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Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Council Award Breakfasts
  • 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Registration (Closed for lunch from 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.)
  • 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Transition Break
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Climate Change Impact on Water Resources and Sustainable Development
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Computational Methods in Hydraulics - I
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Environmental Permitting, Compliance and Standards
    Moderator: Marjorie Bedessem, P.E., Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Trihydro Corporation
    Environmental
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Extreme Hydrological or Critical Event Analysis - I
    Moderator: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Ph.D., F.EWRI – Florida State University
    Watershed
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hydroclimatology of Droughts: Past, Present and Future
    Moderator: Yusuke Hiraga – Tohoku University
    2025 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Innovations in Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Data Analytics in the Water Sector - I
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Real-Time Control for Stormwater Management
    Moderator: Andrew Tirpak, PhD, PE – Ohio State University
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Data, Analytics, System Operation, and Control - I
    Moderator: Robert Sitzenfrei – University of Innsbruck
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy I: Stormwater
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Technical Tour: University of Alaska Anchorage - Arctic Wave Flume Project Tour (ticketed event)
  • 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Transition Break
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Computational Methods in Hydraulics - II
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Emerging Concepts and Methods in Modeling Hydrologic and Hydro-climatic Processes
    Moderator: Noriaki Ohara – University of Wyoming
    2025 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Extreme Hydrological or Critical Event Analysis - II
    Moderator: Rocky Talchabhadel – Jackson State University
    Watershed
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    History & Heritage
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Innovations in Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Data Analytics in the Water Sector - II
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Environmental Health and Water Quality
    Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University
    Environmental
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Panel Discussion: State of the Science Talks - Stormwater Management
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Moderator: Samuel Hopstone
    New Professionals
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Data, Analytics, System Operation, and Control - II
    Moderator: Avi Ostfeld – Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy II: Urban Water Use
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Emerging Concepts and Methods in Modeling Hydrologic and Hydro-climatic Processes
  • 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Luncheon (ticketed event)
  • 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Lunch Keynote Presentation: Michelle Yatchmeneff
  • 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Transition Break
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Technical Tour: William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery Tour (ticketed event)
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Computational Methods in Hydraulics - III
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Emerging Contaminants
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Extreme Hydrological or Critical Event Analysis - III
    Moderator: Rosanna La Plante, P.E., F.ASCE, F.EWRI – Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
    Watershed
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Impacts of a Changing Climate on Hydrologic Design
    Moderator: Kei Ishida – Kumamoto University
    2025 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Innovations in Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Data Analytics in the Water Sector - III
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Models in Environmental Health Research
    Moderator: Carolyn LaFleur – GTI Energy
    Environmental
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Monitoring Stormwater Control Measures - I
    Moderator: James Houle, PhD – UNH Stormwater Center
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Panel Discussion: Nature Based Solutions
    Moderator: Irene Turletes, P.E., M.ASCE – HDR
    New Professionals
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Security, Risk, Vulnerability, Reliability, and Resilience - I
    Moderator: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy III: Complex Systems
  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Transition Break
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Advances in Reducing Pollutants by Wetlands & Bioreactors
    Moderator: Mohamed M. Hantush, Ph.D. – U.S. EPA Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response
    Watershed
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Computational Methods in Hydraulics - IV
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Flood Forecasting and Modeling
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Innovations in Water Reuse, Emerging Contaminants, and Sustainable Treatment Solutions
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Integrated Modeling of Hydrologic Processes at Watershed Scale
    Moderator: Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen – McGill University
    2025 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Monitoring Stormwater Control Measures - II
    Moderator: Andy Erickson, Ph.D., P.E. (he/him/his) – St. Anthony Falls Lab - Univ. of Minnesota
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Resilience in Sustainability - I
    Moderator: Rich Juricich
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Using Monitoring Data to Inform Design and Maintenance Decisions
    Moderator: John S. Gulliver, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Distribution System Security, Risk, Vulnerability, Reliability, and Resilience - II
    Moderator: Barak Fishbain – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy IV: Regional Impacts
  • 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Transition Break
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Coastal Hydraulics and Sediment Dynamics
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Efficient Combined Operation of Water-Energy Systems
    Moderator: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Experimental Fluid and Sediment Transport
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Machine Learning and Climate Change Analysis for Land and Water
    Moderator: Vamsi Krishna Sridharan, M.ASCE – Tetra Tech
    Watershed
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Machine Learning and Stormwater Management
    Moderator: Marc Leisenring, PE – Geosyntec Consultants
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Modeling Projections of Climate Change at Regional Scale
    Moderator: Shuichi Kure – Toyama Prefectural University
    2025 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Resilience in Sustainability - II
    Moderator: Paul P. Mathisen, Ph.D., P.E. (he/him/his) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Stormwater Infrastructure in Transportation Corridors
    Moderator: Erica R. McKenzie, Ph.D. – Temple University
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy V: Water Data
  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Nature-Based Solutions
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Chapter & New Professional Brewery Social
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Chinese American Water Resources Association Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Environmentally Responsible Energy Production (EREP) Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    KSTAT Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    ML/AI Applications in Water Engineering Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    River Basin Planning, Policy And Operations Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    River Restoration Technical Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Sedimentation Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Stormwater Media Filtration Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    WDSA Graduate Student Committee Meeting