CDM Smith at WEFTEC 2025

 8:30 AM - W17 Thermal Drying: State of the Practice, Advancements, and Future Applications presented by Vincent Apa

1:30 AM - