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  • Monday, May 19th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    2D Hydraulic Modeling Best Practices and Experiences for Various Applications - I
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu, PhD, PE – Pennsylvania State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Automatic Mesh Generation in 2D Hydraulic Modeling: What It Was, What It Is, And What Will Be In The Coming Years.
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Alan K. Zundel – Aquaveo, LLC
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Time for Large-Scale Modeling? SRH-2D Parallelization Techniques and Speedup Results
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Yong G. Lai – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
    Co-Author: Xiaofeng Liu, PhD, PE – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Benjamin Abban, Ph.D. – Bureau of Reclamation
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    2D Hydraulic Modeling Best Practices for Detailed Hydraulic Analyses
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Scott A. Hogan, P.E. – Federal Highway Administration
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Best Practices for 2D Hydraulics Modeling
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Xiaofeng Liu, PhD, PE – Pennsylvania State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    2D Hydraulic Modeling Best Practices and Experiences for Various Applications - II
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Yong G. Lai – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    A Discussion of Model Selection Based on Project Applications and Permitting: A Comparison of HEC-RAS 1D and SRH 2D
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Sarah Rife, PE – Parametrix
    Author: Arianna Frender – Parametrix
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    HEC-RAS 2D Modeling of the Roundaway Bayou-Quiver River Watershed in the Mississippi Delta using Re-Delineated Drainage Network Features
    Room: Room 2
    Co-Author: Kelli M. Greenwood, E.I.T. – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author (not attending): Asim Paudel – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author (not attending): Sugam Mahat – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author (not attending): Lucas Heintzman – USDA-ARS
    Co-Author: Eddy Langendoen – USDA-ARS
    Co-Author (not attending): Matt Moore – USDA-ARS
    Co-Author (not attending): Martin Locke – USDA-ARS
    Co-Author: Nick Z. Fang (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Insertion of 3D Structures into 2D Hydraulic Models to Represent Bridges and Culverts
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Alan Lemon – Aquaveo, LLC
    Co-Author: Alan K. Zundel – Aquaveo, LLC
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Using Climate Change Scenarios and Hydraulic Modeling to Study Bridge Scouring
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Dong-Sin Shih – Department of Civil Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Author: Yi-Hong Lin – Department of Civil Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao tung University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Impact of Climate Change on Fish Habitat Variables using Coupled HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS Model: A Case Study of Grand River and Chagrin River, Ohio
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Suresh Sharma, Ph.D., P.E., BC.WRE, F.EWRI, M.ASCE – Youngstown State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Case Studies of Real-world Applications Utilizing 2D Hydraulic Models - I
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Yovanni Catano, PhD, PE, BC.WRE,CFM, PMP – Black and Vetach
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Estimating Flood Hazard Parameters for Ice Impacted Streams
    Room: Room 2
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Enhancing Bridge Hydraulic Assessment through Integrated Bathymetric and Topographic Data: A Case Study of a Bridge on the Red River
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Daniel Iancu – University of North Dakota
    Co-Author: Vida Atashi – University of North Dakota
    Co-Author: Yeo Howe Lim – University of North Dakota
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Case Study: Evaluating Velocities and Shear Stresses Using HEC-RAS 2D Modeling
    Room: Room 2
    Co-Author: Emma N. Sutherland, PE – Drummond Carpenter, PLLC
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Unique Challenges and Potential Solutions for Surface Water Models in High Relief, Mountainous Catchments with Vulnerable Alpine Glaciers
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Bruce W. Boles – Department of Civil Engineering, Montana State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Kathryn Plymesser – Department of Civil Engineering, Montana State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Christine Foreman – Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    US 101 Elwha River Bridges – Case Study
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Casey Kramer, PE – Natural Waters, LLC
    Co-Author (not attending): Julie Heilman – WSDOT
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Case Studies of Real-world Applications Utilizing 2D Hydraulic Models - II
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Casey Kramer, PE – Natural Waters, LLC
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Villanova's Constructed Stormwater Wetland 2-D HEC-RAS Model: Using Villanova's Database to Analyze Seasonal Depth and Flow Patterns Over Time
    Room: Room 2
    Co-Author: Blake Cary – Villanova University
    Co-Author: Bridget Wadzuk – Villanova University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Flood Mitigation Strategies Using 2D Hydraulic Modeling and Terrain Modification in HEC-RAS
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Binita Shrestha, EIT, CFM – Waggoner Engineering Inc.
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Improving Hydraulic Modeling Through High-Resolution Mapping of River Habitat and Geomorphic Features with UAVs, Structure from Motion, and Machine Learning
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Alireza Farahmand – California State University Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Jacob Pike – University of California Santa Barbara
    Co-Author: Kiyomi Tateno – Chabot Community College
    Co-Author: Lily Buggs – California State University Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Michael Beland – California State University Los Angeles
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Modeling for Issaquah Creek Restoration in Lake Sammamish State Park
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Matt George, PE – Northwest Hydraulic Consultants
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Probabilistic Flood Analysis Made More Efficient with Automated Modeling Tools
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Jesse Piotrowski, PE, CFM – Mead & Hunt
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Computational Methods in Hydraulics - I
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Yonas Kinfu – Bechtel
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Large Eddy Simulation of the Ice-Water Boundary Layer
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Ali Tavakoli – Rutgers university
    Author: Ruo-Qian Wang – Rutgers University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Assessing Key Factors Affecting the Downward Dispersion of Oil Spill Combustion Byproducts During a Wellhead Blowout
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Jagadish Torlapati (he/him/his) – Rowan University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Design Challenges in a Trench Style Wet Well
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Adam Nielsen, PE – Jacobs Engineering
    Co-Author: Kevin Nielsen – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimizing Storage Reservoir Water Quality Through the Use of CFD Modeling
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Adam Nielsen, PE – Jacobs Engineering
    Co-Author: Kevin Nielsen – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Uncertainty Analysis of Bridge Pier Scour Depth
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Thomas Juen – Jacobs Engineering
    Co-Author: Aditya Tyagi, PhD, PE (he/him/his) – Jacobs Engineering
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Computational Methods in Hydraulics - II
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Ruo-Qian Wang – Rutgers University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    A Multi-model Approach to Evaluate Hybrid Coastal Features: A Resilience-based Assessment.
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Marco Garcia, BSCE, MBA, MSeng (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Felix L. Santiago-Collazo, Ph.D., P.E. – University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Brian P. Bledsoe, Ph.D., P.E. – University of Georgia
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Application of CFD Modeling to Design a Headworks Flow Distribution Structure
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Stephanie Mericka – CDM Smith
    Co-Author (not attending): Carrie Knatz – CDM Smith
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    From Desktop to Field: A Method for Hydraulic and Safety Evaluations at Low-Head Dams
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Matthew C. Howard, EIT – Wright Water Engineers, Inc.
    Co-Author (not attending): Andrew Earles, Ph.D., P.E., P.H., BC.WRE – Wright Water Engineers, Inc.
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Innovative Modifications of Open Channel Approach for Flow Measurement Using CFD Analysis
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Tony Melcher – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Co-Author: Ken Hansen – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Co-Author: Kevin Nielsen – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    A CFD Analysis to Evaluate Potential for Entrainment of Frazil Ice and Contaminants by an Intake in a River
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Shinjiro Miyawaki (he/him/his) – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Co-Author: Kevin Nielsen – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Computational Methods in Hydraulics - III
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Kevin Nielsen – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Three-Dimensional Modelling of Dam Breaching Using Flow-3D due to Spatial Overtopping Failure
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Alireza Mashreghi (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Ezzat Elalfy – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Erfan Goharian (he/him/his) – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: M. Hanif Chaudhry – University of South Carolina
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Methods for Developing Spillway Rating Curves Using 3D CFD with Automation and Optimization Tools
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Brian D. Fox, PE – Flow Science, Inc
    Co-Author: Bryan Heiner, PE – USDA - Agricultural Research Service
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evaluation of Energy Dissipating Structure Design Alternatives for a Reservoir Removal Project Using CFD.
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Daniel Morse, Ph.D. P.E. – Jacobs
    Author: Nidia Reyes Gil – Jacobs
    Co-Author: Kevin Nielsen – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Complementary Evaluation of Hydraulic, Air Entrainment, and Safety Considerations for a Complex Culvert Using Standard Design Methods and CFD.
