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Full Schedule

  • Posters
  • Poster
    Poster Session - Available Sunday PM - Wednesday PM
  • Saturday, May 20, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    2025 IPWE Hyderabad Conference Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    EWRI Governing Board Meeting
  • Sunday, May 21, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    EWRI Governing Board Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: SWMM from Fundamentals to Applications
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Advances in CFD Applications in Water Infrastructure
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Molecular Biology Tools for Wastewater Engineers
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Urban Drainage Standard Committee
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Urban Drainage Task Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    *** CANCELLED *** Technical Workshop: Application of BIOWIN in Water Reclamation Facility
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Border International Water Quality Standards Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Computational Hydraulics Technical Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Environmental and Water Resources Systems (EWRS) Technical Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Evapotranspiration in Irrigation and Hydrology
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Groundwater Hydrology Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    History & Heritage Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Building the Next Generation of Intelligent Urban Water Systems: A Hands-on Workshop on Digital Twin-based Solutions
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Drinking Water Treatment Challenges with Climate Change
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Modeling for Water Management in a Changing World
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Python Programming for Hydraulics Modeling
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Two-phase Flows in Urban Water Systems Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Urban Water Resources Research Council (UWRRC)
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    AAWRE Board Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Welcome Reception
  • Monday, May 22, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Welcome & Introductions
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    Recognition of Award Winners
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    Keynote Presentation: Many Benefits and Social Equity from Lifting a River: Story of the World’s Largest Multi-stage Lift Irrigation Project
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hour
  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Margaret Petersen Award: Not for Women Only – Challenges not Taught in College: Meandering Careers, Owning a Business, and Overcoming Burnout
  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Ven Te Chow Award: Soft and Hard Water Infrastructure for our 21st century
  • 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM PDT
    Keynote Presentation: Engineering the Future
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Advances in Computational Hydraulics - I

    Speaker: Yong G. Lai, Ph.D. – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

    Speaker: Andrew W. McCoy, PhD PE – HDR

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Bioretention

    Moderator: Sarah E. Waickowski, PE – Tetra Tech, Inc.

    Moderator: Ryan J. Winston, PhD, P.E. – Ohio State University

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Climate Change and Groundwater Resources

    Speaker: Debora Piemonti, PhD, PG, EIT – Clean Water Services

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Emerging Contaminants I

    Speaker: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    EWRI 101
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Flood Forecasting and Modeling - I

    Speaker: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University

    Speaker: Md Nowfel Mahmud Bhuyian – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Monitoring the Performance of Stormwater Control Measures

    Speaker: Jane Clary, LEED AP, CPESC – Wright Water Engineers, Inc.

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Transboundary Water Management and Conflict Resolution

    Speaker: Debra Leigh

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Water Distribution System Data Analytics, System Operation & Control I

    Speaker: Mashor Housh. Housh – University of Haifa

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater I

    Speaker: Caroline Smith – Dewberry

  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Remote Sensing for Water Resources Modeling Application - TMDL
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Advances in Computational Hydraulics - II

    Speaker: Andrew W. McCoy, PhD PE – HDR

    Speaker: Xiaofeng Liu, PhD – Pennsylvania State University

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Designing Effective Stormwater Control Measures

    Speaker: Jason Wright, P.E. – Tetra Tech

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Emerging Contaminants II

    Speaker: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Flood Forecasting and Modeling - II

    Speaker: Yan Ding, PHD, MASCE – USACE-ERDC-CHL

    Speaker: David M. Weston, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Groundwater Characterization and Parameter Estimation

    Speaker: Paul Mathisen, Ph.D., P.E. – Worcester Polytechnic Inst.

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Innovation in Irrigation Delivery and Use

    Moderator: Jeppe Kjaersgaard – Minnesota Department of Agriculture

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Just Keep SWMMing - Studies in Hydrologic & Hydraulic Modeling

    Speaker: Thom Epps – Craftwater Engineering, Inc.

