The Water Research Foundation and The U.S. Department of Energy Announce Webcast Series Highlighting Advanced Water Resource Recovery System Projects
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be highlighting a select group of advanced water resource recovery system projects, recently awarded by DOE totaling $27.5 million, at their upcoming Research and Development for Advanced Water Resource Recovery Systems Webcast Series.
These projects are led by teams from universities, water utilities, manufacturers, national laboratories, and small and minority-owned businesses, and will help provide sustainable water sources and affordable treatment options to industry, municipalities, agriculture, utilities, and the oil and gas sector. A complete list of the selected projects is available here.
Thursday, July 29, 3:00 PM ET – Piloting of Emerging Technologies
Speakers:
- Jeff Moeller, Research Unit Leader, The Water Research Foundation
- Tanja Rauch-Williams, PhD, National Wastewater Process and Innovation Lead, Carollo Engineers
- George Wells, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
- Stephanie Klaus, PhD, Treatment Process Engineer, HRSD
- Blair Wisdom, Director of Technology and Innovation, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
- Nancy G. Love, PhD, Borchardt and Glysson Collegiate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
Moderators:
- Christobel Ferguson, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, The Water Research Foundation
- Melissa Klembara, Senior Technical Advisor (acting), Advanced Manufacturing Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Thursday, August 5, 3:00 PM ET - Research and Development for Emerging Technologies: Part 1
Presenters:
- David Jassby, PhD, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
- Jeffrey McCutcheon, PhD, Professor, University of Connecticut
- Jose Bolorinos, PhD Student, Stanford University
- Ganesh Rajagopalan, PhD, PE, BCEE, Vice President/Applied Research Group Manager/Resource Recovery Practice Leader, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
- Haiqing Lin, PhD, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo
- Benjamin Bostick, Associate Research Professor, Columbia University
Moderators:
- Christobel Ferguson, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, The Water Research Foundation
- Melissa Klembara, Senior Technical Advisor (acting), Advanced Manufacturing Office, U.S. Department of Energy
August 12, 3:00 PM ET - Research and Development for Emerging Technologies: Part 2
Presenters:
- Damilola Daramola, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ohio University
- Taeyoung Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Clarkson University
- Junhong Chen, PhD, Crown Family Professor, University of Chicago
- Prathap Parameswaran, PhD, Associate Professor, Kansas State University
- Sankar Nair, PhD, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Moderators:
- Christobel Ferguson, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, The Water Research Foundation
- Melissa Klembara, Senior Technical Advisor (acting), Advanced Manufacturing Office, U.S. Department of Energy