Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: The Interface of Environmental Justice, Engineering, and Science
Discussion Leader: Luana de Brito Anton (New York University, United States)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Maya Trotz (University of South Florida, United States)
"Environmental Justice and Environmental Research: Stories From the US and the Caribbean"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Understanding Our Planet: Natural Processes and Human Impacts
Discussion Leader: Marzieh Shojaei (Duke University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Danielle Jones (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States)
"Impacts of Mercury in Freshwater Systems"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Vineeth Pothanamkandathil (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"The Interplay of Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Redox Active Minerals"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Kai Cheng (Texas A&M University, United States)
"Evaluating the Microheterogeneous Distribution of Photochemically Generated Singlet Oxygen by Dissolved Organic Matter"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
Arundhati Tewari (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"Revealing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Contamination and Exposure Pathways in Suriname and Ghana"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Nora Bernet (Eawag & ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
"Oxygen Isotope Analyses of Phosphate and Organo-Phosphorus Compounds by Orbitrap High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry - New Avenues for Assessing Microbial Metabolism and Environmental Pollutants"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Building a Better Planet: Emerging Tools to Improve Water Quality
Discussion Leader: Charbel Abou-Khalil (University of Notre Dame, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:25 am
Sarah Partanen (Eawag and the University of Zurich, Switzerland)
"Towards a Streamlined Environmental Persistence Assessment for Trace Organic Contaminants: Preliminary Findings From High-Throughput Biodegradation Testing"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Soobin Cho (Rice University, United States)
"Patterned Electrically Conductive Membranes: Enhancing Water Recovery and Self-Cleaning Efficiency through Tailored Geometric and Operational Parameters"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Petra Choi (Virginia Tech, United States)
"Potential for FLOS LAMP as an Affordable Method for Quantification of Antimicrobial Resistance Indicator Genes in Low-Resource Settings"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:25 am
Mira Chaplin (University of Michigan, United States)
"Statistical Models and Machine Learning to Predict Virus Disinfection"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Michael Vega (Cornell University, United States)
"Investigation of Coupled Greenhouse Gas and Contaminant Removal Pathways in Shallow, Open-Water Constructed Wetlands"
10:45 am - 10:50 am
Discussion
10:50 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Finding Your Flow Through the Braided River: A Career Panel
Discussion Leader: Dane Elliott (Ohio State University, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 2:15 pm
Panel Discussion
Finding Your Flow Through the Braided River: A Career Panel
David Andrews (EWG, United States)
Marcella Card (US Environmental Protection Agency, United States)
James Harrington (RTI International, United States)
Erin Baker (University of North Carolina, United States)
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
General Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes