot, PE, Member ASCE – Bechtel Global Corporation

Co-Author: Kit Ng, Ph.D. – Bechtel Corporation

Co-Author: Matthew Carney, M.S., P.E., D.WRE. – Bechtel Corp.

Co-Author: Stewart W. Taylor, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE, F. EWRI – Bechtel Global Corporation

Stormwater Symposium

2:40 PM – 2:52 PM EST

Coastal resilience with adaptive real-time stormwater control

Author: Dayton Marchese, PE, M.ASCE – OptiRTC, Inc.

Moderator: Jon Hathaway – University of Tennessee

Stormwater Symposium

2:52 PM – 2:59 PM EST

A Tale of Two Cities: Preserving Cultural Identity and Tourism against Flooding in Coastal Cities

Author: Carly M. Lawyer, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Author: Cheyenne Graves – San Diego State University

Author: Hassan Tavakol – San Diego State University

Author: Erfan Goharian, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Moderator: Jon Hathaway – University of Tennessee

Stormwater Symposium

1:45 PM – 1:58 PM EST

Case Study Applications of Water Network Tool for Resilience (WNTR)

Author: Terranna Haxton, PhD – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

1:58 PM – 2:10 PM EST

Spatiotemporal and Machine Learning-Based Time Series Assessment of Drinking Water Quality Complaints in New York City

Author: Jarai Sanneh – Manhattan College

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

2:10 PM – 2:22 PM EST

Pipe Resilience in Different Network Topologies.

Author: Bryan Karney, PhD – University of Toronto

Author: John H. Gibson, PHD – University of Toronto

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

2:22 PM – 2:37 PM EST

Recent updates to the Water Network Tool for Resilience software

Author: Katherine A. Klise – Sandia National Laboratories

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

2:37 PM – 2:51 PM EST

Resilience of Cyber-Enabled Water Distribution Systems Considering Infrastructural Robustness Under Conditions of Limited Water and/or Energy Availability

Author: Puneet N. Khatavkar, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Cyber-physical Security of Urban Water Infrastructure

2:51 PM – 3:15 PM EST

Performing Risk and Resilience Assessments of Urban Water Infrastructure and Developing Emergency Response Plans: Overview of the Process and Lessons Learned

Author: Sanjay Tewari, PhD, A.M.ASCE – AARC Consultants / Missouri University of Science & Technology

Author: Scott Thomas, PhD – AARC Consultants

Moderator: Thomas M. Walski, PhD., PE. FEWRI, F.ASCE – Bentley Systems,Inc

Cyber-physical Security of Urban Water Infrastructure

1:45 PM – 1:59 PM EST

Delineation of small-flat watershed with high-resolution DEM from Terrestrial Laser Scanning

Co-Author: Qizhong (George) Guo, PhD, PE, D.WRE – Rutgers University

Primary Author: Diego Meneses

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

1:59 PM – 2:13 PM EST

Improvement of lake and reservoir parametrization in the NOAA National Water Model

Author: Bahram Khazaei, PhD – National Center for Atmospheric Research

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

2:13 PM – 2:23 PM EST

Unit Hydrograph Peak Rate Factor Estimation for Houston Watersheds

Author: Jonathan David Lasco, MS – Texas A&M University

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

2:23 PM – 2:47 PM EST

NASA Water Resources Program Overview

Author: Christine Lee – JPL

Author: Bradley Doorn – NASA

Author: Forrest Melton – NASA ARC

Author: John Bolten – NASA GSFC

Author: Sarah Brennan – NASA / BAH

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

2:47 PM – 3:03 PM EST

Assessment of Aggregation frameworks in Measuring Natural Hazard Vulnerability in Coastal region

Author: Ahad Hasan Tanim, S.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Erfan Goharian, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – University of South Carolina

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

3:03 PM – 3:15 PM EST

Parameter Sensitivity Analysis in Hydrological Modeling of a Watershed Dominated by Pervious Landcover

Author: Preyanka Dey, S.M.ASCE – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake – Department of Public Works, Chesapeake, VA

Watershed

1:45 PM – 2:04 PM EST

Geothermal desalination for freshwater supplies combined with Salton Sea environmental restoration

Author: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Author: Jessica Bullock, B.S. – Mississippi State University

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

2:04 PM – 2:16 PM EST

Desalination and Water Purification Analysis Using Modified Double-Slope Passive Solar Still

Author: Dhananjay Singh, PhD – Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow, India

Author: Sanjay Tewari, PhD, A.M.ASCE – AARC Consultants / Missouri University of Science & Technology

Co-Author: Suresh Kumar Patel – BBDNITM, Lucknow

Co-Author: G.L. Devnani

Co-Author: Deepak Singh, PhD Scholar Student – Institute of Engineering and Technology

Moderator: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

2:16 PM – 2:33 PM EST

A Perspective From India on Treated Wastewater Reuse: Few Case Studies

Author: Bhaskar Tatwawadi, Aff.M.ASCE – TUSPL Mumbai

Moderator: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

2:33 PM – 2:48 PM EST

Sustainability of Produced Water Pretreatment used to Address Desalination Challenges

Author: Edward F. Peltier, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University Of Kansas

Moderator: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

2:48 PM – 2:58 PM EST

Industrial Effluent treatment by Membrane based Ultrafiltration And Reverse Osmosis for Conservation and Reuse of Ground water.

Author: Biman Gati Gupta, PhD, C.Eng, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Elitte College of Engineering, Sodepur,Kolkata,India

Moderator: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

2:58 PM – 3:11 PM EST

Concentrate management from desalination plants: technology limitations and operational challenges

Author: Berrin Tansel, PhD, PE, F. ASCE, F. EWRI – Florida International Univ

Author: Ibrahim Tansel, PhD – Florida International University

Moderator: Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE – Mississippi State University

Desalination and Water Reuse Symposium

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EST

Hydrodynamic characterization of fine-grained Coastal Sediments affected by Global Climate Change

Author: Malay Ghose Hajra, Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE – The University of New Orleans

Author: Brittany Roberts

Author: Laith AlShamaileh

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Environmental Systems and Processes

4:00 PM – 4:16 PM EST

Developing an Integrated Technology-Environment-Economics Model to Simulate Food-Energy-Water Systems in Corn Belt Watersheds

Author: Shaobin Li, PhD – Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Environmental Systems and Processes

4:16 PM – 4:27 PM EST

Chemical drivers of freshwater invertebrate community and population dynamics within a smallurban river.

Author: Gregory Santoro, S.M.ASCE – Manhattan College

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Freshwater Systems and Ecology

4:27 PM – 4:43 PM EST

Common causes of Gordonia amarae-like foaming in incompletely nitrifying activated sludge

Author: Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, PhD – California State University, Long Beach

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

3:45 PM – 3:56 PM EST

Temporal Soil Dynamics in Bioinfiltration Systems

Author: Christine Smith – Villanova University

Moderator: John S. Gulliver, PhD – University of Minnesota

Stormwater Symposium

3:56 PM – 4:07 PM EST

Developing a Physically based 3D Bioretention System Model

Author: Nian She, PhD, Aff.M.ASCE – Tsinghua University Innovation Center in Zhuhai

Author: Kang Zhou, PhD – Tsinghua University Innovation Center in Zhuhai

Moderator: John S. Gulliver, PhD – University of Minnesota

Stormwater Symposium

4:07 PM – 4:24 PM EST

Effectiveness of Regional High Rate Biofiltration: case studies in maximizing the value of large-scale green stormwater infrastructure

Author: Craig Fairbaugh, A.M.ASCE – Contech Engineered Solutions

Moderator: John S. Gulliver, PhD – University of Minnesota

Stormwater Symposium

4:24 PM – 4:32 PM EST

Drainage Alternatives for Rain Gardens on Base Soil of Low Permeability: Balance among Ponding Time, Soil Moisture, and Runoff Reduction

Co-Author: Qizhong (George) Guo, PhD, PE, D.WRE – Rutgers University

Primary Author: Zikai Zhou

Moderator: John S. Gulliver, PhD – University of Minnesota

Stormwater Symposium

4:32 PM – 4:44 PM EST

Studying the evolution of a rain garden over 15 years

Author: Achira J. Amur – Villanova University

Author: Bridget Wadzuk, Ph.D. – Villanova University

Author: Robert Traver, PhD, P.E., D. WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Villanova University

Moderator: John S. Gulliver, PhD – University of Minnesota

Stormwater Symposium

3:45 PM – 3:58 PM EST

River Basin-wide Reservoir Operations and Detailed Water Use Model for State Agency Decision Support

Author: Megan W. Rivera, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Hazen and Sawyer

Author: John Clayton – Hazen and Sawyer

Author: Michael Sheer – Hazen and Sawyer

Author: Wei Zeng – Watershed Protection Branch, Georgia Environmental Protection Division

Moderator: David W. Watkins, Jr., PhD, PE – Michigan Technological University

Water Resource Planning & Management

3:58 PM – 4:13 PM EST

DROT – A Diagnostic Reservoir Operation Tool

Author: Donghui Li, n/a – Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Author: Qiankun Zhao, S.M.ASCE – Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory

Moderator: David W. Watkins, Jr., PhD, PE – Michigan Technological University

Water Resource Planning & Management

4:13 PM – 4:28 PM EST

Assessing Reservoir Performance Under Climate Change. When is it Too Late if Current Water Management is Not Changed?

