Groundwater Quality: Fate, Transport and Treatment of Contaminants

Monday, May 19, 2025

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)

Room: Room 3

Moderator(s)

Ramanitharan Kandiah, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, PH, BC.WRE, ENV SP, F. EWRI, F. ASCE

Professor of Environmental Engineering & Chair, Department of Engineering and Technology
Central State University, Ohio, United States
Paul Mathisen, Ph.D., P.E. (he/him/his)

Director of Sustainability
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, United States

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)

Graphene Oxide Supported Metal Oxide Nanohybrids for Groundwater Arsenic Removal
Author: Tonoy Das, Ph.D. – Texas A&M University Kingsville
Author: Achintya N. Bezbaruah, Ph.D. – North Dakota State University
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)

Influence of Heterogeneity Patterns on Active and Passive Spreading and Reaction During In Situ Groundwater Remediation
Author: Roseanna M. Neupauer, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE, F. EWRI – University of Colorado
Co-Author (not attending): Frederick C. Rankin – University of Colorado Boulder
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)

Designing Hybrid Deep Learning Models for Predicting the Fate and Transport of Organic Contaminants
Author: Majid Bagheri – Savannah State University
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)

Development Of A Numerical Model To Study The Impact Of Temperature And Nutrient Limitation For Bioremediation In Cold Regions
Author: Tristan Letizia – Rowan University
Author: Edward K. Armah (he/him/his) – Rowan University
Author: Jagadish Torlapati (he/him/his) – Rowan University
Author: Kirti Yenkie – Rowan University
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)

Developing a Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment for Orange County, Florida, to Inform Administrative Policies on Septic Tank Systems
Author: Lee G. Mullon, PE, CFM, BC.WRE, PMP – Drummond Carpenter