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Daniel Morse, Ph.D. P.E. – Jacobs
    Author: Kevin Nielsen – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimizing Wastewater Treatment Disinfection Performance Using CFD Modeling
    Room: Room 2
    Author (not presenting): Carrie Knatz – CDM Smith
    Co-Author (not attending): Sudheer Reddy – CDM Smith
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Computational Methods in Hydraulics - IV
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Brian D. Barkdoll – Michigan Technological University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Flood Forecasting and Modeling
    Room: Room 5
    Moderator: Virginia Smith, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Villanova University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Flood Extent Mapping of the 2022 Sindh Flood: A Remote Sensing Analysis Using SAR, Optical Data, and Google Engine Platform
    Room: Room 5
    Co-Author: Sajjad Ahmad, PhD., P.E., F.ASCE, F.EWRI – University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Co-Author: Haroon Stephen, Ph.D (he/him/his) – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    From Theory to Application: Preparing Engineers for Real-World Implementations
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Iaya Kamber – Lipscomb University
    Co-Author (not attending): Jordan M. Wilson, Ph.D., P.E. – Lipscomb University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hydraulic Design Challenges for Downstream Fish Passage Modification at a High Head Dam
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Kurt Smithgall, PE – Bureau of Reclamation
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Updated Hydrologic Analysis of the Tennessee Valley with Regulatory Impact on Nuclear Plant Sites within the Tennessee Valley Authority
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Janelle Schlamp, PE – Barge Design Solutions, Inc.
    Author: Andrew Taylor, PE, F.ASME – Tennessee Valley Authority
    Co-Author (not attending): Karen Carboni, PE – Tennessee Valley Authority
    Co-Author (not attending): Penny Selman, PE – Tennessee Valley Authority
    Co-Author (not attending): Dennis Lundy – Dennis Lundy
    Co-Author (not attending): Don Lewis – Tennessee Valley Authority
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Predicting Carp Egg Transport based on HDF outputs from HEC-RAS 2D
    Room: Room 2
    Author: David Admiraal – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Co-Author (not attending): Saurav Karki – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Co-Author: Richard L. Wood, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Co-Author (not attending): Mark Pegg
    Co-Author (not attending): Jonathan Spurgeon – U.S. Geological Society—Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; and School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    The Iowa Flood Center – Reflections on 15 Years of Applied Flood Research
    Room: Room 5
    Co-Author: Larry J. Weber, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE – Hydroscience and Engineering LLC
    Author: Nathan Young, Ph.D., P.E. – IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    The Applicability of the Extended 1D Unsteady Friction Model to Water Hammer Scenarios in Pipes within Water Distribution Systems
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Chengcheng Yin – The University of Adelaide
    Co-Author: Martin Lambert – The University of Adelaide
    Co-Author: Wei Zeng – The University of Adelaide
    Co-Author: Benjamin Cazzolato – The University of Adelaide
    Co-Author: Byron Guerrero – Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Watershed Flood Forecasting with Distributed Hydrological Model: Challenges and Progresses
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Yangbo Chen – Sun Yat-sen University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Assessing the Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Urban Flooding and Infrastructure Resilience: A Focus on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Adeniyi O. Ajimo – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Yi Liu, N/A, D.Eng. – Morgan State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model in Sabine Lake and its Interconnected Waterbodies
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Qin Qian (she/her/hers) – Lamar University
    Co-Author (not attending): Yuyi Pei – Lamar University
    Co-Author (not attending): Xianchang Li – Lamar University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Coastal Hydraulics and Sediment Dynamics
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Alejandro Tenorio – Pennsylvania State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Experimental Fluid and Sediment Transport
    Room: Room 5
    Moderator: Chien-Yung Tseng – Colorado State University
    Moderator: Roberto Fernandez, PhD – Pennsylvania State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Effects of Chronic and Acute Stressors on Hydro-Morphodynamics Processes in a Rapidly Changing Coastal Inlet System: A Case Study at the Rachel Carson Reserve, North Carolina
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Swarna Chowdhury (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Celso Castro Bolinaga (he/him/his) – Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, NCSU
    Co-Author (not attending): Evelynn Wilcox – Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, NC State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Grace Massey – Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, USA
    Co-Author (not attending): Paula Gillikin – N.C. Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve, Division of Coastal Management, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, USA
    Co-Author (not attending): Justin Ridge – N.C. Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve, Division of Coastal Management, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, USA
    Co-Author (not attending): Nina Stark – Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of Florida
    Co-Author (not attending): Steven Hall – North Carolina State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sediment Transport in Fluvial Systems: A Novel Method to Quantify Lateral Bedload Transport Induced by an Engineering Vane Array
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Chien-Yung Tseng – Colorado State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Jiyong Lee – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author (not attending): Michele Guala – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author (not attending): Mirko Musa – Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Quantitative Description of Dune Scales and their Longitudinal Variation in the Lower Missouri River using Single Beam Sonar Data
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Matthew Free – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Co-Author: Micah A. Wyssmann – University of Missouri - Kansas City
    Co-Author: Michael Mansfield – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Co-Author: John Shelley – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Understanding the Implications of Hydrodynamics Changes Around Oyster Aquaculture Sites for the Prediction of Fecal Coliform Transport: A Case Study for Ward Creek, North Carolina
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Sam Holberg – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Swarna Chowdhury (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Celso Castro Bolinaga (he/him/his) – Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, NCSU
    Co-Author (not attending): Steven Hall – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Sierra Young (she/her/hers) – Utah State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Natalie Nelson – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author (not attending): John-Paul Ore – North Carolina State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Eden Landing Restoration, Alameda County, California
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Brian Bandy, P.E. – Arcadis
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sediment Stability Threshold in Concrete Channels
    Room: Room 5
    Co-Author: Kyle Dushane, P.E. – PCWA
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Optimization of Baffle Spacing in a Space-Efficient Energy Dissipation Structure
    Room: Room 5
    Author: David Admiraal – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Co-Author (not attending): Kiarash Shirmahi (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sediment Dynamics in the Brazos and Colorado Rivers: Insights from Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Nabila Khandaker – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Trevor Stull – Plummer
    Co-Author: Habib Ahmari – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    The Modeled Effects of Pile Dikes on Velocity and Shear Stress Along the Shoreline of the Columbia River
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Sarah Rife, PE – Parametrix
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hydraulics & Waterways Council Awards / Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Award & Lecture
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Panayiotis (Panos) Diplas, Ph.D., F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Lehigh University
    Moderator: Fabian Alejandro Bombardelli, PhD – University of California, Davis
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Award & Lecture
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Yong G. Lai – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hydraulics & Waterways Council Awards
    Room: Room 2
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Development and Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) Techniques in Hydraulics Modeling - I
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Haochen Li – University of Tennessee
    Moderator: Yonas Kinfu – Bechtel
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Levee and Dam Breach Modeling
    Room: Room 5
    Moderator: Andy McCoy, PhD, PE – HDR
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Accelerating Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations with Physics-Informed Neural Networks
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Abbas Sharifi (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Sumit R. Zanje (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Pratik Mahyawansi – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Dam Breach Assessment for Water Reservoirs – DeKalb County, GA
    Room: Room 5
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Developing Fragility Curves for Overtopping-Caused Dam Breaching
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Ege C. Kurter – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Ayman Mokhtar – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: M. Hanif Chaudhry – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Jasim Imran – University of South Carolina
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Inverse Source Tracking in Pipe Networks with Automatic Differentiation
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Ahmed Abdelmeguid – University of Tennessee
    Author: Haochen Li – University of Tennessee
    Author: Qiang He – University of Tennessee
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evaluation of Scaling Effects in Levee and Dam Breach Simulations Using Simplified and Advanced Models
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Yavuz Ozeren, Ph.D. P.E. – NCCHE, The University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Emre Dumlu, MSc. – University of Mississippi/ National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Predicting Dam-Break Discharges in Anura3D using Artificial Neural Networks
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Emre Dumlu, MSc. – University of Mississippi/ National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering
    Co-Author: Yavuz Ozeren, Ph.D. P.E. – NCCHE, The University of Mississippi
    Co-Author (not attending): Hakan Yasarer, Ph.D. – University of Mississippi
    Co-Author (not attending): Ahmed Al-Ostaz, Ph.D. – University of Mississippi
    Co-Author (not attending): Mohammad Al-Hamdan – The University of Mississippi
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Understanding the Deep Learning-based PDE Solver
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Ruo-Qian Wang – Rutgers University
    Co-Author: Ali Tavakoli – Rutgers university
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Prediction of Dam Breach Characteristics Using Multivariate Regression Analysis
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Mohamed R. Torkomany (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Ezzat Elalfy – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Erfan Goharian (he/him/his) – University of California, San Diego
    Co-Author: M. Hanif Chaudhry – University of South Carolina