Author: Jorge Gironas, PhD – Universidad Catolica De Chile

Author: Cristian Chadwick, PhD – Universidad de Chile

Author: Pilar Barria, PhD – Universidad de los Lagos

Author: Sebastian Vicuña, PhD – Pontificia Universidad Católica

Author: Francisco Meza, PhD – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Moderator: David W. Watkins, Jr., PhD, PE – Michigan Technological University

Water Resource Planning & Management

4:28 PM – 4:43 PM EST

Advancing the representation of reservoir operations in the Soil and Water Assessment Tool to evaluate alternative water management strategies: A case study in the Omo River Basin, Ethiopia

Author: Sarah Jordan – University of Virginia

Moderator: David W. Watkins, Jr., PhD, PE – Michigan Technological University

Water Resource Planning & Management

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EST

A complex network approach for Pareto-optimal design of water distribution networks

Author: Robert Sitzenfrei, PhD – University of Innsbruck / Unit of Environmental Engineering

Author: Qi Wang – Guangdong University of Technology, China

Author: Zoran Kapelan – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands / University of Exeter, United Kingdom

Author: Dragan Savić – University of Exeter

Moderator: Regan Murray – US EPA

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

4:00 PM – 4:18 PM EST

Advanced geometrical analysis of Water Distribution Networks: a comparison between standard and minimum capital-cost designs

Author: Juan G. Saldarriaga, A.M.ASCE – Universidad De Los Andes

Author: Juan D. Carvajal – Universidad de los Andes

Moderator: Regan Murray – US EPA

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

4:18 PM – 4:29 PM EST

Can Bio-Inspired network design improve the performance of water distribution networks (WDNs)?

Author: Noha Abdel-Mottaleb, M.Sc. – University of South Florida

Author: Qiong Zhang, Ph.D – University of South Florida

Author: Kashin Sugishita, Ph.D – University at Buffalo

Author: Naoki Masuda, Ph.D – University at Buffalo

Moderator: Regan Murray – US EPA

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

4:29 PM – 4:43 PM EST

Considering COVID-19 pandemic reaction and response analogies in an agent based modelling framework for water distribution system contamination response

Author: Leonid Kadinski, M.Sc – Israel Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering

Moderator: Regan Murray – US EPA

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

3:45 PM – 4:01 PM EST

Field Evaluation of Phosphorus Removal in Stormwater Filtration Systems—What is the Data Really Telling Us?

Author: Jeremiah Lehman, P.E., M.ASCE – Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC

Moderator: Shirley E. Clark, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Penn State Harrisburg

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

4:01 PM – 4:15 PM EST

Soil Compaction, Infiltration, and Improvements in Stormwater Modeling: A Case Study in Middletown, PA

Author: Ben Clemmer – Penn State Harrisburg

Moderator: Shirley E. Clark, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Penn State Harrisburg

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

4:15 PM – 4:29 PM EST

Flash Flood Susceptibility in the Delaware River Region

Author: David Brandes, A.M.ASCE – Lafayette College

Author: Rachel Hurley – Lafayette College

Author: Aidy Ung – Lafayette College

Author: Jeffrey Liebner, PhD – Lafayette College

Moderator: Shirley E. Clark, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Penn State Harrisburg

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

4:29 PM – 4:40 PM EST

Monitoring and characterization of streamflow response to storms in urbanizing semi-arid rangeland and urban watersheds in the Denver, Colorado, USA area

Author: Stacy Wilson – Colorado State University

Moderator: Shirley E. Clark, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Penn State Harrisburg

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST

EWRI Happy Hour

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST

Nearmap Live Demo

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST

Chinese American Water Resource Association

11:00 AM – 11:06 AM EST

EWRI Channels Commercial

11:06 AM – 11:21 AM EST

Use of Composite Material for Sector Gates and Vertical Lift Gates

Author: David M. Weston, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Hydraulics and Waterways

11:21 AM – 11:33 AM EST

Recent findings regarding effects of trees on levee reliability

Author: Fletcher D. Shields, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – cbec eco-engineering

Moderator: David M. Weston, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Hydraulics and Waterways

11:33 AM – 11:46 AM EST

Retrospective Analysis of US Hydraulic Bridge Collapse Sites to Assess HYRISK Performance

Author: Fahmidah U. Ashraf, Aff.M.ASCE – Bradley University

Moderator: David M. Weston, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Hydraulics and Waterways

11:46 AM – 11:58 AM EST

Creating of a National Inventory of Low-head Dams

Author: Rollin H. Hotchkiss, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE – Brigham Young University

Moderator: David M. Weston, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Hydraulics and Waterways

11:00 AM – 11:06 AM EST

EWRI Channels Commercial

11:06 AM – 11:21 AM EST

Hydrologic Engineering Center's Development to Operations Software Modernization

Author: Christopher N. Dunn, P.E., M.ASCE, D.WRE – USACE Hydrologic Engineering Center

Moderator: Sierra N. Young, PhD, A.M.ASCE – NC State University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

11:21 AM – 11:34 AM EST

The Urban Flooding Open Knowledge Network (UF-OKN): Delivering Flood Information to AnyOne, AnyTime, AnyWhere

Author: Siddharth Saksena, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Virginia Tech

Moderator: Sierra N. Young, PhD, A.M.ASCE – NC State University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

11:34 AM – 11:45 AM EST

Introduction of Network Analysis Technique to Environmental Engineering

Author: Hiroko Hort – GSI Environmental Inc

Moderator: Sierra N. Young, PhD, A.M.ASCE – NC State University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

11:45 AM – 11:57 AM EST

Collaborative Aerial and Surface Vehicles for Water Quality Sensing in Aquatic Environments

Author: Sierra N. Young, PhD, A.M.ASCE – NC State University

Author: Edwin R. Smith – North Carolina State University

Emerging and Innovative Technologies

11:00 AM – 11:06 AM EST

EWRI Channels Commercial

11:06 AM – 11:19 AM EST

Model-based upscaling of the IoT based smart rain barrel – An integrated analysis of the urban water cycle

Author: Martin Oberascher – University of Innsbruck /Unit of Environmental Engineering

Author: Robert Sitzenfrei, PhD – University of Innsbruck / Unit of Environmental Engineering

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Irrigation and Drainage

11:19 AM – 11:34 AM EST

Configuration of Pond-In-Pond Wastewater Treatment System

Author: Kushal Adhikari, S.M.ASCE – Texas Tech University

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Co-Author: Clifford Fedler, PhD, PE, BCEE, F.ASABE – Texas Tech University

Reclaimed Water for Irrigation Symposium

11:34 AM – 11:47 AM EST

Calculator for Agricultural Water Use Fractions in California

Author: Lee Johnson, MA – CSU Monterey Bay

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Irrigation and Drainage

11:47 AM – 11:58 AM EST

An Agent-Based Model of Water Reuse Adoption by Farmers

Author: Farshid Shoushtarian, PhD student – University of Maryland

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Reclaimed Water for Irrigation Symposium

11:00 AM – 11:17 AM EST

Re-Imagining a Resilient Future in the Most Populated County in the Nation,Stormwater and Watershed Management – From Vision to Reality

Author: Michael Drennan, P.E., M.ASCE – WSP

Author: TJ Moon, PE – Los Angeles County Department of Public Works

Moderator: David Sample – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Author: Matthew Moore – WSP

Stormwater Symposium

11:34 AM – 11:44 AM EST

Assessment of SMP Performance under Future Climate Change

Author: Morgan Flynn – Temple Unversity

Author: Robert J. Ryan, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – Temple University

Moderator: David Sample – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Stormwater Symposium

11:44 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Towards a new paradigm in urban stormwater management: Synthesizing stormwater control assemblages in 23 United States cities

Author: Benjamin Choat, E.I., S.M.ASCE – Colorado State University

Moderator: David Sample – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Stormwater Symposium

11:17 PM – 11:34 AM EST

Urban Land Use Impacts on Stormwater Runoff

Author: Ian Simpson, Graduate Research Assistant – Ohio State University

Moderator: David Sample – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Stormwater Symposium

11:00 AM – 11:06 AM EST

EWRI Channels Commercial

11:06 AM – 11:22 AM EST

Employing Transient Wall Shear Stress for Biofilm Separation in Water Distribution Systems

Author: Mohamad Zeidan, Phd – Technion

Moderator: Yves Filion, PhD, P.Eng., ing., D.WRE – Queen's University

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

11:22 AM – 11:35 AM EST

Application of Supervised Machine Learning Techniques to Detect Leakage in a Water Distribution Testbed Using Accelerometers, Hydrophones, and Pressure Transducers

Author: Mohsen Aghashahi, Ph.D., M.ASCE – Texas A&M University

Author: Lina Sela, Ph.D., M., ASCE. – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

11:35 AM – 11:50 AM EST

Transient Model-based Sensor Placement for Burst Identification under Uncertainties in Water Distribution Networks