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Panel Discussion: Advancing New Methods for the Treatment of Climate Change and Extreme Events
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Water Distribution System Data Analytics, System Operation & Control II

    Speaker: Barak Fishbain – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater II

    Moderator: Jejal Reddy Bathi, Aff.M.ASCE – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    AAWRE Ethics Session
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Advances in Water Distribution Network Modeling Software

    Moderator: Elad Salomons – Optiwater \ Uo Haifa \ Technion \ Xylem

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Advances in Watershed Modeling and Applications

    Speaker: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE – City of Chesapeake, Department of Public Works, Engineering Division

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Freshwater

    Speaker: Anastasia M. Chirnside, PhD, M.ASCE – University of Delaware

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Groundwater Modeling: Applications, Tools, and Techniques

    Speaker: Teresa B. Culver – University of Virginia

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Hydraulics and Waterways General Session

    Speaker: Ruo-Qian Wang – Rutgers University

    Speaker: Yan Zhang, PHD, PE – AECOM

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Hydro-Climatic Prediction for Effective Management of Water Resources

    Speaker: Majid Shafiee-Jood – University of Virginia

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Improving Stormwater Quality

    Speaker: Craig Fairbaugh, A.M. ASCE – Contech Engineered Solutions

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    New Approaches to Estimation of the Probable Maximum Precipitation

    Speaker: Emily D. Snider – UC Davis

    Speaker: Yoshihiko Iseri, PhD – University of California, Davis

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    River Restoration

    Speaker: Kyle Strom, PhD – Virginia Tech

    Speaker: Seyedeh Azadeh Mousavi Darzikolaei – Pennsylvania State university

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Stormwater Characterization and Treatment

    Speaker: Ryan J. Winston, PhD, P.E. – Ohio State University

  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater III
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
    AAWRE Diplomate Award Ceremony and Reception
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Emerging and Innovative Technologies Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    EWRI River Basin Planning, Policy and Operations Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Groundwater Management Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Journal of Hydrologic Engineering Editorial Board
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Editorial Board Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    On-Farm Irrigation Systems Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Stormwater Media Filtration Committee
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Sustainability Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Sustainable Stormwater Infrastructure Committee
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Water Pollution Engineering Committee
  • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Irrigation Delivery and Drainage Systems Committee Meeting
  • Tuesday, May 23, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PDT
    Coffee and Conversation with the Women-Water Nexus
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM PDT
    Water Industry Leaders Panel
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Design and Operations using Digital Twins
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Ecosystem Services and Climate Change

    Speaker: Kenneth Schiff – Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Engineering Modeling, Processes & Procedures
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Environmental Hazards & Water Quality - Metals

    Speaker: Rosanna La Plante, P.E., F.ASCE – Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Environmental Monitoring, Case Studies and Education
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Land Subsidence and Managed Aquifer Recharge

    Speaker: Roseanna M. Neupauer, Ph.D., P.E. – University of Colorado

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Outstanding Engineers and California Dams

    Speaker: Jerry R. Rogers, Ph.D., P.E. (retired), D.WRE(retired) – University of Houston

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Stormwater Optimization at Watershed Scale

    Speaker: Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, Ph.D. – Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Urban Water Sustainability

    Speaker: Landon T. Marston – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Water Resources Challenges in Latin America

    Speaker: Dale Jacobson – DD Consulting

  • 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    Social Equity in Environmental and Infrastructure Systems

    Speaker: Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Ph.D. – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Julian Hinds Award: My Lucky Career Journey
  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Royce Tipton Award: Future Irrigated Urban Landscapes
  • 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM PDT
    Keynote Speaker
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Advances in Water Quantity and Quality Modeling for Holistic Watershed Management

    Speaker: Xiaobo Chao, PhD – University of Mississippi

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Flooding

    Moderator: Sarah E. Waickowski, PE – Tetra Tech, Inc.

    Moderator: Ryan J. Winston, PhD, P.E. – Ohio State University

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Hydraulic Modeling

    Moderator: Sarah E. Waickowski, PE – Tetra Tech, Inc.