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Revolutionizing Flood and CSO Management with Advanced Machine Learning Surrogate Models
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Siavash Hakim Elahi – Autodesk/Innovyze
    Co-Author: Sam Jamieson – Autodesk/Innovyze
    Co-Author: Samer Muhandes
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Development and Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) Techniques in Hydraulics Modeling - II
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu, PhD, PE – Pennsylvania State University
    Moderator: Roberto Fernandez, PhD – Pennsylvania State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Recent Developments/Advancements in 2D Hydraulic Modeling Applications
    Room: Room 5
    Moderator: Yan Zhang – AECOM
    Moderator: Yonas Kinfu – Bechtel
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Modeling of Pressurized/Mixed Channel Flows with a 2D Depth-Averaged Approach
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Yong G. Lai – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Physics Informed Neural Networks for Levee Breach Flows
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Shivakumar Balachandran – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Ezzat Elalfy – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Jasim Imran – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: M. Hanif Chaudhry – University of South Carolina
    Co-Author: Erfan Goharian (he/him/his) – University of California, San Diego
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Decoding Streamflow Patterns and Seasonal Timing with Data-Driven Techniques
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Yu-Ju Hung – National Taiwan University
    Co-Author (not attending): Gene Jiing-Yun You – National Taiwan University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Introducing HEC-RAS 2025: Improved Work Flow and New Capabilities of the HEC-RAS Rewrite
    Room: Room 5
    Co-Author: Kristy Riley – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Author: Alex Kennedy – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Co-Author: Alex Sanchez – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Co-Author (not attending): Mark Jensen – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Co-Author (not attending): Zach Morris – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Co-Author (not attending): Stanford Gibson – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Co-Author (not attending): Cameron Ackerman – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Co-Author: Eric Tichansky – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Improving Space-Time Image Velocimetry Accuracy with Deep Learning: Integrating Synthetic and Real-World Data
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Alejandro Tenorio – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Roberto Fernandez, PhD – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Frank L. Engel, PhD – U.S. Geological Survey
    Co-Author: Xiaofeng Liu, PhD, PE – Pennsylvania State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Porosity and Flow Drag in HEC-RAS
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Alex Sanchez – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Co-Author (not attending): Mark Jensen – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Co-Author (not attending): Anton Rotter-Sieren – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Co-Author: Kristy Riley – Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Matching the Vegetation Component of Flow Resistance in SRH-2D with a Porous Media Model in OpenFOAM
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Hubert Ley – Argonne National Laboratory
    Co-Author (not attending): Steven A. Lottes, Ph.D. – Argonne National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Marta Sitek – Argonne National Laboratory
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Real-Time Flood Simulation using Physics-Informed Operator Learning: A Novel Approach for Efficient and Accurate Predictions.
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Muhyminul Islam – University of Tennessee
    Author: Mohamed Shatarah – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Co-Author: Haochen Li – University of Tennessee
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Real-time High-fidelity Reconstruction of CSTR Dynamics with Sparsed Sensor Data.
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Mohamed Shatarah – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Co-Author (not attending): Kai Liu – University of Tennessee
    Co-Author: Haochen Li – University of Tennessee
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sediment Transport Modeling - I
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Roberto Fernandez, PhD – Pennsylvania State University
    Moderator: Yan Zhang – AECOM
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sediment Transport Modeling - II
    Room: Room 2
    Moderator: Yonas Kinfu – Bechtel
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Two-phase Flows in Urban Water Systems
    Room: Room 5
    Moderator: Jose Goes Vasconcelos – Auburn University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Multi-faceted Approach to Assess Reservoir Sedimentation on Sub-annual Scales
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Carly Hansen – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Antonia Chu – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Jiyong Lee – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Huilin Gao – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Anshul Yadav – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: Chi-Hsiang Huang – Texas A&M University
    Co-Author: John Zhu – Texas Water Development Board
    Co-Author (not attending): Soumendra Bhanja – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Unsteady Friction Approaches Applied to Mixed Flow Modeling
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Stephanie Iris Graciano Pinto – University of Brasilia
    Co-Author: Jose Goes Vasconcelos – Auburn University
    Co-Author: Alexandre Kepler Soares – University of Brasilia
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Overcoming Space-limiting Constraints on Deep Tunnel Projects by Utilizing Non-Traditional, On-Tunnel Structures to Achieve Acceptable Hydraulic Performance
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Tony Loeser, P.E. – IIHR - Hydroscience and Engineering
    Co-Author: Troy Lyons – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Edward Cronin – Brown and Caldwell, Inc.