Author: Lu Xing, S.M.ASCE – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Author: Lina Sela, Ph.D., M., ASCE. – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: Yves Filion, PhD, P.Eng., ing., D.WRE – Queen's University

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

11:50 AM – 12:02 PM EST

Inducing Transient Waves Interferences for Imitating Pressure Signature in Water Distribution Systems

Author: Mohamad Zeidan, Phd – Technion

Moderator: Yves Filion, PhD, P.Eng., ing., D.WRE – Queen's University

Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium

11:00 AM – 11:06 AM EST

EWRI Channels Commercial

11:06 AM – 11:15 AM EST

An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Using Smart Water Meters to Assess the Economic Impact of Dynamic Pricing

Author: Cade Karrenberg – North Carolina State University

Moderator: Emily Z. Berglund, M.ASCE – North Carolina State University

Water Resource Planning & Management

11:15 AM – 11:28 AM EST

Developing a Generic Agent-Based Model Platform for Water Resources Planning and Management

Author: Xinchen Hu – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Moderator: Emily Z. Berglund, M.ASCE – North Carolina State University

Water Resource Planning & Management

11:28 AM – 11:43 AM EST

A decision support system to mitigate the adverse impact of flooding on electricity utility poles

Author: Michael Violante – San Diego State University

Author: Hassan Tavakol – San Diego State University

Moderator: Emily Z. Berglund, M.ASCE – North Carolina State University

Water Resource Planning & Management

11:43 AM – 11:56 AM EST

Testing A Smart Water Grid for Micro-trading Rainwater by Coupling Agent-based Modeling and Hydraulic Simulation

Author: Elizabeth Ramsey, MS – North Carolina State University

Author: Jorge E. Pesantez, S.M.ASCE – North Carolina State University

Author: Mohammad Ali Khaksar Fasaee, n/a – North Carolina State University

Author: Morgan DiCarlo, S.M.ASCE – North Carolina State University

Author: Emily Z. Berglund, M.ASCE – North Carolina State University

Water Resource Planning & Management

11:00 AM – 11:06 AM EST

EWRI Channels Commercial

11:06 AM – 11:19 AM EST

Effects of Input Variables Selection on Accuracy of Watershed-scale Precipitation Downscaling by Means of Convolutional Neural Network

Author: Takeyoshi Nagasato – Kumamoto University

Author: Kei Ishida, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – Kumamoto University

Author: Kazuki Yokoo – Kumamoto University

Moderator: Ali Ercan – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: Masato Kiyama – Kumamoto University

Co-Author: Motoki Amagasaki – Kumamoto University

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

11:19 AM – 11:29 AM EST

Quantitative Adaptation Analysis for Long-term Coastal Adaptation and Emergency Response

Author: Jeff Yang, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE. – U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development

Moderator: Ali Ercan – University of California, Davis

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

11:29 AM – 11:44 AM EST

Investigation of Learning Process of Deep Learning Method for Rainfall-Runoff Modeling

Author: Kazuki Yokoo – Kumamoto University

Author: Kei Ishida, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – Kumamoto University

Author: Takeyoshi Nagasato – Kumamoto University

Moderator: Ali Ercan – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: Masato Kiyama – Kumamoto University

Co-Author: Motoki Amagasaki – Kumamoto University

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

11:44 AM – 11:56 AM EST

Assessing the Performance of a Novel Quantile Mapping Bias Correction Method that Preserves Changes in the Moments of Climate Variables from Raw GCM

Author: Fernando Gonzalez-Leiva – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Author: Jorge Gironas, PhD – Universidad Catolica De Chile

Author: Cristian Chadwick, PhD – Universidad de Chile

Moderator: Ali Ercan – University of California, Davis

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

11:00 AM – 11:06 AM EST

EWRI Channels Commercial

11:06 AM – 11:21 AM EST

Toward a more robust and accurate SWMM 5.1 hydraulic representation of urban water systems

Author: Robson Leo Pachaly – Auburn University

Author: Jose G. Vasconcelos, PhD, M.ASCE – Auburn University

Author: Daniel G. Allasia – Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Moderator: Kaitlin Vacca, PhD, PE, LEED AP – OptiRTC

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

11:21 AM – 11:34 AM EST

Management of Erosion and Sediment Carryover at a Large Construction Site

Author: Cagri K. Turan, PhD, PE, M.ASCE – Bechtel

Moderator: Kaitlin Vacca, PhD, PE, LEED AP – OptiRTC

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

11:34 AM – 11:50 AM EST

The Effect of an Economic Lockdown on Water Quality of Streams within Developed Watersheds