    Moderator: Ryan J. Winston, PhD, P.E. – Ohio State University

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Leakage and Pressure Management in Water Distribution Systems I

    Speaker: Juan Saldarriaga, M.Sc. – Universidad de los Andes

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Nature-Based Solutions Panel
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Panel Discussion: Symposium on Reclaimed Water for Irrigation
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Session in Honor of Dr. Don J. Wood (1936-2022)

    Speaker: Lindell Ormsbee, PhD PE PH DWRE FASCE FEWRI – University of Kentucky

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Developing Next-Generation Biological Wastewater Treatment
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change I

    Speaker: Ramesh Teegavarapu – Florida Atlantic University

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy I

    Speaker: David Rosenberg, PhD A.M.ASCE – Utah State University

  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater IV

    Speaker: Adel AbouJaoudé, Ph.D., EUR ING, D.WRE, M.ASCE – Jacobs

  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Mapping Wetlands with Machine Learning
  • 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Technical Tour: Kurt R. Segler Water Reclamation Facility (KRSWRF) & Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility (ticketed event)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Evapotranspiration in Irrigation and Hydrology

    Moderator: Anastasia M. Chirnside, PhD, M.ASCE – University of Delaware

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Flooding Prevention using Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Possibility or Pipe Dream?

    Speaker: Amber Ellis, M.S., E.I. – North Carolina State University

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Leakage and Pressure Management in Water Distribution Systems II

    Speaker: Ahmed A. Abokifa, PhD – University of Illinois Chicago

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Municipal Water Infrastructure
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Negotiation Skills Panel
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Strategies for Joint Management of Water and Energy

    Speaker: Mashor Housh. Housh – University of Haifa

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change II

    Speaker: Ramesh Teegavarapu – Florida Atlantic University

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Water Distribution System Risk, Vulnerability, Reliability, & Resilience

    Speaker: Rebecca Dziedzic – Concordia University

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy II

    Speaker: Barbara Minsker, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – Southern Methodist University

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Wetland: Processes, Modeling, and Use in Watershed Management

    Moderator: Omar I. I. Abdul Aziz – West Virginia University

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    AAWRE Expert Witness Session
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Advances in Irrigation Scheduling

    Moderator: Kendall DeJonge – USDA-ARS

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Groundwater Quality: Fate, Transport and Remediation

    Speaker: Xuefeng Chu, F.EWRI, A.M.ASCE – North Dakota State University

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    International Water Issues: General Session

    Speaker: Volodymyr V. Tarabara – Michigan State University

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Nevada Water, Hoover Dam and Other Landmarks

    Speaker: Cole Bedford, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE – Colorado Water Conservation Board

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Remote Sensing for Watershed Management

    Speaker: Vamsi Krishna Sridharan, Ph.D., M.ASCE – Tetra Tech

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Processes: Modeling and Assessment in a Changing Climate

    Speaker: Noriaki Ohara, Ph.D.,P.E. – University of Wyoming

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    The WSP Student Design Competition
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Water Delivery and Reuse Case Studies

    Speaker: Barbara Chongtoua, P.E., M.ASCE, – Mile High Flood District

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy III

    Speaker: Mashor Housh. Housh – University of Haifa

  • 4:45 PM – 6:45 PM PDT
    Real Time Control in Sewer Systems and Stormwater Control Measures

    Speaker: Vinicius J. Taguchi – North Carolina State University

  • 4:45 PM – 6:45 PM PDT
    Smart Water
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    EWRI Water Supply, Treatment And Distribution Engineering Committee
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Groundwater Quality Committee
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Happy Hour at Parkway Tavern - presented by ASCE Younger Member Forum
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    International Participation Committee
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Land Subsidence Task Committee
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    MOP77 Update
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Responsible Energy Production Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Risk, Uncertainty & Probabilistic Approaches Committee (RUPAC) Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Sedimentation Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Students and Education Committee
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Water Distribution System Analysis (WDSA)
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Water Quality & Drainage Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Watershed Council
  • Wednesday, May 24, 2023
  • 8:30 AM – 8:50 AM PDT
    Keynote: Challenges & Climate Issues for the Engineering Community
  • 8:50 AM – 9:20 PM PDT
    Keynote Presentation: Building a Climate Ready Nation
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    Case Studies of Stormwater Treatment at City Scale

    Speaker: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Florida International University

  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    Curve Number Hydrology

    Speaker: Glenn E. Moglen, Ph.D, P.E. – Agricultural Research Service

  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    EWRI Ethics Session
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    Impacts of a Changing Climate on Hydrologic Design

    Speaker: Emily D. Snider – UC Davis

    Speaker: Yoshihiko Iseri, PhD – University of California, Davis

  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    Integrated Modeling of Hydrologic Processes at Watershed Scale

    Speaker: Van Thinh Nguyen, Ph.D. – Seoul National University

  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Environmental Health and Water Quality

    Speaker: Marjorie Bedessem, P.E., Ph.D. – Trihydro Corporation

  • 9:45 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    Adapting to a Changing Climate

    Speaker: Jorge Pesantez – California State University, Fresno

  • 9:45 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    Managing Water Quality in Distribution Systems

    Speaker: Terranna Haxton, PhD – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 9:45 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    Resilience & Systems Sustainability

    Speaker: Christopher M. Chini, PHD, EIT – Air Force Institute of Technology

  • 9:45 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    Water Distribution System Design, Optimization, Operation & Maintenance

    Speaker: Jakobus E. Van Zyl, PhD – University of Auckland

  • 9:45 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    Water Quality Modeling & Restoration I

    Moderator: David Cowan

  • 9:45 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Technical Tour: Clark County Regional Flood Control District (CCRFCD) Facilities (ticketed event)
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Keynote Doing our Part Meeting Water Demands in the Face of Scarcity
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Adaptive Planning 101
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Conflict Resolution and Multi-Objective Decision Making

    Speaker: Joseph R. Kasprzyk, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Emerging and Innovative Technologies in Water Treatment and Energy Infrastructure

    Speaker: Barak Fishbain – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Flood Assessments Under Changing Climate and Sea Level

    Moderator: Omar I. I. Abdul Aziz – West Virginia University

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Flood Estimation and IDF Updating under Climate Change

    Speaker: Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen – McGill University

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    G.V. Loganathan Memorial Track on Reservoir Systems Operation

    Speaker: David W. Watkins, Jr., Ph.D., P.E. – Michigan Technological University

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Hydroclimatology of Droughts: Past, Present and Future

    Speaker: Michael Anderson, Ph. D., P.E. – California Department of Water Resources

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    International, Alaska Water History and Glen Canyon Dam

    Speaker: Tonja Koob Marking, PhD, PE, D.WRE, DFE, F. ASCE – Gaea Consultants, LLC

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Sediment Transport Modeling

    Speaker: Jennifer G. Duan, PHD – University of Arizona

    Speaker: Xiaobo Chao, PhD – University of Mississippi

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Social Equity in Water & Environmental Systems Planning and Management

    Speaker: David E. Rheinheimer, M.ASCE – Colorado River Board of California

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Solid Waste

    Speaker: Rosanna La Plante, P.E., F.ASCE – Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Stormwater Management in the Transportation Environment

    Moderator: Sarah E. Waickowski, PE – Tetra Tech, Inc.

    Moderator: Ryan J. Winston, PhD, P.E. – Ohio State University

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Advances in Stormwater Filtration Media
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Advances in Streamflow Forecasting at Hourly to Seasonal Scales under Changing Climate

    Speaker: Levent M. Kavvas – University of California, Davis

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Asset Management, Operation & Maintenance

    Speaker: Jorge Pesantez – California State University, Fresno

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Enhancing Resiliency of Natural Environment and Ecosystem, Urban Infrastructure, and Water Resources Using Innovative Data Analysis Methods

    Speaker: Rajib Sinha, P.E. – Trihydro Corporation

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Environmental Health and Water Quality

    Speaker: Carolyn LaFleur – GTI Energy

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Mentoring & Student Awards
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Modeling Ecosystems in a Changing Climate

    Speaker: Noriaki Ohara, Ph.D.,P.E. – University of Wyoming

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Numerical Modeling Approaches for Two-Phase Flows

    Speaker: Kevin Nielsen, P.E., PhD – Jacobs Engineering

    Speaker: Kurt Smithgall, PE, CFM – Alden Research Lab

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Opportunities and Challenges of Crowdsourcing in Environmental and Water Resource Systems

    Speaker: Barbara Minsker, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – Southern Methodist University

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Reexamining Runoff Processes & Erosion in Urban Areas

    Speaker: Sarah E. Waickowski, PE – Tetra Tech, Inc.

  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Small to Large Watershed Managements: Some Issues and Approaches

    Speaker: John J. Ramirez Avila, Ph.D., Ing., P.H., M.ASCE – Mississippi State University

  • 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM PDT
    Local Scour Around Instream Structures
  • 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Technical Tour: Venetian Resort Las Vegas Sustainability Tour & Las Vegas Strip Shopping Trip (ticked event)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Crop Model and Remote Sensing in Irrigation and Hydrology

    Moderator: Edward F. Peltier, PhD – University of Kansas

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    DEIJ, Education and Outreach

    Moderator: Sarah E. Waickowski, PE – Tetra Tech, Inc.

    Moderator: Ryan J. Winston, PhD, P.E. – Ohio State University

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Ecohydraulics

    Speaker: Kyle Strom, PhD – Virginia Tech

    Speaker: Yong G. Lai, Ph.D. – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Levee and Dam Breach Modeling

    Speaker: Yavuz Ozeren, PhD, PE – University of Mississippi

    Speaker: Eddy Langendoen – USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Ponds and Wetlands

    Speaker: John S. Gulliver, PhD – University of Minnesota

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Smart Sensing, Controls, Analysis, and Algorithms

    Speaker: Abhiram Mullapudi – Xylem Inc.

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Trends in Water Engineering Practice, Research, and Teaching

    Speaker: Lina Sela, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin

  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    Urban Flood Simulation

    Moderator: Yaoxin Zhang – University of Mississippi

    Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu, PhD – Pennsylvania State University

  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
    Advances in Water Distribution System Water Quality Modeling

    Speaker: Avi Ostfeld, PhD, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
    Economic and Ecological Aspects of Water Resources Planning and Management

    Speaker: George McMahon, PhD, PE, D.WRE, PH, ENV SP, M.ASCE, F.EWRI – Arcadis

  • 4:45 PM – 6:45 PM PDT
    Modeling Hydrologic Processes at the Catchment Scale in the Context of Changing Climate
  • 4:45 PM – 6:45 PM PDT
    Water Quality Modeling & Restoration II

    Speaker: Adel AbouJaoudé, Ph.D., EUR ING, D.WRE, M.ASCE – Jacobs

  • 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM PDT
    ASCE-EWRI Board Open Forum Discussion with ASCE Committee Member – Climate and Resiliency
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Advancing Renewable Energy Technologies (ARET) Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    CAWRA Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    Surface Water Hydrology Technical Committee
  • Thursday, May 25, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Adaptation to Climate Extremes
  • 8:01 AM – 8:10 AM PDT
    Technical Workshop: Adaptation to Climate Extremes
  • 8:10 AM – 9:20 AM PDT
    Panel I: Framing Climate Challenges & Responses/Solutions: What are early adopters doing today…
  • 9:30 AM – 10:40 AM PDT
    Panel II: Tools and Methods in Transition
  • 10:55 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Breakout A: Climate Challenges & Responses/Solutions
  • 10:55 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Breakout B: Data & Tools - Atlas 14/15 Maps
  • 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Sponsored Luncheon & Keynote Address: The Sharp End of the Stick: Southwestern U.S. Under a Changing Climate
  • 12:00 PM – 1:20 PM PDT
    Sponsored Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Sponsored Luncheon & Keynote Address: Enhancing Water Resilience in the American West
  • 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
    Reports & Discussions of Breakouts
  • 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Panel III: Engineering innovation for Climate Adaptation - What is EWRI’s Role in Moving the Profession Forward
  • 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Breakout Discussions
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Closing Remarks
  • Friday, May 26, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Technical Tour: The Hoover Dam (Behind the Scenes) (ticketed event)