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Technical Sessions - Schedule


Wednesday, June 24


Technical Session 1: Systems
10:00-10:20 King University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Ecological modeling for artesian springs management and restoration in Florida
10:20-10:40 Rodríguez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Holistic Modeling and Analysis of a Modern Production System using Agent-Based Models
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
11:00-11:20 Ciotola Ohio State University Emergy Analysis of Biogas Production and Utilization in Costa Rica
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
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
1:30-1:50 Honan CH2M HILL, Portland Oregon An Ecosystems Services Approach to Public Facilities Planning
1:50-2:10 Rodríguez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Role of microbial community dynamics in sequestration of carbon in soil columns
2:10-2:30 Lovell University of Vermont Balancing Ecosystem Services on a Grass-Based Dairy at Shelburne Farms in Vermont
2:30-2:50 Stringfellow University of the Pacific Removal of Nutrients from Agricultural Runoff Using Managed Wetlands Not Designed for Treatment
2:50-3:10 Smesrud CH2M-Hill Thermal Modeling of Wetland Systems: Quantifying Cooling Benefits

Technical Session 2B: Water and Wastewater Processing
1:30-1:50 Jordahl CH2M HILL Tools for Assessing Phosphorus Retention Capacity in Treatment Wetlands with Hyporheic Discharge and Land Application Systems
1:50-2:10 Austin CH2M HILL Design Rationale and Challenges for Removal of Organic Nitrogen from Surface
2:10-2:30 Patterson Biox Design Quarry IslandCove DemonstrationProject: Floating Wetlands and Aerations at Lake Wister, LeFlore County, Oklahoma
2:30-2:50 McInnis Univeristy of Vermont Treatment of a mining waste product by ecomimetic processes
2:50-3:10 Break    
3:10-3:30 Emond CH2M-Hill A Natural Treatment System Approach to Enhancing River Quality in Southern Oregon
3:30-3:50 Dent Washington State University The Effect of Transient Oxygenation on Methylmercury in the Hypolimnetic Waters of a Eutrophic Freshwater Lake
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
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
3:15-3:30 Daley SUNY Integrating Ecological Engineering Throughout the Curriculum: The Role of the Capstone Engineering Design Course
3:30-3:45 Bolte Oregon State University Oregon State's Approach to Ecological Engineering Curriculum
3:45-4:30 Panel - TBA Panel - three minutes each, statement of practitioners statement of needs, ed perspective on approach, resources, accreditation, synthesis

Thursday, June 25


Technical Session 3A: Community Planning and Coupled Natural/Human Systems
10:00-10:20 Mengel CH2M Hill The Dallas Trinity River Corridor Project: Connecting a community with its river
10:20-10:40 Hitchcock Clemson University Bannockburn Plantation: Defining Pre-Development Targets for Coastal Hydrology, Water Quality, and Ecology
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
11:00-11:20 Callaway CH2M-Hill Talking Water Gardens: a Unique Approach to Constructed Wetlands Treatment in a Park-Like Setting
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.
11:40-12:00 Bolte Oregon State University Alternative Futures Assessments - Modeling Coupled Natural and Human Systems

Technical Session 3B: Ecosystem Restoration
10:00-10:20 Jennings North Carolina State University Stream Restoration Evaluation using Morphology and Ecological Indicators
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.
10:40-11:00 Doshi University of Vermont Utilizing ecological design to restore natural and social communities in Appalachian
coal mined landscapes.
11:00-11:20 Zylland USACE Low-impact bank stabilization and restoration in a navigational river
11:20-11:40 Czarnomski Oregon State University Influence of vegetation density and projected area on stream bank hydraulics
11:40-12:00 Stone Desert Reseach Institute Vegetation Bending and Washout in Flood Control Channels