Author: Lesmes Alejandro Mora Jerez, MA, MS, S.M.ASCE – Villanova University

Author: Virginia Smith, PhD – Villanova University

Author: Stanley Kemp, PhD – University of Baltimore

Author: Andrea Welker, PhD, PE, ENV SP, F.ASCE – Villanova University

Moderator: Kaitlin Vacca, PhD, PE, LEED AP – OptiRTC

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EST

Keynote Session

Keynote Speaker: Adel AbouJaoudé, Ph.D., EUR ING, D.WRE, M.ASCE – Jacobs

1:45 PM – 1:59 PM EST

Stream Depletion Due to Cyclical Pumping

Author: Roseanna M. Neupauer, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – University of Colorado

Moderator: Paul Mathisen – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Groundwater Symposium

1:59 PM – 2:13 PM EST

Investigating groundwater dynamics, groundwater flooding, and levee underseepage in Greater New Orleans

Instructor: Frank T.-C Tsai, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – Louisiana State University

Author: Shuo Yang

Moderator: Paul Mathisen – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Groundwater Symposium

2:13 PM – 2:27 PM EST

Modeling of Infiltration and Unsaturated Flow under Cold Climate Conditions

Author: Xuefeng Chu, F.EWRI, A.M.ASCE – North Dakota State University

Moderator: Paul Mathisen – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Groundwater Symposium

2:27 PM – 2:42 PM EST

A regional-scale non-stationarity based framework in unsaturated zone flow modeling

Author: Mohammad Karamouz, PhD,P.E.,D.WRE – University of Tehran

Author: Hadi Meidani – University of Tehran

Author: Davood Mahmoodzadeh – University of Tehran

Moderator: Paul Mathisen – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Groundwater Symposium

1:45 PM – 1:58 PM EST

Scour Failure of Bendway Weirs and Rock Vanes: Flume Observations

Author: Robert Ettema, PhD, PE – Colorado State University

Author: Parker Maddock – Colorado State University

Author: Drew C. Baird, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – US Bureau of Reclamation (86-68540)

Author: Nathan J. Holste, M.S., P.E., M.ASCE – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu – Pennsylvania State University

Hydraulics and Waterways

1:58 PM – 2:11 PM EST

Coupling Hydro-Morphodynamic Numerical Modeling and Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing to Improve Bridge Scour Prediction

Author: Rebecca Hatley, MS – North Carolina State University

Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu – Pennsylvania State University

Moderator: Robert Ettema, PhD, PE – Colorado State University

Hydraulics and Waterways

2:11 PM – 2:26 PM EST

Three-dimensional scour modeling based on an immersed boundary method in OpenFOAM

Author: Yalan Song – Pennsylvania State University

Author: Xiaofeng Liu – Pennsylvania State University

Moderator: Robert Ettema, PhD, PE – Colorado State University

Hydraulics and Waterways

2:26 PM – 2:41 PM EST

Improvements to Pier Scour Estimation at Coastal Bridges using 2-D Hydrodynamic Modeling

Author: Craig M. Drennan, EIT – AECOM

Author: Yan Zhang, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – AECOM

Moderator: Robert Ettema, PhD, PE – Colorado State University

Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu – Pennsylvania State University

Hydraulics and Waterways

1:45 PM – 1:53 PM EST

Book Report - Book Introduction

Moderator: Venkata D. Gullapalli – Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation

Moderator: Srinivasarao Chitikela, PhD, PE, PEng, BCEE, M.ASCE – RC-WEE Solutions

Energy Conservation and Management in Water Industry

1:53 PM – 2:02 PM EST

Book Report - Chapter 1 - Present Policy on RETs

Author: Srinivasarao Chitikela, PhD, PE, PEng, BCEE, M.ASCE – RC-WEE Solutions

Author: Venkata D. Gullapalli – Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation

2:02 PM – 2:10 PM EST

Book Report - Chapter 2 - Renewables and Regulatory Requirements

Author: Srinivasarao Chitikela, PhD, PE, PEng, BCEE, M.ASCE – RC-WEE Solutions

Author: Venkata D. Gullapalli – Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation

2:10 PM – 2:14 PM EST

Book Report - Chapter 3 - Ethanol and Bio-Diesel Recovery from Bio-Feed Stocks

Author: Srinivasarao Chitikela, PhD, PE, PEng, BCEE, M.ASCE – RC-WEE Solutions

Author: William F. Ritter, PHD, PE, DWRE, FEWRI, FASCE – University of Delaware

2:14 PM – 2:17 PM EST

Book Report - Chapter 4 - Micro-Hydro Power Plants

Author: Venkata D. Gullapalli – Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation

