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Session Overview
Location: Snell Engineering Center - Room 108
Date: Wednesday, 21/June/2023
2:00pm - 3:00pmWed1-8: Microbiology: Ecology
Location: Snell Engineering Center - Room 108
Session Chair: Hayley S. Clos
 

The origin and evolution of methanogenesis and Archaea are intertwined

Mei, Ran1; Kaneko, Masanori1; Imachi, Hiroyuki2; Nobu, Masaru1

1National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan; 2Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan



Transcriptomic responses of complex nitrifying communities to changes in dissolved oxygen in a full-scale attached growth wastewater treatment system.

Johnston, Juliet1; Vilardi, Katherine2; Cotto, Irmarie3; Sridhar Sudarshan, Ashwin1; Gabrielli, Marco4; Klaus, Stephanie5; Bachman, Megan5; Parsons, Mike5; Wilson, Christopher5; Bott, Charles5; Pinto, Ameet1

1School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA; 2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, USA; 3Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, USA; 4Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnical University of Milan, Italy; 5Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia, USA



Effects of Small Interference RNAs From Genetically Modified Crops on the Growth and Gene Expression of Soil Microorganisms

Un Jan Contreras, Sandra1; Redfern, Lauren2; Gardner, Courtney1

1Washington State University; 2Florida Gulf Coast University



A novel hybrid modeling strategy that links microbial population dynamics to microbial growth kinetics

Cheng, Zhang; Yuan, Heyang

Temple University, United States of America



Statistical and Predictive Models for Virus Inactivation

Chaplin, Mira Neva; Leung, Kaming; Henderson, James; Wigginton, Krista

University of Michigan, United States of America

 
3:15pm - 4:15pmWed2-8: Equity: Data
Location: Snell Engineering Center - Room 108
Session Chair: Amy Mueller
 

Impacts of Database Biases on the Understanding of North Carolina Well Water Quality

Hayes, Wesley1; Eaves, Lauren2; Jones, Nate3; Hochard, Jacob4; Fry, Rebecca2; Mize, Wilson5; Beighley, Edward1; Pieper, Kelsey1

1Northeastern University; 2University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; 3University of Alabama; 4University of Wyoming; 5North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services



Making Data Analytics Less Biased: Applying the Wells-Du Bois Protocol for Achieving Systemic Equity

Aggarwal, Ayushi1; Shepard, Tyrek1; Monroe-White, Thema2; Bozeman III, Joe1

1Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America; 2Berry College, United States of America



Characterizing the chemical and microbial fingerprints of unsheltered homelessness in an urban watershed.

Papp, Katerina; Gerrity, Daniel

Southern Nevada Water Authority, United States of America



Did a nocebo effect contribute to the rise in special education enrollment following the Flint, Michigan Water Crisis?

Roy, Siddhartha1; Petrie, Keith J.2; Gamble, Greg D.2; Edwards, Marc A.3

1Virginia Tech and University of North Carolina; 2University of Auckland; 3Virginia Tech



Mobile Lead Initiative: Newark Water Coalition forged a new dawn for community owned and managed research projects

Kalyan, Bavisha1; Diaz, Anthony2; Carrasquillo, Maya1

1University of California, Berkeley, United States of America; 2Newark Water Coalition

 
4:30pm - 5:30pmWed3-8: Environmental Systems Analysis
Location: Snell Engineering Center - Room 108
Session Chair: Jim Chen
 

Dynamic Systems Modeling for Sustainable Forest-Based Bioeconomy

Yao, Yuan

Yale University, United States of America



How to implement best practices and avoid common pitfalls in supervised machine learning for environmental research

Zhu, Junjie; Yang, Meiqi; Ren, Zhiyong Jason

Princeton University, United States of America



Proposing research to advance an emerging technology? Prioritize research and deployment through quantitative sustainable design (QSD)

Li, Yalin; Feng, Jianan; Zhang, Xinyi; Lohman, Hannah A. C.; Guest, Jeremy S.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States of America



A Spatially Explicit Decision Tool for Retrofitting Aging Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Towards Economic Feasibility, Energy Sustainability, and Social Justice

Wu, Jingyi1; Julian-Kwong, Caleb1; Amestoy, Trevor1; Kassem, Nazih2,3; Vanek, Francis M.1; Reed, Patrick M.1; Tester, Jefferson W.3,4; Richardson, Ruth E.1

1School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University; 2Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University; 3Cornell Energy Systems Institute, Cornell University; 4School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University



Analytical Hierarchy Processes to Decide Between Water Reuse and Seawater Desalination

Finnerty, Casey Thomas Kazuyuki; Del Cerro, Martina; Lee, Boreum; Elimelech, Menachem

Yale University, United States of America

 
Date: Thursday, 22/June/2023
2:00pm - 3:00pmThurs1-1: Microbiology: Wastewater-1
Location: Snell Engineering Center - Room 108
Session Chair: Juliet Johnston
 

