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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, May 18, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    EWRI Governing Board Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Advancing Renewable Energy Technologies Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Editorial Board Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Wetland Hydrology Technical Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    EWRI Strategic Planning Meeting
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    MOP127 2nd Edition Committee Meeting
  • 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Joint Meeting of the Tech ExCom & Member Services ExCom
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Engineering Committee
  • Sunday, May 19, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Definitions Task Subcommittee
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Border International Water Quality Standards Committee Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Curve Number Method: Interpretation, Analysis and Application
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    EWRI Governing Board Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Urban Drainage Standard Committee Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Environmental Permitting
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    How to Build Reliability in the Results of Numerical Modeling
  • 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
    Urban Water Resources Research Council (UWRRC)
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Professional Ethics
  • 12:00 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Registration Open 12:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Groundwater Hydrology Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    History & Heritage Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Water Pollution Engineering Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Environmental and Water Resources Systems (EWRS) Technical Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Evapotranspiration in Irrigation and Hydrology Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Technical Tour: Menomonee River Flood Management Projects Bicycle Tour (ticketed event)
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Web-based Flood Inundation Modeling with DSS-WISE Web: A Short Course on Recent Updates with Hands-On Training
  • 1:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Mini-Symposium on Climate Change and Infrastructure: Emphasis on the Midwest
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Groundwater Sympoisum
  • 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    Groundwater Management Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Welcome Reception
  • 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
    Land Subsidence Task Committee Meeting
  • 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM CT
    Student Social (organized by the WDSA Graduate Student Committee)
  • Monday, May 20, 2024
  • 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Registration (Closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.)
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    Welcome and Introduction
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Recognition of Institute Award Winners
  • 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Keynote Presentation: Steve Vavrus
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Historic 1888 Photo Re-Creation
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hour
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Luncheon
  • 12:10 PM – 12:20 PM CT
    EWRI Congress 2025 - Anchorage Alaska !!
  • 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM CT
    Keynote Presentation: “Milwaukee’s Commitment to Replace Lead Service Lines”
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    AAWRE Ethics Session
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Advances in Software Development; Maintenance and Implementation for Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
    Moderator: Marcus Quigley, DWRE, PE – OptiRTC, Inc.
    Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Circular Economy and Nexus Approaches for Water
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Climate Change and Groundwater Resources
    Moderator: Paul Mathisen, Ph.D., P.E. (he/him/his) – Worcester Polytechnic Inst.
    Groundwater Symposium
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Coastal and Estuary Hydraulics - I
    Moderator: Xing Fang, Ph.D. – Auburn University
    Moderator: Yong G. Lai, Ph.D. – US Bureau of Reclamation
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Combatting the Unseen: Advanced Methods for Detecting Emerging Contaminants
    Moderator: Sunith Varghese
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    G.V. Loganathan Memorial Track on Reservoir Systems Operation
    Moderator: David W. Watkins, Jr., Ph.D., P.E. – Michigan Technological University
    Planning & Management
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Integrated Modeling of Hydrologic Processes at Watershed Scale - I
    Moderator: Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen – McGill University
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Modeling, Machine Learning and Real Time Control
    Moderator: Charles Stillwell (he/him/his) – U.S. Geological Survey
    Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Models in Environmental Health Research
    Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University
    Environmental
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Panel Discussion: State-of-the-art of Uncertainty Analysis in Hydroclimate Modeling
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Statistical, Risk, and Uncertainty Analyses in Hydrology - I
    Moderator: Ceyda Polatel
    Watershed
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Water Distribution System Design, Optimization, Operation & Maintenance, and Asset Management - I
    Moderator: Lina Sela, Ph.D. – The University of Texas at Austin
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    The Next Generation of SWMM: A Workshop for Stakeholders and Partners
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Coastal and Estuary Hydraulics - II
    Moderator: Ruo-Qian Wang – Rutgers University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Ecohydraulics
    Moderator: Kelly M. Kibler, Ph.D. – University of Central Florida
    River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations
    Planning & Management
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Groundwater and Subsurface Characterization
    Moderator: Meredith Martinez (she/her/hers) – Jacobs
    Groundwater Symposium
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Groundwater Modeling: Applications, Tools, Techniques - I
    Groundwater Symposium
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste
    Moderator: Marjorie Bedessem, P.E., Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Trihydro Corporation
    Environmental
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Integrated Modeling of Hydrologic Processes at Watershed Scale - II
    Moderator: Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen – McGill University
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Modeling Hydrologic Processes at the Catchment Scale in the Context of Changing Climate - I
    Moderator: Noriaki Ohara, Ph.D.,P.E. – University of Wyoming
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Panel Discussion on Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities of 2D Modeling
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Smart Sensing, Controls, and Algorithms - I
    Moderator: Sierra N. Young, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Utah State University
    Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Statistical, Risk, and Uncertainty Analyses in Hydrology - II
    Moderator: Ceyda Polatel
    Watershed
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Water Distribution System Data Analytics, System Operation, and Control - I
    Moderator: Jorge Pesantez – California State University, Fresno
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Water Distribution System Design, Optimization, Operation & Maintenance, and Asset Management - II
    Moderator: Juan Saldarriaga, M.Sc. (he/him/his) – Universidad de los Andes
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 3:00 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Technical Tour: University of Wisconsin School of Freshwater Sciences Tour (ticketed event)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Advances in Design of Green Infrastructure
    Moderator: Jason Wright, P.E. – Tetra Tech
    Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Ecohydraulics
    Moderator: Kara J. Carr, Ph.D, AFF.MASCE (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    EWRI 101
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Funding, Training, and Tools for Fish Passage and River Restoration
    Moderator: S. Rao Chitikela – RC-WEE Solutions LLC (USA)
    Environmental
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Groundwater Modeling: Applications, Tools, Techniques - II
    Moderator: Roseanna M. Neupauer, Ph.D., P.E. – University of Colorado
    Groundwater Symposium
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Modeling Hydrologic Processes at the Catchment Scale in the Context of Changing Climate - II
    Moderator: Noriaki Ohara, Ph.D.,P.E. – University of Wyoming
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Navigating Watersheds: Tools and Techniques for Effective Planning
    Moderator: Jejal Bathi
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Nutrient, Energy, and Water Resources Management Nexus
    Moderator: Anastasia M. Chirnside, Ph.D, M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Irrigation & Drainage
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Panel Discussion: Advancing New Methods for the Treatment of Climate Change and Extreme Events
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Sustainability Assessment Methods and Metrics
    Moderator: Khalid K. Osman, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Water Distribution System Data Analytics, System Operation, and Control - II
    Moderator: Rebecca Dziedzic – Concordia University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Water Distribution System Risk, Vulnerability, Reliability, and Resilience
    Moderator: Ahmed A. Abokifa, Ph.D. – University of Illinois Chicago
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Smart Sensing, Controls, and Algorithms II
    Moderator: Rajib Sinha, PE – Trihydro Corporation
    Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    AAWRE 20th Anniversary Board-Certified Water Resources Engineer Induction Ceremony & Meet and Greet
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    Risk, Uncertainty, And Probabilistic Approaches Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    CFD Application in Water Treatment Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Emerging and Innovative Technologies Committee (EITC)
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Fisheries Engineering and Science Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Journal of Hydrologic Engineering - Editorial Board
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    MOP77
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    River Basin Planning, Policy And Operations (RBPPO) Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Sustainable Stormwater Infrastructure Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Water Supply, Treatment And Distribution Engineering Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
    Surface Water Hydrology Technical Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
    Sustainability Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
    Watershed Council
  • Tuesday, May 21, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Coffee and Conversation with the Women-Water Nexus
  • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM CT
    Welcome and Morning Announcements
  • 8:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Plenary Session: Great Lakes Water Management
  • 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Transition Break
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Environmental Council Award Presentations
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Hans Albert Einstein Award and Lecture
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Hydraulics & Waterways Council Award Presentations
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Margaret S. Petersen Award
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Simon W. Freese Environmental Engineering Award and Lecture
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Urban Water Resources Research Council (UWRRC) Council Awards
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Luncheon
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    How Water Resources Engineers Serve as Expert Witnesses presented by AAWRE
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Clean Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Emerging Concepts and Methods in Modeling Hydrologic and Hydro-climatic Processes - I
    Moderator: M. Levent Kavvas – University of California, Davis
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Flood Estimation and IDF Updating Under Climate Change - I
    Moderator: Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen – McGill University
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Flowing Forward: CFD Modeling and Real-Time Monitoring for Water Quality Assurance
    Moderator: Adel AbouJaoude
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Graduate Student Committee Panel Discussion
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    How Water Resources Engineers Serve as Expert Witnesses presented by AAWRE
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Hydraulics Modeling for Transportation Infrastructure - I
    Moderator: Yong G. Lai, Ph.D. – US Bureau of Reclamation
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Impacts of a Changing Climate on Hydrologic Design
    Moderator: Rao Govindaraju
