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  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Haloacetonitrile (HAN) Precursors in the Colorado River Watershed: Sources and Mitigation
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Erica Marti, PhD, EIT (she/her/hers) – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Co-Author: Amit Gajurel, PhD – Jacobs Engineering
    Co-Author (not attending): Eric Dickenson, PhD – Southern Nevada Water Authority
    Co-Author (not attending): David Reckhow, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Co-Author (not attending): George William Kajjumba, PhD – Southern Nevada Water Authority
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Bench-scale Test for the Removal of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using Prefilter and GAC Systems
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Damodar Poudyal – South Dakota Mines
    Co-Author: Kurt Chowanski – South Dakota Mines
    Co-Author: Daniel Owens – South Dakota Mines
    Co-Author: Heidi Sieverding – South Dakota Mines
    Co-Author: Lisa A. Kunza – South Dakota Mines
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Electrochemical Treatment of PFAS-contaminated Groundwater using Novel Titanium suboxide Thin Film Technology
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Sunith Varghese – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Heidi Sieverding – South Dakota Mines
    Co-Author (not attending): Kurt Chowanski – South Dakota Mines
    Co-Author: Lisa A. Kunza – South Dakota Mines
    Co-Author (not attending): Parthiba Karthikeyan Obulisamy – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Bharat Jasthi – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Co-Author (not attending): Ananth Kandadai – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Co-Author: Venkataramana Gadhamshetty – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Circular Economy for Climate Resilient Wastewater for Water Reclamation through PFAS Reduction
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Michael Cubas – CDM Smith
    Author (not presenting): Nona Jesmani – CDM Smith
    Co-Author (not attending): Ellie Tavasoli – CDM Smith
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Microplastic Transport and Deposition in Porous Media: Implications for Environmental Risk and Treatment
    Room: Room 5
    Author: Mithu Chanda – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Co-Author: Jejal Reddy Bathi – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Quantitative Study of Microplastics (MP) Aggregation and Settling Velocity with Varied Environmental Parameters and PFAS
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Ryan S. Dahmer (he/him/his) – University of Missouri - Kansas City
    Co-Author: Micah A. Wyssmann – University of Missouri - Kansas City
    Co-Author: Megan Hart, Ph.D. – University of Missouri - Kansas City
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Exploring the Impact of Hydraulic Shear Force on Biosolids Granulation with CFD Simulation
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Jie Zhang, PhD, PE – Carollo Engineers
    Co-Author (not attending): Tengge Zhang – Pennsylvania State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Meng Wang – Pennsylvania State University
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sustainable Lightweight Concrete: Evaluating the Use of E-Waste Plastic and Recycled Concrete Material
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Samuel Kimani – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: DongHee Kang – Morgan State University
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Ultrasonic Inactivation of Escherichia Coli with Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes: the Effect of Solution Chemistry
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Dong Chen, Ph.D., P.E. – Purdue University Fort Wayne
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    What is the Role of California Water Reclamation Facilities in Reducing PFAS in Water Reuse
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Michael Cubas – CDM Smith
    Author (not presenting): Nona Jesmani – CDM Smith
    Co-Author (not attending): Charles Schaefer – CDM Smith
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Characterizing Sustainability of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Systems using Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing: A Systematic Review
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Isaac Oluk (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author (not attending): Sophia I. Del Rey – University of Kentucky
    Co-Author (not attending): Mary E. Foltz, Ph.D., P.E. – Oklahoma State University
    Co-Author: Jaime Schussler, Ph.D., P.E. – School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Co-Author: Diana Byrne – University of Kentucky
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Nature-based Solutions for Wastewater Treatment in the Hilly Areas of Mwanza City of Tanzania
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Salim A. Lossindilo, S.M.ASCE (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
    Co-Author: Mitthan Lal Kansal (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
    Co-Author: Aditya Tyagi, PhD, PE (he/him/his) – Jacobs Engineering
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evaluation of Phytoremediation Activity of Vetiver Grass for Landfill Leachate Treatment
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Anika Mahzabin – Jackson State University
    Co-Author: Sadik Khan – Jackson State University
    Co-Author: Sorgog Kitano – Jackson State University
    Co-Author: Subrata Chandra Roy – Jackson State University
    Co-Author: M. Saiful Islam – Jackson State University
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Low-impact Wastewater Reclamation Using Energy-crop Poplar Trees
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Heidi L. Gough, PhD, PE, M.EWRI – University of Washington
    Co-Author (not attending): Abigail K. Kargol – University of Washington
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Combatting Microplastic Pollution using Nature-based Solution: The Role of Bioretention Cells
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Mithu Chanda – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Co-Author: Jejal Reddy Bathi – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    6:00 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evolutionary Trends and Development of Constructed Wetland Coupled Microbial Fuel Cell: A Decade of Development.
