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  • Wednesday, April 29, 2026
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Education, Outreach, and Tools to Optimize Stormwater Management Strategies
    Moderator: Scott Struck, Ph.D., ENV SP, F.EWRI – National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Integrated Modeling of Hydrologic Processes at Watershed Scale
    Moderator: Van Thinh Nguyen, Ph.D. – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University
    2026 Symposium on Hydro-climate and Climate Change (Watershed)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Machine Learning and Stormwater Management
    Moderator: Nima Zafarmomen – Clemson Universtiy
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    River Restoration
    Moderator: John J. Ramirez Avila, Phd, PH, Ing, F.EWRI – Mississippi State University
    River Restoration (Hydraulics & Waterways)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Two-phase Flow Modeling
    Moderator: Jose Vasconcelos – Auburn University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Urban Sustainability
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Urban Watershed Analysis for Resiliency
    Moderator: Suresh Sharma, Ph.D. – Youngstown State University
    Watershed
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    Water Resources Governance, Policy, and Decision Support
    Moderator: Haniye Safarpour – Tufts University
    Planning and Management
  • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Technical Tour: University of South Alabama, Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory - Wave Flume Tour (ticketed event)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Transition Break
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Advances in Extreme Hydrological Event Monitoring, Analysis and Management
    Moderator: Abhinanda Roy – Florida State University
    Watershed
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Development and Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) Techniques in Hydraulics Modeling
    Moderator: Virginia Smith, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE – Villanova University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Emerging Contaminants
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Experimental Fluid and Sediment Transport
    Moderator: Micah A. Wyssmann – University of Missouri-Kansas City
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Hydro-Climatic Prediction for Effective Management of Water Resources
    Moderator: Meghna Babbar-Sebens – Oregon State University
    Planning and Management
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Modeling Stormwater Control Measures
    Moderator: Shirley E. Clark – The Pennsylvania State University
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
    Resilience in Sustainability
  • 10:00 AM - 11:48 AM CST
    Evaluating Stormwater Control Measure Performance in the Field and Laboratory
    Moderator: Danhui Xin – Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Lunch (Buffet Opens)
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM CST
    Keynote Presentation: Norma Jean Mattei
  • 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    Transition Break
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Hydraulics & Waterways Council Awards / Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Award & Lecture
    Moderator: Xiaofeng Liu, Ph.D., P.E. – Penn State University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Planning & Management Council Awards and Groundwater Council Awards / Julian Hinds Award & Lecture and Pioneers in Groundwater Award and Lecture
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    Rain, Rules, and Resilience: Chattanooga’s Blueprint for Smarter Stormwater Management
  • 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CST
    Transition Break
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Advances in Biofilter, Bioinfiltration, Bioretention, and Bioswale Design, Research, Implementation, and Maintenance
    Moderator: Craig Fairbaugh, A.M. ASCE – Contech Engineered Solutions
    Stormwater (UWRRC)
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Advancing Soil and Water Quality Assessments and TMDL
    Moderator: Husnain Tansar – Florida State University
    Watershed
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Levee and Dam Breach Modeling
    Moderator: Weiming Wu, Ph.D. – Clarkson University
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Sustainability in Agriculture, Water, Land Management & Waste Management
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Using Data to Inform Design, Inspection, and Maintenance Designs
  • 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    Water Resources Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Management
    Moderator: Jery R. Stedinger – Cornell Univ
    Planning and Management
  • 2:45 PM - 4:33 PM CST
    Case Studies of Real-world Applications Utilizing 2D Hydraulic Models
    Moderator: Behailu N. Bereded – Villanova Univeristy
    Hydraulics & Waterways
  • 2:45 PM - 4:33 PM CST
    Innovations in Leakage Detection and Non-Revenue Water Management in Water Distribution Systems
    Moderator: Ahmed A. Abokifa – University of Illinois Chicago
    Water Distribution System Analysis (Planning & Management)