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Full Schedule

  • 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