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Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, April 28, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST
    Coffee and Conversation with the Women Water Nexxus
  • 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM CST
    Transition Break
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Technical Tour: Water Manager for a Day (USACE Mobile) (ticketed event)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    AI Applications in Planning and Management
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    CFD Applications in Waterways and Dams
    Moderator: Andrew W. McCoy, Ph.D., P.E. – HDR
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Emerging Concepts and Methods in Modeling Hydrologic and Hydro-climatic Processes
    Moderator: Noriaki Ohara – University of Wyoming
    2026 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    From Application to Innovation: Next-Generation AI Methods for Water Distribution Systems
    Moderator: Ehsan Roshani, BC.WRE, Ph.D. – National Research Council of Canada
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    H&H and Water Quality Modeling for Resilient Water and Environment - I
    Moderator: Rosanna La Plante, P.E., F.ASCE, F.EWRI – Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
    Watershed
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Environmental Health and Water Quality
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Technology and Innovation for Resiliency and Adaptation
  • 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    Modeling Momentum: Building the Next Era for SWMM, EPANET & Beyond - I
    Moderator: Saki Handa, PE, ENVSP – Optimatics
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    Modeling Momentum: Building the Next Era for SWMM, EPANET & Beyond - Part I (Breakout Room)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Transition Break
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Advancing the Science & Application of Nature-based Solutions
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Efficient Combined Operation of Water-Energy Systems
    Moderator: Avi Ostfeld – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Environmental Health and Water Quality
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Flood Estimation and IDF Updating under Climate Change
    Moderator: Van Thanh Van Nguyen – McGill University
    2026 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Hydraulic Modeling for Transportation Infrastructure
    Moderator: Scott A. Hogan, P.E. – Transportation Hydraulics Solutions LLC
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 10:00 AM - 11:48 AM CST
    H&H and Water Quality Modeling for Resilient Water and Environment - II
    Moderator: Haw Yen, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory
    Watershed
  • 10:00 AM - 11:48 AM CST
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater - I
  • 10:25 AM - 11:40 AM CST
    Modeling Momentum: Building the Next Era for SWMM, EPANET & Beyond - II
    Moderator: Saki Handa, PE, ENVSP – Optimatics
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 10:25 AM - 11:40 AM CST
    Modeling Momentum: Building the Next Era for SWMM, EPANET & Beyond - Part II (Breakout Room)
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Lunch (Buffet Opens)
  • 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM CST
    Transition Break
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM CST
    Keynote Presentation: William Strickland
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Environmental Council Awards / Simon W. Freese Award & Lecture
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Irrigation & Drainage Council Awards / Royce J. Tipton Award & Lecture
    Moderator: Jeppe Kjaersgaard – Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Urban Water Resources Research Council and Municipal Water Infrastructure Council (MWIC) Awards / UWWRC Founders’ Award & Lecture and Margaret S. Petersen Award & Lecture
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Watershed Council Awards / Ven Te Chow Award & Lecture
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    Technical Tour: Alabama Department of Transportation - George C. Wallace Tunnel Tour (ticketed event)
  • 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Transition Break
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Watershed Resiliency - I
    Moderator: Ceyda Polatel, Ph.D., P.E. – USACE - Jacksonville District
    Watershed
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Dealing with Uncertainty and Climate Change in Stormwater
    Moderator: Kathy Gee, P.E. – OptiRTC, Inc.
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Eco-hydraulics - I
    Moderator: Fabian Bombardelli – UC Davis
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Hydroclimatology of Droughts: Past, Present and Future
    Moderator: Yoshihiko Iseri – Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University
    2026 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Irrigation & Drainage
    Moderator: Sierra Layous, MS, PE – ITRC Cal Poly
    Irrigation & Drainage
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    PFAS Groundwater Contamination: Challenges, Fate and Transport, and Emerging Remediation Strategies
    Moderator: David Dzombak, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, BCWRE, Dist.M.ASCE – Carnegie Mellon University
    AAEES
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Sediment Transport Modeling - I
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Strategies for Joint Management of Water and Energy
    Moderator: Meghna Thomas – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Planning and Management
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Water, Wastewater & Stormwater - II
  • 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    Transition Break
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Watershed Resiliency - II
    Moderator: Latif Kalin – Auburn University
    Watershed
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    Future Considerations for Designing and Modeling Stormwater Control Measures
    Moderator: Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, Ph.D. – Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    Impacts of a Changing Climate on Hydrologic Design
    Moderator: Rao S. Govindaraju – Purdue University
    2026 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    Microplastics (MPs)
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CST
    Sediment Transport Modeling - II
    Moderator: Jennifer Duan, PHD, F.EWRI – The University of Arizona
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 4:30 PM - 6:18 PM CST
    Eco-hydraulics - II
    Moderator: John J. Ramirez Avila, Phd, PH, Ing, F.EWRI – Mississippi State University
    River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)
  • 4:30 PM - 6:18 PM CST
    Hydraulics & Waterways - USACE
  • 4:30 PM - 6:36 PM CST
    Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations
    Moderator: Avi Ostfeld – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Planning and Management
  • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM CST
    Social Activity: Perdido Queen Riverboat: Masquerade Party Cruise (ticketed event)
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    Environmentally Responsible Energy Production Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    EWRI WDSA Graduate Student Task Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    Groundwater Technical & Activities Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    Journal of Hydrologic Engineering Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Editorial Board Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    On-Farm Irrigation Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    River Restoration Committee Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    Stormwater Modeling Committee Meeting