Technical Session 4A: Constructed Wetlands
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
1:50-2:10 Bays CH2M-Hill Can Treatment Wetlands Provide Compensatory Wetland Mitigation?
2:10-2:30 Erlenmeyer Washington State University P removal in Constructed Treatment Wetlands Polishing Agricultural Return Flows in the Yakima Valley, Washington
2:30-2:50 Allen Washington State University Microbial activity, composition and abundance in bench-scale oxygen-activated nitrification wetlands
2:50-3:00 Break    
3:00-3:20 Gebremariam Washington State University Effects of Drain/Fill Cycling on Chlorpyrifos Mineralization in Constructed Treatment Wetlands
3:20-3:40 Ludwig Virginia Tech A Constructed Floodplain Wetland in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed for Stormwater Nutrient Attenuation
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
1:30-1:50 Manderson Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant selection and soil conditions when using green infrastructure
1:50-2:10 Rodríguez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Microbial Community Patterns in Tile Drain Biofilters in Illinois
2:10-2:30 Ruby Filterra Bioretention Systems Bacterra: Advanced Bioretention Media for Enhanced Bacteria Removal from Stormwater Runoff
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
2:50-3:00 Break    
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
3:20-3:40 Daley SUNY Using Short-Rotation Willow Crops for Leachate Management and Biomass Production on Solvay Wastebeds
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)
Ludwig Virginia Tech A Constructed Floodplain Wetland in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed for Stormwater Nutrient Attenuation
Resop Virginia Tech Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Quantifying Uncertainty in Streambank Retreat Measurements
Blersch SUNY Development of an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Ecosystem Restoration at the University at Buffalo.
Sindelar University of Florida / Gainesville, Florida Evaluation of Biological Treatment Methods for Low Concentration Phosphorus Removal in Lake Jesup, Florida
Kangas University of Maryland Longitudinal Patterns of Performance of an Experimental Algal Turf Scrubber
Williams University of Vermont A Sustainable Pizzeria: From Soil to Slice
Reed Washington State University Comprehensive Limnological Evaluation of Water Quality and Trout Habitat in Twin Lakes, Colville Indian Reservation
Beam University of Vermont The Design of an EcoMachine for Aiken: Engineering, Ecology, and Art
Haggerty Perrault   Unifying Architectural Design with Storm Water Management--A Case Study of the
Longsworth Arts Village
Spier University of the Pacific The Potential for a Riparian Corridor in California’s San Joaquin Valley
Smith USDA-NRCS Olympia, WA Willapa Bay Estuary Restoration
Graham University of the Pacific Application of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) for Wetlands to Agricultural Ecosystems
Shukla University of Florida Environmental Service Measurement Alternatives: An Example from the Florida Ranchlands Project
Hanlon University of the Pacific Rapid Assessment of Water Quality Changes in Wetlands Receiving Agricultural Drainage
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
Kaplan Union College Social, Biological and Technological Aspects of the Marine Environment:  Lessons from Marine Studies Education
Pai University of Arkansas Stream flow and climate change analysis in Northwest Arkansas, USA 
Cummings University of Arkansas Effects of Land Use on Sediment Oxygen Demand
Cummings University of Arkansas Stressor-Response Relationships Between Urban Stream Quality and Changes in Land Use in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
  Sandefur Uiniversity of Arkansas Demonstration of Algae as a Feedstock for Biofuels

Friday, June 26


Technical Session 5: Riparian/Stream Systems
10:00-10:20 Wynn Virginia Tech Sediment Dynamics in an Urbanized Headwater Stream
10:20-10:40 Stringfellow University of the Pacific Water Quality Changes Occuring In Agricultural Drains of Varying Riparian Function
10:40-11:00 Zink North Carolina State University Stream Channel Morphology in Southern Appalachian Old-Growth Forests
11:00-11:20 Kozarek Viginia Tech Influence of Bank Vegetation and Watershed Imperviousness on Stream Temperature
11:20-11:40 Piercy University of Vermont The relationship between hydraulic resistance and vegetation properties in emergent vegetated flows
11:40-12:00 Cummings University of Arkansas Stream Restoration Post Analysis on Two Reaches of Blossom Way Creek