Technical Sessions - Schedule
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Wednesday, June 24
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Technical Session 1: Systems |
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10:00-10:20 |
King |
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
Ecological modeling for artesian springs management and restoration in Florida |
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10:20-10:40 |
Rodríguez |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Holistic Modeling and Analysis of a Modern Production System using Agent-Based
Models |
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10:40-11:00 |
Frank |
CH2M Hill |
The Dallas Trinity River Corridor Project: Integrating hydrology, fluvial
geomorphology, and two-dimensional hydraulic and sediment transport modeling to
restore ecosystem function in a large, urban river |
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11:00-11:20 |
Ciotola |
Ohio State University |
Emergy Analysis of Biogas Production and Utilization in Costa Rica |
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11:20-11:40 |
Boggess |
Oregon State University |
Comparative Evaluation of Green Technologies Using the Emergy Footprint and
Other Measures of Ecosystems Services and Sustainability |
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11:40-12:00 |
Niederman |
University of Arkansas |
Carbon Life Cycle Assessment of United States Cotton: A View of Cotton
Production Practices and their Associated Carbon Emissions for Counties in 16
Cotton Producing States |
Technical Session 2A: Ecosystem Services |
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1:30-1:50 |
Honan |
CH2M HILL, Portland Oregon |
An Ecosystems Services Approach to Public Facilities Planning |
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1:50-2:10 |
Rodríguez |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Role of microbial community dynamics in sequestration of carbon in soil columns |
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2:10-2:30 |
Lovell |
University of Vermont |
Balancing Ecosystem Services on a Grass-Based Dairy at Shelburne Farms in
Vermont |
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2:30-2:50 |
Stringfellow |
University of the Pacific |
Removal of Nutrients from Agricultural Runoff Using Managed Wetlands Not
Designed for Treatment |
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2:50-3:10 |
Smesrud |
CH2M-Hill |
Thermal Modeling of Wetland Systems: Quantifying Cooling Benefits |
Technical Session 2B: Water and Wastewater Processing |
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1:30-1:50 |
Jordahl |
CH2M HILL |
Tools for Assessing Phosphorus Retention Capacity in Treatment Wetlands with
Hyporheic Discharge and Land Application Systems |
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1:50-2:10 |
Austin |
CH2M HILL |
Design Rationale and Challenges for Removal of Organic Nitrogen from Surface |
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2:10-2:30 |
Patterson |
Biox Design |
Quarry IslandCove DemonstrationProject: Floating Wetlands and Aerations at Lake
Wister, LeFlore County, Oklahoma |
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2:30-2:50 |
McInnis |
Univeristy of Vermont |
Treatment of a mining waste product by ecomimetic processes |
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2:50-3:10 |
Break |
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3:10-3:30 |
Emond |
CH2M-Hill |
A Natural Treatment System Approach to Enhancing River Quality in Southern
Oregon |
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3:30-3:50 |
Dent |
Washington State University |
The Effect of Transient Oxygenation on Methylmercury in the Hypolimnetic Waters
of a Eutrophic Freshwater Lake |
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3:50-4:10 |
Madison |
CH2M-Hill |
Combined Municipal/Industrial Effluent Treatability Tests to Support an
Integrated Wetland Approach to Improving Willamette River Water Quality |
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4:10-4:30 |
Smesrud |
CH2M-Hill |
Optimization of Agricultural Reuse and Natural Treatment Systems for Pudding
River Recovery |
Education Roundtable - Nexus of Need and Resources |
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3:15-3:30 |
Daley |
SUNY |
Integrating Ecological Engineering Throughout the Curriculum: The Role of the
Capstone Engineering Design Course |
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3:30-3:45 |
Bolte |
Oregon State University |
Oregon State's Approach to Ecological Engineering Curriculum |
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3:45-4:30 |
Panel - TBA |
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Panel - three minutes each, statement of practitioners statement of needs, ed
perspective on approach, resources, accreditation, synthesis |
Thursday, June 25
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Technical Session 3A: Community Planning and Coupled Natural/Human Systems |
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10:00-10:20 |
Mengel |
CH2M Hill |
The Dallas Trinity River Corridor Project: Connecting a community with its river |
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10:20-10:40 |
Hitchcock |
Clemson University |
Bannockburn Plantation: Defining Pre-Development Targets for Coastal Hydrology, Water Quality,
and Ecology |
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10:40-11:00 |
Roy |
The Ohio State University |
Mapping a Dynamic Social-Ecological “Landscape” for Large Lakes: System
Perturbations and the Role of Ecological Engineering |
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11:00-11:20 |
Callaway |
CH2M-Hill |
Talking Water Gardens: a Unique Approach to Constructed Wetlands Treatment in a
Park-Like Setting |
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11:20-11:40 |
Horne |
University of California, Berkeley |
The Interface of Human and Natural Systems: Designing human wastewater to help
endangered fish by reducing heavy metals effluent to ultra-low levels using unit
process wetlands. |
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11:40-12:00 |
Bolte |
Oregon State University |
Alternative Futures Assessments - Modeling Coupled Natural and Human Systems |
Technical Session 3B: Ecosystem Restoration |
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10:00-10:20 |
Jennings |
North Carolina State University |
Stream Restoration Evaluation using Morphology and Ecological Indicators |
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10:20-10:40 |
Simmons |
University of Texas at Austin |
Revegetating constructed landscapes with native grassland species assemblages
increases rates of establishment, total leaf density, and ecosystem services. |
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10:40-11:00 |
Doshi |
University of Vermont |
Utilizing ecological design to restore natural and social communities in
Appalachian
coal mined landscapes. |
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11:00-11:20 |
Zylland |
USACE |
Low-impact bank stabilization and restoration in a navigational river |
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11:20-11:40 |
Czarnomski |
Oregon State University |
Influence of vegetation density and projected area on stream bank hydraulics |
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11:40-12:00 |
Stone |
Desert Reseach Institute |
Vegetation Bending and Washout in Flood Control Channels |
Technical Session 4A: Constructed Wetlands |
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1:30-1:50 |
Whritenour |
Washington State University |
Effectiveness of surface flow constructed wetlands receiving agricultural runoff
in mitigating pathogens and turbidity, lower Yakima Basin, WA |
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1:50-2:10 |
Bays |
CH2M-Hill |
Can Treatment Wetlands Provide Compensatory Wetland Mitigation? |
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2:10-2:30 |
Erlenmeyer |
Washington State University |
P removal in Constructed Treatment Wetlands Polishing Agricultural Return Flows
in the Yakima Valley, Washington |
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2:30-2:50 |
Allen |
Washington State University |
Microbial activity, composition and abundance in bench-scale oxygen-activated
nitrification wetlands |
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2:50-3:00 |
Break |
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3:00-3:20 |
Gebremariam |
Washington State University |
Effects of Drain/Fill Cycling on Chlorpyrifos Mineralization in Constructed
Treatment Wetlands |
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3:20-3:40 |
Ludwig |
Virginia Tech |
A Constructed Floodplain Wetland in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed for Stormwater
Nutrient Attenuation |
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3:40-4:00 |
Castano |
Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira / Ohio State University |
Effect of operational overload rate on subsurface flow constructed wetlands |
Technical Session 4B: Green Infrastructure and Materials |
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1:30-1:50 |
Manderson |
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |
Plant selection and soil conditions when using green infrastructure |
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1:50-2:10 |
Rodríguez |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Microbial Community Patterns in Tile Drain Biofilters in Illinois |
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2:10-2:30 |
Ruby |
Filterra Bioretention Systems |
Bacterra: Advanced Bioretention Media for Enhanced Bacteria Removal from
Stormwater Runoff |
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2:30-2:50 |
Kelsey |
University of Vermont |
Use of biochar and mycorrhizal fungi in a semi-aquatic system to ascertain their
facility in uptaking phosphorous from a wastestream
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2:50-3:00 |
Break |
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3:00-3:20 |
Dahiya |
University of Vermont |
Effects of Light and Dark Cycles on Algae Biomass Grown in Open Pond System for
Oil Production |
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3:20-3:40 |
Daley |
SUNY |