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sediment Flushing Operation Effects on Downstream Fish Community Composition
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Jian-Ping Suen – National Cheng Kung University
    Co-Author: Jung-Chi Yang – Seventh River Management Branch, WRA, TAIWAN
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Advancing Suspended Sediment Transport Models: A Multivariate Lagrangian Stochastic Process
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Christina W. Tsai – National Taiwan University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hydraulic Design and Physical Model Testing of Non-Traditional On-Tunnel Structures for Deaeration, Energy Dissipation, and Tunnel Gradient Changes
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Tony Loeser, P.E. – IIHR - Hydroscience and Engineering
    Co-Author: Troy Lyons – University of Iowa
    Co-Author: Dave Schechinger – Veenstra & Kimm, Inc.
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Methodology for Representing Water Priming in Complex Pipe Network Topologies
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Vitor G. Geller (he/him/his) – Auburn University
    Co-Author: Jose Goes Vasconcelos – Auburn University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Turbulence Energy Balance for Suspended Sediment Transport at the Waco Gauge Brazos River Segment from a Mechanistic Formulation of Vertex Rings
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Ranjan S. Muttiah – City of Fort Worth
    Co-Author (not attending): Peter Allen – Baylor Geology
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Real-Time Air-Water Volume Fraction Prediction Using Deep Learning and High-Speed Imaging
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Abbas Sharifi (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Sumit R. Zanje (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Pratik Mahyawansi – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Victor Petrov – University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:45 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Urban Flood Simulation
    Room: Room 5
    Moderator: Andy McCoy, PhD, PE – HDR
    Moderator: Yan Zhang – AECOM
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Analysis and Modeling of Self-Rescue Possibilities for Pedestrians in the Aftermath of Destabilization during a Flood Event
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Xin Guo – Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture,
    Co-Author: Wenhai Wang, PhD – Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
    Co-Author: Xing Fang, PhD – Auburn University
    Co-Author: Yongwei Gong, PhD – Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
    Co-Author: Junqi Li, PhD – Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
    Co-Author: Mengying Wang – Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
    Co-Author: Xiaojing Li – Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture,
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Numerical Study of Sediment Transport with Flow Hydrographs of Varying Length in a Laboratory Flume
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Yaoxin Zhang – National Center for Computational Hydro-science and Enegineerig, University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Daniel Wren – USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Labortatory (Oxford)
    Co-Author: Mohammad Al-Hamdan – The University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Xiaobo Chao – The University of Mississippi
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    An Ensemble-Based Approach for Coastal Urban Flood Probability Mapping using a novel 1D/2D Coupled Model
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Daniel C. Lassiter – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Julianne Quinn (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Mario Morales-Hernández – University of Zaragoza
    Co-Author: Sudershan Gangrade – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Shih-Chieh Kao, Dr. – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Daniel B. Wright, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Effects of Plastic Particles on Riverbed Sediment Transport and Bedform Morphologies
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Roberto Fernandez, PhD – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author: Catherine Russell – Loughborough University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Deep Learning for Flood Modeling: Generalizing Across Terrain and Flood Event Variations
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Barak Fishbain – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Lana Khalifa – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Improved Soil Erodibility Quantification for the Jet Erosion Test
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Eddy Langendoen – USDA-ARS
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Automated Classification of Hysteresis Patterns in Watersheds Using Self-Organizing Maps
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Arlex Marin-Ramirez – University of Louisville
    Co-Author: David T. Mahoney, PhD – University of Louisville
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Green Infrastructure for Urban Flood Mitigation: A Modeling Study
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Kimberly Artita, PhD, PE, M.ASCE – CDM Smith
    Co-Author: Rajesh Rajan, PMP – CDM Smith
    Co-Author: Christopher M. Seigel, PE – Sci-Tek Consultants
    Co-Author (not attending): Connie Bird, AICP – Philadelphia Water Department
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Advanced Remote Sensing and Modeling Approaches for Estimating Reservoir Evaporation: A Case Study of Lake Texana, Texas
    Room: Room 2
    Author: Nabila Khandaker – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Kashfia Nazneen – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Azizur Rahman – University of Texas at Arlington
    Hydraulics & Waterways