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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

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

    Moderator: Andrew W. McCoy, PhD PE – HDR

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

    Moderator: Sarah E. Waickowski, PE (she/her/hers) – 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

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

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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University

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

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

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

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

    Moderator: Debra Leigh

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

    Moderator: Mashor Housh. Housh – University of Haifa

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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: Andrew W. McCoy, PhD PE – HDR

    Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu, PhD – Pennsylvania State University

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: Paul Mathisen, Ph.D., P.E. (he/him/his) – 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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: Anastasia M. Chirnside, PhD, M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

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

    Moderator: Teresa B. Culver – University of Virginia

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

    Moderator: Ruo-Qian Wang – Rutgers University

    Moderator: Yan Zhang, PHD, PE – AECOM

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

    Moderator: Majid Shafiee-Jood – University of Virginia

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

    Moderator: Craig Fairbaugh, A.M. ASCE (he/him/his) – Contech Engineered Solutions

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

    Moderator: Emily D. Snider – UC Davis

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

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

    Moderator: Kyle Strom, PhD – Virginia Tech

    Moderator: Seyedeh Azadeh Mousavi Darzikolaei (she/her/hers) – Pennsylvania State university

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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: Sierra N. Young, PhD – Utah State University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Ecosystem Services and Climate Change

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: Rosanna La Plante, P.E., F.ASCE (she/her/hers) – 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

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

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

    Moderator: 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

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

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

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

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

    Moderator: Dale Jacobson – DD Consulting

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

    Moderator: Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – 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

    Moderator: Xiaobo Chao, PhD – University of Mississippi

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

    Moderator: Sarah E. Waickowski, PE (she/her/hers) – 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 (she/her/hers) – 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

    Moderator: Juan Saldarriaga, M.Sc. (he/him/his) – 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)

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: Ramesh Teegavarapu – Florida Atlantic University

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

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

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

    Moderator: 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 (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: 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

    Moderator: Ramesh Teegavarapu – Florida Atlantic University

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

    Moderator: Rebecca Dziedzic – Concordia University

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

    Moderator: 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