Microbial encapsulation for enhanced biological nutrient removal

Wang, Zhiyue1; Ishii, Satoshi2; Novak, Paige2

1University of Hawaii - Manoa, United States of America; 2University of Minnesota



Tracking Horizontal Gene Transfer in Wastewater Microbiomes Using RNA Memory

Dysart, Matthew John; Staubus, August; Kalvapalle, Prashant; Gambill, Lauren; Lu, Li Chieh; Gamas, Kiara Reyes; Chappell, James; Silberg, Joff; Stadler, Lauren

Rice University, United States of America



Carbon/Nitrogen Ratios Influence Biofilm Formation and Characteristics in Model Wastewater Microbial Cultures

Ramos, Pia1; Honda, Ryo2; Hoek, Eric1,3,4; Mahendra, Shaily1,3,4

1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles.; 2Faculty of Geoscience and Civil Engineering, Kanazawa University, Japan.; 3California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles.; 4Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, University of California Los Angeles.



Impact of Biological Treatment on Chemical Composition of Wastewater and Associations with Microbial Communities

Hernandez, Analyssa Esperanza; Navab-Daneshmand, Tala; Jones, Gerrad

Oregon State University, United States of America



Microbial Competition in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal: Kinetics or Energetics?

Belka, Derek; Ormsbee, Haley A.; Tapia, Savannah; Zinsmeyer, Jackson; Schuler, Andrew

Center for Water and the Environment, University of New Mexico, United States of America

 
3:15pm - 4:15pmThurs2-1: Microbiology: Wastewater-2
Location: Snell Engineering Center - Room 108
Session Chair: Juliet Johnston
 

Correlative analysis of wastewater trends with clinical cases and hospitalizations through five dominant variant waves of COVID-19

Zhan, Qingyu; Babler, Kristina; Solo-Gabriele, Helena; Sharkey, Mark; Grills, George; Mason, Christopher; Schurer, Stephan; Vidovic, Dusica

University of Miami, United States of America



Wastewater surveillance of carbapenem-resistant bacteria and carbapenemase genes: comparison of culture- and ddPCR-based approaches

Zhou, Siyi; Lou, Esther; Stadler, Lauren

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005



Virus genome degradation in untreated wastewater

Harrison, Katherine R.; Snead, Delaney; Kilts, Anna; Ammerman, Michelle L.; Wigginton, Krista R.

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor



Subsewershed Surveillance in Rural Central Appalachia Reveals Enteropathogen Signal is Directly Influenced by Inflow and Infiltration Issues

Darling, Amanda1; Deck, Madeline1; Markham, Clayton1; Maldonado, Gabriel1; Davis, Benjamin1; Pruden, Amy1; Taniuchi, Mami2; Cohen, Alasdair1

1Virginia Tech; 2University of Virginia



Evaluating molecular-based methods for Cryptosporidium spp. wastewater surveillance

Hachimi, Oumaima1; Bancroft, June E2; Falender, Rebecca2; Davis, Gabriel E1; Kanalos, Casey1; Lininger, Noah N2; Sutton, Melissa2; Kaya, Devrim1; Kelly, Christine1; Radniecki, Tyler S1

1Oregon State University, United States of America; 2Oregon Health Authority, United States of America

 
4:30pm - 5:30pmThurs3-1: Microbiology: Water Distribution
Location: Snell Engineering Center - Room 108
Session Chair: John Durant
 

Comparing the fate and transport of E. coli in an intermittent piped water supply to a continuous piped water supply

Wharton, Hannah1,2; Chavarria, Karina1; Kumpel, Emily1

1University of Massachusetts Amherst; 2University of California Berkeley



Comparison of Bacterial and Eukaryotic Communities in Full-Scale Drinking Water Distribution Systems with Different Disinfectants

Hu, Yuxing; Wang, Hong; Zhang, Weixian

Tongji University, China, People's Republic of



Orthophosphate Corrosion Control: The Unintended Consequences on Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in a Full-scale Drinking Water Distribution System

Spencer-Williams, Isaiah1; Meyer, Mitchell2; DePas, William2; Elliott, Emily3; Haig, Sarah-Jane1,4

1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; 2Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; 3Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; 4Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA



Persistence and Free Chlorine Disinfection of Human Coronaviruses and Their Surrogates in Drinking Water

Zhang, Mengyang1; Mitch, William A.1; Boehm, Alexandria1; Blish, Catherine2

1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States; 2Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States



Well Exposed: A Comparative Exploration of Chemical Contaminants and Microbial Communities in Municipal Water and Drinking Well Water

Ohwobete, Jemima1; Hu, Ximin3; Latta, Drew E.2; Thompson, Darrin A.2; Kolodziej, Edward P.3; Cwiertny, David M.2; Haig, Sarah1

1University of Pittsburgh, United States of America; 2University of Iowa Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination; 3Center for Urban Waters, Tacoma, Washington 98421, United States; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States;

 

 
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