Author: Tamin Younos

2:17 PM – 2:27 PM EST

Book Report - Chapter 5 - Biogas-to-Energy CHP Renewables

Author: Srinivasarao Chitikela, PhD, PE, PEng, BCEE, M.ASCE – RC-WEE Solutions

Author: Venkata D. Gullapalli – Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation

Author: William F. Ritter, PHD, PE, DWRE, FEWRI, FASCE – University of Delaware

2:27 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Book Report - Chapter 6 - Fuel-Cell Renewable Technologies

Author: Bhuvan Vemuri, SMASCE – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Geographic suitability analysis of non-potable reclaimed water use in the United States

Author: Allisa G. Hastie, S.M.ASCE – University of Illinois at Urba

Moderator: Kelly T. Sanders, PhD – University of Southern California

Sustainability

2:00 PM – 2:11 PM EST

Life Cycle Assessment for Water Distribution System Decontamination Procedures: Fire Hydrants and Flushing Pond

Author: Darud E Sheefa – Michigan Technological University

Moderator: Kelly T. Sanders, PhD – University of Southern California

Sustainability

2:11 PM – 2:19 PM EST

Assessing the relationship between the growth of population and crop area with depletion of groundwater in Lower Bari Doab Canal

Author: Sajjad Ahmad, PhD, P.E., M.ASCE – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Author: Binita Shrestha, MSc – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Moderator: Kelly T. Sanders, PhD – University of Southern California

Sustainability

2:19 PM – 2:33 PM EST

How to Perform Life Cycle Assessment for Water Distribution Networks with Partly Unavailable Data

Author: Mohsen Hajibabaei, MSc – University of Innsbruck / Unit of Environmental Engineering

Moderator: Kelly T. Sanders, PhD – University of Southern California

Sustainability

2:33 PM – 2:46 PM EST

Operational environmental impacts of U.S. water and wastewater utilities

Author: Diana M. Byrne, PhD,A.M.ASCE – University of Kentucky

Author: Chloe Darnell

Author: Christopher Chini, PhD, EIT – Air Force Institute of Technology

Moderator: Kelly T. Sanders, PhD – University of Southern California

Sustainability

1:45 PM – 1:59 PM EST

Equity in Designing a Summer International Research Experience: Recruitment and Partnerships for a Graduate Field School in El Salvador

Author: John S. Gierke, P.E., M.ASCE – Michigan Technological University

Moderator: Jianpeng Zhou, PhD, P.E., F.EWRI – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

International Environmental and Water Resource Issues

1:59 PM – 2:24 PM EST

Advancement of Iraqi University Education

Author: Rafid M. Alkhaddar, PhD – Liverpool John Moores University

Moderator: Jianpeng Zhou, PhD, P.E., F.EWRI – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

International Environmental and Water Resource Issues

2:24 PM – 2:41 PM EST

Developing International Research Collaboration through Fulbright Program

Author: Jianpeng Zhou, PhD, P.E., F.EWRI – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

International Environmental and Water Resource Issues

1:45 PM – 1:59 PM EST

Adapting SWMM hydraulic features for a conservative finite-volume method

Author: Sazzad Sharior – University of Texas at Austin

Co-Author: Ben R. Hodges – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, Ph.D. – SCCWRP

National Center for Infrastructure Modeling and Management (NCIMM)

1:59 PM – 2:09 PM EST

FLibSWMM - The Fortran Interface to Run Large-scale Simulations with the Storm Water Management Model

Author: Gerardo A. Riano Briceno – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Author: Ben R. Hodges – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Author: Eric Jenkins – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, Ph.D. – SCCWRP

National Center for Infrastructure Modeling and Management (NCIMM)

2:09 PM – 2:23 PM EST

A Topological Approach to Partitioning Urban Water Networks for Efficient Parallel Computing

Author: Edward D. Tiernan, S.M.ASCE – University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, Ph.D. – SCCWRP

National Center for Infrastructure Modeling and Management (NCIMM)

2:23 PM – 2:37 PM EST

Accelerating the Method of Characteristics for Transient Flow Modeling with Parallel Computing

Author: Gerardo A. Riano Briceno – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Author: Lina Sela, Ph.D., M., ASCE. – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Author: Ben R. Hodges – Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Moderator: Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, Ph.D. – SCCWRP

National Center for Infrastructure Modeling and Management (NCIMM)

2:37 PM – 2:44 PM EST

Extending SWMM’s water quality toolbox

Author: Brooke E. Mason, MS – University of Michigan

Moderator: Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, Ph.D. – SCCWRP

Stormwater Symposium

1:45 PM – 2:01 PM EST

Evaluating the consistency of inferred multi-actor vulnerabilities to agricultural water shortages through the use of rival framings