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
    Moderator: Drew C. Baird, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – US Bureau of Reclamation (86-68540)
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Rainfall and Climate Change / Cold Climate Stormwater Management: Effects of Deicing
    Moderator: Sarah Waickowski, P.E., A.M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Sediment Transport Modeling - I
    Moderator: Abul Baki, Ph.D. – Clarkson University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Strategies for Joint Management of Water and Energy
    Moderator: Lauren H. Logan (she/her/hers) – Ohio Northern University
    Planning & Management
  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Water Hammer in Water Systems: Analysis and Mitigation with Hands-On Training
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Advances in Water Distribution System Water Quality Modeling - I
    Moderator: Faegheh Moazeni (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Community Engineering Corps – Striving Towards Equitable Water Infrastructure
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Emerging Concepts and Methods in Modeling Hydrologic and Hydro-climatic Processes - II
    Moderator: M. Levent Kavvas – University of California, Davis
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Flood Estimation and IDF Updating Under Climate Change - II
    Moderator: Yoshihiko Iseri, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Flood Forecasting and Modeling - I
    Moderator: David M. Weston, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Hydraulics Modeling for Transportation Infrastructure - II
    Moderator: Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE – Brigham Young University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Characterization and Treatment of Contaminants in Surface Water and Groundwater
    Moderator: Volodymyr V. Tarabara – Michigan State University
    Environmental
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Innovation in Civil Engineering Education for Future Ready Civil Engineers
    Moderator: Greg Scott
    Education
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Modeling Projections of Climate Change at Regional Scale
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Remote Sensing for Watershed Modeling and Management
    Moderator: Saurav Kumar, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – Arizona State University
    Watershed
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Sediment Transport Modeling - II
    Moderator: Weiming Wu, Dr. – Clarkson University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Unlocking Insights: Field-Scale Studies in Water Infrastructure Management
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Urban Flood Simulation - I
    Moderator: Fabian Bombardelli – UC Davis
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy - I
    Moderator: Eric D. Loucks – City of Austin Watershed Protection
    Planning & Management
  • 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Technical Tour: Kinnickinnic River Flood Management Projects Bus Tour (ticketed event)
  • 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM CT
    Transition Break
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Flood Forecasting and Modeling - II
    Moderator: Joanna Curran, Ph.D., P.E., LG – USACE Seattle
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Hydraulics Modeling for Transportation Infrastructure - III
    Moderator: Scott Hogan – FHWA Resource Center
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Environmental Health and Water Quality
    Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University
    Environmental
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    International Water Issues: Issues, Resouces, Management & Case Studies
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Mentoring & Student Awards
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Processes: Modeling and Assessment in a Changing Climate
    Moderator: Noriaki Ohara, Ph.D.,P.E. – University of Wyoming
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Sediment Transport Modeling - III
    Moderator: Celso Castro-Bolinaga (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Total Maximum Daily Loads and Holistic Watershed Management
    Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE (he/him/his) – City of Chesapeake, Department of Public Works, Engineering Division
    Watershed
  • 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy - II
    Moderator: Matteo Giuliani, Ph.D. – Politecnico di Milano
    Planning & Management
  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Advances in Bioretention Design, Research, and Implementation
    Moderator: Ali Ebrahimian, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Florida International University
    Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Advances in Water Distribution System Water Quality Modeling - II
    Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, Ph.D., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Climate Change & Stormwater Systems
    Moderator: Sarah Waickowski, P.E., A.M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)
  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Closing Loops: Adapting Wastewater Management to Circular Economies and Climate Shifts
    Moderator: Thinesh Selvaratnam (he/him/his) – Lamar University
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Ecosystem Management for Sustainability in a Changing Climate
    Moderator: Denis Ruttenberg (he/him/his) – Santa Clara Valley Water District
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • 6:15 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    Social Event: Meet-up at The Turf
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CT
    Water Quality and Drainage Committee Meeting / Irrigation Delivery and Drainage Systems Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Chinese American Water Resources Association (CAWRA) Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Communications Council Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Groundwater Quality Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    River Restoration Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Students and Education Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    Water Distribution Systems Analysis (WDSA) Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
    Computational Hydraulics Technical Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
    Environmentally Responsible Energy Production Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
    EWRI Stormwater Modeling Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
    Sedimentation Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CT
    Stormwater Media Filtration Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM CT
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    Welcome and Morning Announcements
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Keynote Presentation: Kevin Shafer
  • 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Registration (Closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.)
  • 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Transition Break
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Advances in Streamflow Forecasting at Hourly to Seasonal Scales Under Current Climate and/or Changing Climate
    Moderator: Yoshihiko Iseri, Ph.D. – University of California, Davis
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Curve Number Hydrology - I
    Moderator: John J. Ramirez Avila, Ph.D., Ing., P.H., M.ASCE – Mississippi State University
    Watershed
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Cybersecurity and Water-infrastructure
    Moderator: Ramanitharan Kandiah, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, PH, ENV SP – Central State University
    Renewables and Secured Water Infrastructure
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Debris, Sediment, and Stormwater System Maintenance
    Moderator: Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, CFM – City of Huntsville, Texas
    Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Development and Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) Techniques in Computational Hydraulics - I
    Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu, Ph.D. – Pennsylvania State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Ecosystem Services and Co-Benefit Evaluation
    Moderator: Sarah Waickowski, P.E., A.M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
    Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Emerging and Innovative Technologies in Water Treatment and Energy Infrastructure - I
    Moderator: Lily S. Baldwin (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Floodplain & Levee Restoration
    Moderator: Kelly M. Kibler, Ph.D. – University of Central Florida
    River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Local Program: Milwaukee, Wisconsin - I
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Modeling Success: Strategies for Effective Water Quality Management
    Moderator: Chittaranjan Ray, PhD – Nebraska Water Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    New Approaches to Estimation of the Probable Maximum Precipitation
    Moderator: Emily D. Snider – UC Davis
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change - I
    Moderator: Hongyi Li (he/him/his) – University of Houston
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy - III
    Moderator: Lina Sela, Ph.D. – The University of Texas at Austin
    Planning & Management
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Water Resources Modeling, Management, and Policy - IV
    Moderator: Avi Ostfeld, Ph.D., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Planning & Management
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Development and Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) Techniques in Computational Hydraulics - I
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    AI and Machine Learning for Water Quality Management
    Moderator: Namita Shrestha
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Irrigation and Drainage Council Awards Presentations
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Julian Hinds Award and Lecture
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Planning & Management Council Award Presentations
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Royce J. Tipton Award and Lecture
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Ven Te Chow Award and Lecture
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Watershed Council Awards Presentations
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM CT
    Luncheon
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Keynote Presentation: Marsia Geldert-Murphey
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Two-phase Flows in Urban Water Systems
    Moderator: Jose G. Vasconcelos, Ph.D., M.ASCE – Auburn University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Advances in Hydrology, Sediment, and Pollution Research
    Moderator: Deva K. Borah, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE (he/him/his) – City of Chesapeake, Department of Public Works, Engineering Division
    Watershed
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Curve Number Hydrology - II
    Moderator: Paulo Tarso Oliveira – Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
    Watershed
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Design and Operations using Digital Twins
    Moderator: Abhiram Mullapudi – University of Michigan
    Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Development and Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) Techniques in Computational Hydraulics - II
    Moderator: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Emerging and Innovative Technologies in Water Treatment and Energy Infrastructure - II
    Moderator: Emmanuel U. Nzewi – Prairie View A&M University
    Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Emerging Technologies in Irrigation Water Management
    Moderator: Anastasia M. Chirnside, Ph.D, M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Irrigation & Drainage
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Environmental Permitting, Compliance and Standards
    Moderator: Carolyn LaFleur
    Environmental
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Local Program: Milwaukee, Wisconsin - II
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Panel Discussion: Navigating Your Career
    Moderator: Alisha Saduova
    New Professionals
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    River Restoration
    Moderator: Kelly M. Kibler, Ph.D. – University of Central Florida
    River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Smart Solutions: Harnessing AI for Water Management
    Moderator: Jong-Yeop Kim, PhD, PE – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Systems Thinking and Decentralized Modeling for Complex Adaptive Systems
    Moderator: Chung-Yi Lin (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech
    Planning & Management
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Trends and Variations in Hydroclimatic Variables: Links to Climate Variability and Change - II
    Moderator: Hongyi Li (he/him/his) – University of Houston
    2024 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Technical Tour: Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Greanseams® Walking and Bus Tour (ticketed event)
  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Transition Break
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Advances in Stormwater Management - I
    Moderator: Bill Selbig – USGS
    Stormwater Symposium (UWRRC)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Advances in Watershed Modeling and Applications - I
    Moderator: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf – Florida State University
    Watershed
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    AI and Generative AI in Water Resources Engineering: A Revolution in Process
    Moderator: Lily S. Baldwin (she/her/hers) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Emerging & Innovative Technologies (Interdisciplinary)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Flood Risk Assessment and Management Around the World - I
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Lake and Reservoir Hydraulics
    Moderator: Jie Zeng, Ph.D., P.E. – South Florida Water Management District
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Levee and Dam Breach Modeling
    Moderator: Brian M. Hall, P.E. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Local Program: Milwaukee, Wisconsin - III
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Managing Water Quality in Distribution Systems
    Moderator: Jonathan B. Burkhardt – US Environmental Protection Agency
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Nature-Based Solutions in Detail
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Resilience in Sustainability
    Moderator: Allisa Hastie – Stanford University
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Social Equity in Water and Environmental Infrastructure Systems - I
    Moderator: Diana M. Byrne, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – University of Kentucky
    Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)