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Nicholas C. Miwornunyuie – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Gift Ugochukwu – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: James G. Hunter – Morgan State University
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water and Wastewater In Rural Alaska
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Daniel Nichols, PE, CCCA, M.ASCE – Kuna Engineering
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    The New Primary Clarifier Tanks Cover Replacement and Refurbishment of Primary Treatment Chemical Scrubbers to Mitigate Foul Air at Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in City of Los Angeles, California
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: K. Majid Sadeghi, Ph.D., P.E., BC.WRE – City of Los Angeles
    Author: Sheri Symons, P.E. – LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles
    Author: Shahrouzeh Saneie, Ph.D., P.E. – LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles
    Author: Nicole McIntosh, P.E. – LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles
    Author: Kenneth Pham, P.E. – LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles
    Author: Stephen Opot, Ph.D., P.E. – LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles
    Author: Joel Jimenez – LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles
    Author: Octavio Murillo – LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Hugo A. Loaiciga, Ph.D., P.E., B.C. WRE, P.H., F.EWRI – University of California and Consulting Hydrologist
    Co-Author: Ali Sharbat, PhD, PE – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Co-Author: Steve Gonzales – Murray Company
    Co-Author: Sean Trainor
    Co-Author: Gary Sutch
    Co-Author: Ron Kuehne
    Co-Author: Daniela Zayas – Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles
    Co-Author: Austin Milo – Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Applied Models for CFD Evaluation of Two-phase, Pre-aeration Flow with Mixers in a Wastewater Treatment Plant
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Yunji Choi – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Co-Author: Daniel Morse, Ph.D. P.E. – Jacobs
    Co-Author: Kevin Nielsen – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Buckland, Alaska; Arctic Wastewater Case Study
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Daniel Nichols, PE, CCCA, M.ASCE – Kuna Engineering
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Study on the Influence of Microorganisms on the Treatment Effect of Low-temperature Contact Oxidation for Iron and Manganese Removal Process
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Bin Li – CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HRDRPOWER RESEARCH
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    The Impact of Leaf Litter on the Performance of Catch Basin Inlets
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author (not presenting): Louis Poirier, PhD – National Research Council Canada
    Co-Author: Amanj Rahman – National Research Council Canada
    Co-Author (not attending): Bert van Duin – The City of Calgary
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    A Novel Pilot-scale Sequential Anaerobic-aerobic Biofilm Carrier-assisted Algal-bacterial Hybrid Reactor for Domestic Wastewater Treatment: Organic Matter and Nutrient removal, Metagenomics and Lipid Profile
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Debraj Bhattacharyya – Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
    Co-Author (not attending): Raj Kumar Oruganti – Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Respecting The Past but Changing “The Norm”: How Change Can Lead to Better Accuracy
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Andrew J. Czubai, II – Autodesk
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Comparative Analysis of LSTM-Based and Traditional Hydrological Models for River Discharge Prediction: a case study of the Upper Turtle River
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Adewale J. Ajao (he/him/his) – University of North Dakota
    Co-Author: Yeo Howe Lim – University of North Dakota
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hydrodynamic Modeling of Parameterized Circular Secondary Sedimentation Tanks Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Rapid Prototype Design
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author (not presenting): Kai Liu – University of Tennessee
    Co-Author: Haochen Li – University of Tennessee
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Stormwater Treatment Plug Flow Algal Photobioreactor Towers could be used to Fight Climate Change, Plastic Pollution and Harmful Algal Blooms in Florida
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Dillan Mohottige, P.E. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evaluation of Lake Water Quality Using Remote Sensing Technique and Trophic State Index
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Ayla Bilgin (she/her/hers) – Artvin Coruh University
    Co-Author: Ekrem Saralıoğlu – Artvin Coruh University
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Philadelphia’s Tidal Delaware River Receiving Water Models: Integrating Collection System Modeling, Wastewater Management, and Water Supply
    Room: Cook Hall
    Author: Eileen Althouse, PE, PMP – CDM Smith
    Co-Author (not attending): Kinman Leung – Philadelphia Water Department
    Co-Author: Kimberly Artita, PhD, PE, M.ASCE – CDM Smith
    Co-Author (not attending): Ramona McCullough, PhD, PhD – Sci-Tek Consultants
    Co-Author (not attending): Paula S. Kulis, PE, PhD – CDM Smith
    Co-Author: Phil Duzinski, PhD, PE – Philadelphia Water Department
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater