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  • Monday, May 19th
    4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Innovations in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus
    Room: Room 4
    Moderator: Khalid K. Osman, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Monday, May 19th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hydrogen and Other Water-Intensive Energy Carriers in the Energy-Water Nexus
    Room: Room 4
    Author: Emily Grubert (she/her/hers) – University of Notre Dame
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Examining the Effects of Climate Change on Equity for Socially Disadvantaged Small Farmers in Four Midwestern States
    Room: Room 4
    Author: Ramanitharan Kandiah, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, PH, BC.WRE, ENV SP, F. EWRI, F. ASCE – Central State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Edison Perdomo, Ph.D. – Central State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Zephon McAndrew – Central State University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Assessment of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus under Diverse Socioeconomic and Climate Scenarios: The Upper Sakarya River Basin Case
    Room: Room 4
    Author: Zeynep Ozcan (she/her/hers) – University of California Davis
    Co-Author: Emre Alp – Middle East Technical University - Environmental Environmental Eng. Dept.
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evaluating Food, Energy, and Water Security in Rural Alaska to Strengthen Community Resiliency
    Room: Room 4
    Author: Somayeh Asadi – University of Virginia
    Author: Pheobe Graham – University of Virginia
    Co-Author: Majid Shafiee-Jood – University of Virginia
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Resilience in Sustainability - I
    Room: Room 6
    Moderator: Rich Juricich
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Infrastructure and Resiliency Assessment for a Climate Vulnerable Maine Island
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Nicholas Messina, P.E., M.ASCE – CMA Engineers, Inc.
    Co-Author: Liam Kalloch, P.E., A.M.ASCE – CMA Engineers, Inc.
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Mapping Multi-hazards in Coastal Cities Using Geospatial Techniques
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Subash Poudel – Jackson State University
    Co-Author: Sunil Bista – Jackson State University
    Co-Author: Rocky Talchabhadel – Jackson State University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Prediction of Landslides Risks to Improve Highway Safety Using TRIGRS Applications
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Samuel Fadipe – Morgan State University, Baltimore
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    System Dynamics to Develop a Sustainable and Climate Resilient Controlled-Environment Agricultural System
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Zarin Subah – University of Idaho
    Co-Author: Jae Ryu – University of Idaho
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Leveraging Data for Informed Decision-Making at a Regional Interdisciplinary Resiliency Center
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Thinesh Selvaratnam (he/him/his) – Lamar University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Resilience in Sustainability - II
    Room: Room 6
    Moderator: Paul P. Mathisen, Ph.D., P.E. (he/him/his) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evaluating the Climate Resiliency of Urban Trees to Mitigate Urban Heat Island in Southeastern Florida
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Lesmes A. M. Jerez, Ph.D. – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Leonard J. Scinto – FIU Institute of Environment
    Co-Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Harshin Kamal Asok (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Prince Mahmood – Florida International University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    NYC Water Quality Complaints: A DiD and CF Analysis from 2010 to 2024
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Ali Ahmad Sabri – STV inc
    Co-Author: Juneseok Lee – Manhattan University
    Co-Author: Jimena Gonzalez – MANHATTAN UNIVERSITY
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Individual and Community Resilience: An Analysis of End-user (Dis)trust Due to Water Infrastructure Service Failures
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Kyudong Kim – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Daniel Butcher – The University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Ana Lacau – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Michaela L. LaPatin – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Erica Ciszek – The University of Texas at Austin
    Author: Kasey Faust – University of Texas at Austin
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    ENVISION as an Educational Resource for Equipping Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Students to Implement Sustainable Practices
    Room: Room 6
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Procuring Envision-related Services for Sustainable Infrastructure Projects
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Jennifer Ninete, ENV SP – ISI
    Co-Author: Justin Waples – Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sustainability in a Changing Climate - I
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Krishna R R. Reddy, Ph.D., PE, ENV SP – University of Illinois Chicago
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Trends in the Leaf Growing Seasons of Urban Trees in Graz, Austria: A Remote-sensing Approach for Long Term Monitoring of Green Infrastructure
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Franziska S. Kudaya (she/her/hers) – Graz University of Technology
    Co-Author: Albert Wilhelm König – Institute of Urban Water Management and Landscape Water Engineering
    Co-Author: Daniela Fuchs-Hanusch – Graz University of Technology
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Heat Island Modeling and Field Measurements: A Case Study of three sites in Miami, Florida
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Harshin Kamal Asok (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD – Florida International University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Live Forecast Modeling for a More Resilient Utility
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Ryan F. Brown, PE – Atuodesk
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment for Predicting Water Consumption Impacts Amid Climate and Socio-Economic Changes
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Joshua Glass, P.E., ENV-SP (he/him/his) – University of Notre Dame
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sustainability in a Changing Climate - II
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Allisa Hastie – Stanford University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Advancing Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in the Water Sector: An Overview of Research from The Water Research Foundation
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Harry X. Zhang, Ph.D., P.E., F.EWRI – The Water Research Foundation
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Integrated Framework for Resilience and Sustainability: A Case Study of Environmental Remediation
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Krishna R R. Reddy, Ph.D., PE, ENV SP – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Banuchandra Nagaraja (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Jagadeesh Kumar Janga (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Assessing the Impact of Burn Severity on Vegetation: A Time Series Analysis of the Meadow Valley Wildfire
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Ibtihaj Ahmad (he/him/his) – University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Co-Author: Haroon Stephen, Ph.D (he/him/his) – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Co-Author: Sajjad Ahmad, PhD., P.E., F.ASCE, F.EWRI – University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Global Downstream Flood Risk Assessment Using Vision-Language Models and Multi-Source Environmental Data
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Aggrey Muhebwa – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Veda Sunkara – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Khalid K. Osman, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Human Dimension in Compound Extremes: Drought
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Ali Mehran – San Jose State University
    Co-Author: Alireza Farahmand – California State University Los Angeles
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Social Equity in Water and Environmental Infrastructure Systems - I
    Room: Room 6
    Moderator: Erik Christian Porse – University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Access Gap of Water-related Sanitation in California
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Erika Cassio Madrazo, PHD – University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
    Co-Author (not attending): Samuel Sandoval Solis – University of California, Davis
    Co-Author: Erik Christian Porse – University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Addressing Disproportionate Impacts of Hydroclimatic Extremes in Water-Rich Regions via Justice-Minded Research and Collaborative Adaptation Planning
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Emad Habib – University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evaluating Community Perspectives on Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Solutions through a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Approach
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Clara Y. Medina – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Samyukta Shrivatsa – Stanford University
    Co-Author (not attending): Mashal Awais – Bayou City Waterkeeper
    Co-Author (not attending): Elliott White Jr., PhD – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Khalid K. Osman, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Participatory Mapping Approaches Can Enhance Data Diversity and Procedural Equity in Flood Mitigation Planning
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Michelle Hummel, PhD – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Antwi Akom – Center for Vulnerable Populations, University of California, San Francisco; UCSF/SFSU Social Innovation and Universal Opportunity Lab; Digital Organizing Power Building and Engagement Labs; Streetwyze
    Co-Author: Tessa Cruz – UCSF/SFSU Social Innovation and Universal Opportunity Lab; Digital Organizing Power Building and Engagement Labs; Streetwyze
    Co-Author (not attending): Alauna Jaden Torres – Digital Organizing Power Building and Engagement Labs; Streetwyze
    Co-Author (not attending): Alyssa Chow – Digital Organizing Power Building and Engagement Labs; Streetwyze
    Co-Author (not attending): Analena Hope – UCSF/SFSU Social Innovation and Universal Opportunity Lab; Digital Organizing Power Building and Engagement Labs; Streetwyze
    Co-Author (not attending): Ayanna White – Education, Economics, Environmental, Climate and Health Organization
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Remote Sensing and Qualitative Understanding (RES-Q): A mixed-methods analysis of flooding impact on unsheltered populations
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Samyukta Shrivatsa – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Veda Sunkara – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Aggrey Muhebwa – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Khalid K. Osman, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:45 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Social Equity in Water and Environmental Infrastructure Systems - II
    Room: Room 6
    Moderator: Lily S. Baldwin (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Examining Non-billed Water Costs to Improve Water Affordability Assessments
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Allisa Hastie – Stanford University
    Co-Author (not attending): Sarah Fletcher – Stanford University
    Co-Author (not attending): Jenny Skerker – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Khalid K. Osman, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Humans as Sensors: Using Resident Observations to Assess Tap Water Quality in Frontline Communities
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Sinna Nick – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Allisa Hastie – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Khalid K. Osman, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Linking Residential Smart Water Data with Household Activities in the Context of Supportive Housing
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Hassaan Khan – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author: Zahra Heydari – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Co-Author (not attending): Christopher Larrison – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Characterize Water End Uses
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Emily Zechman Berglund, Ph.D. – Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Brent Vizanko – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Cade Karrenberg (they/them/theirs) – North Carolina State University
    Co-Author: Elias Zauscher (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Assessing the Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Vulnerable Communities in Baltimore: A CLASIC Tool Analysis Abstract
    Room: Room 6
    Author: Ajibola Ayanbeku – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Xin Zhou (she/her/hers) – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: James G. Hunter – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: DongHee Kang – Morgan State University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)