Author: Antonia Hadjimichael, Aff.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Water Resource Planning & Management

2:01 PM – 2:15 PM EST

An efficient simulation-optimization approach for water quality management under uncertainty

Author: Qianqian Zhang, S.M.ASCE – McMaster University

Author: Zhong Li, PhD – McMaster University

Moderator: Antonia Hadjimichael, Aff.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Water Resource Planning & Management

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Financial implications of water supply infrastructure development under demand growth uncertainty

Author: David Gorelick, MS – UNC Chapel Hill

Author: David Gold, M.Eng S.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Moderator: Antonia Hadjimichael, Aff.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Water Resource Planning & Management

2:30 PM – 2:41 PM EST

Effect of Urban Growth on Flood Risk and Community Resilience

Author: Mona Hemmati, PhD,S.M.ASCE – Colorado State University

Moderator: Antonia Hadjimichael, Aff.M.ASCE – Cornell University

Water Resource Planning & Management

1:45 PM – 1:56 PM EST

Impacts of Climate Change on Hydroclimatic Conditions of U.S. National Forests and Grasslands

Author: Hadi Heidari, PhD – Colorado State University

Moderator: Kei Ishida, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – Kumamoto University

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

1:56 PM – 2:11 PM EST

Comparison of CNN and GAN models for SST high resolution

Author: Tomoki Izumi, MS – Kumamoto University

Author: Motoki Amagasaki – Kumamoto University

Author: Kei Ishida, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – Kumamoto University

Author: Masato Kiyama – Kumamoto University

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

2:11 PM – 2:26 PM EST

Non-stationary regional frequency analysis for sites with trends in Maharashtra, India

Author: Chingka Kalai – Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Moderator: Kei Ishida, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – Kumamoto University

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

2:26 PM – 2:38 PM EST

Shifts in Hydroclimatology of U.S. Megaregions in Response to Climate Change

Author: Hadi Heidari, PhD – Colorado State University

Moderator: Kei Ishida, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE – Kumamoto University

Hydro-climate/Climate Change Symposium

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST

Civil Engineering Perspectives on F-E-W Nexus

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Landfill Leachate as a Source of Priority Substances to the Wastewaters of Istanbul

Author: Iclal R. Birtek, MS – Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI), ITU

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Emerging Contaminants

3:30 PM – 3:48 PM EST

Eco-hydrology and Hydraulics of Urban Watersheds – A Resilience Approach

Author: Kazi A. Tamaddun, Department of Environmental Sciences – University of Virginia

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

3:48 PM – 4:02 PM EST

Hot Shots of Roadway Salt - Balancing Environmental Protection with Winter Roadway Safety

Author: Stephen J. Druschel, Ph.D, P.E., F.ASCE – Minnesota State, Mankato

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Emerging Contaminants

4:02 PM – 4:12 PM EST

Particulate- and dissolved-phase polychlorinated biphenyls and heavy metals interactions in a stormwater bioretention cell

Author: Kristen M. Croft – University of Maryland

Moderator: Anastasia E. M. Chirnside – University of Delaware

Environmental Science and Engineering Research

3:15 PM – 3:27 PM EST

Quantifying Energy Storage at National Hydropower Reservoirs

Author: Carly Hansen, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE – ORNL

Moderator: Drew C. Baird, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – US Bureau of Reclamation (86-68540)

Moderator: Gaurav Savant, PHD, PE – USACE

Hydraulics and Waterways

3:27 PM – 3:42 PM EST

Theoretical stable hydraulic section in an erodible open channel

Author: Noriaki Ohara, Ph.D.,P.E. – University of Wyoming

Author: Katsu Yamatani – Meijo University

Moderator: Drew C. Baird, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – US Bureau of Reclamation (86-68540)

Moderator: Gaurav Savant, PHD, PE – USACE

Hydraulics and Waterways

3:42 PM – 3:57 PM EST

Sediment Matters

Author: Gaurav Savant, PHD, PE – USACE

Author: Cory Tabbert – USACE

Author: John Vest – USACE

Moderator: Drew C. Baird, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – US Bureau of Reclamation (86-68540)

Hydraulics and Waterways

3:57 PM – 4:10 PM EST

Changing Middle Rio Grande Channel Conditions Isleta to Rio Puerco

Author: Drew C. Baird, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – US Bureau of Reclamation (86-68540)

Author: Chun-Yao Yang – Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

Author: Kristin Laforge – Civil and Environmental Engineering

Author: