| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:40 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:40 pm - 4:30 pm | Nanoscale Membrane Design |
| Discussion Leaders: Afsaneh Khosravi (Arizona State University) and Patrick Saboe (Pennsylvania State University) |
| 3:40 pm - 4:00 pm | Xi Lin (University of Duisburg-Essen)
"Designing Magnetically Responsive Separation Membranes" |
| 4:00 pm - 4:05 pm | Discussion |
| 4:05 pm - 4:25 pm | Shen Yuexiao (Pennsylvania State University)
"Molecular Characterization of Artificial Water Channels — Peptide-Appended Pillar[5]arenes" |
| 4:25 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Nanoscale Membrane Design (continued) |
| Discussion Leaders: Afsaneh Khosravi (Arizona State University) and Patrick Saboe (Pennsylvania State University) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Thorsten van den Berg (University Duisberg-Essen)
"Improvement of Polymeric Ultrafiltration Membranes by Controlled Blend Modifications with ZnO Nanoparticles" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Keynote Presentations |
| Discussion Leaders: Laura H. Arias Chavez (Yale University), Heather C. S. Chenette (Clemson University) and Michiel Raaijmakers (University of Twente) |
| 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Dibakar Bhattacharyya (University of Kentucky)
"Functionalized and Responsive Membranes from Bench-Scale to Full-Scale" |
| 8:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Discussion |
| 8:45 pm - 9:15 pm | Isabel Escobar (University of Toledo)
"Global Water Desalination Using Biofouling-Resistant Nanocomposite Membranes" |
| 9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Novel Membrane Process Concepts |
| Discussion Leaders: Alexander Lopez (University of Arkansas) and Lars Peters (RWTH Aachen) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Kerri Hickenbottom (Colorado School of Mines)
"Performance Evaluation of a Novel Osmotic Heat Engine for Energy Recovery: From Bench-Scale Experiments to Full-Scale Development" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Valerie Coulter (Yale University)
"Support Layers Incorporating Cellulose Nanofibers for Thin Film Composite Membranes for Pressure Retarded Osmosis" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Binabaji Elaheh (Pennsylvania State University)
"Theoretical Model for Ultrafiltration Behavior of Highly Concentrated Monoclonal Antibody Solutions" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Ryan Holloway (Colorado School of Mines)
"The Ultrafiltration-Osmotic Membrane Bioreactor — Potable Reuse and Nutrient Recovery" |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Membrane Operation in Challenging Conditions |
| Discussion Leaders: Anthony Straub (Yale University) and Hasin Feroz (Pennsylvania State University) |
| 1:30 pm - 1:50 pm | Liu Lu (Georgia Institute of Technology)
"Nodular-Skinned Hollow Fiber Membranes for Flue Gas Carbon Dioxide Capture via Sub-Ambient Temperature Operation" |
| 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm | Discussion |
| 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm | Wojciech Ogieglo (University of Twente)
"High Pressure, In-Situ Ellipsometry for Direct Studies of Operating Membranes" |
| 2:20 pm - 2:30 pm | Discussion |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