Using Short-Rotation Willow Crops for Leachate Management and Biomass Production
on Solvay Wastebeds |
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3:40-4:00 |
Tao |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
Batch Operation of Integrated Biofilters and Free Water Surface Wetlands:
Fortifying microbial diversity for biological nitrogen removal |
Evening Poster Session (7:30-9:00) |
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Ludwig |
Virginia Tech |
A Constructed Floodplain Wetland in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed for Stormwater
Nutrient Attenuation |
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Resop |
Virginia Tech |
Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Quantifying Uncertainty in Streambank Retreat
Measurements |
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Blersch |
SUNY |
Development of an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Ecosystem Restoration at
the University at Buffalo. |
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Sindelar |
University of Florida / Gainesville, Florida |
Evaluation of Biological Treatment Methods for Low Concentration Phosphorus
Removal in Lake Jesup, Florida |
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Kangas |
University of Maryland |
Longitudinal Patterns of Performance of an Experimental Algal Turf Scrubber |
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Williams |
University of Vermont |
A Sustainable Pizzeria: From Soil to Slice |
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Reed |
Washington State University |
Comprehensive Limnological Evaluation of Water Quality and Trout Habitat in Twin
Lakes, Colville Indian Reservation |
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Beam |
University of Vermont |
The Design of an EcoMachine for Aiken: Engineering, Ecology, and Art |
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Haggerty Perrault |
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Unifying Architectural Design with Storm Water Management--A Case Study of the
Longsworth Arts Village |
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Spier |
University of the Pacific |
The Potential for a Riparian Corridor in California’s San Joaquin Valley |
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Smith |
USDA-NRCS Olympia, WA |
Willapa Bay Estuary Restoration |
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Graham |
University of the Pacific |
Application of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) for Wetlands to
Agricultural Ecosystems |
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Shukla |
University of Florida |
Environmental Service Measurement Alternatives: An Example from the Florida
Ranchlands Project |
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Hanlon |
University of the Pacific |
Rapid Assessment of Water Quality Changes in Wetlands Receiving Agricultural
Drainage |
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Andersen |
Oregon State University |
A Bayesian Belief Network to Assist Decision Making When Prioritizing Culverts
for Anadromous Fish Passage in the Santiam River Basin, OR |
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Kaplan |
Union College |
Social, Biological and Technological Aspects of the Marine Environment: Lessons from Marine
Studies Education |
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Pai |
University of Arkansas |
Stream flow and climate change analysis in Northwest Arkansas, USA |
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Cummings |
University of Arkansas |
Effects of Land Use on Sediment Oxygen Demand |
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Cummings |
University of Arkansas |
Stressor-Response Relationships Between Urban Stream Quality and Changes in Land
Use in Fayetteville, Arkansas. |
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Sandefur |
Uiniversity of Arkansas |
Demonstration of Algae as a Feedstock for Biofuels |
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Friday, June 26
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Technical Session 5: Riparian/Stream Systems |
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10:00-10:20 |
Wynn |
Virginia Tech |
Sediment Dynamics in an Urbanized Headwater Stream |
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10:20-10:40 |
Stringfellow |
University of the Pacific |
Water Quality Changes Occuring In Agricultural Drains of Varying Riparian
Function |
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10:40-11:00 |
Zink |
North Carolina State University |
Stream Channel Morphology in Southern Appalachian Old-Growth Forests |
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11:00-11:20 |
Kozarek |
Viginia Tech |
Influence of Bank Vegetation and Watershed Imperviousness on Stream Temperature |
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11:20-11:40 |
Piercy |
University of Vermont |
The relationship between hydraulic resistance and vegetation properties in
emergent vegetated flows |
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11:40-12:00 |
Cummings |
University of Arkansas |
Stream Restoration Post Analysis on Two Reaches of Blossom Way Creek |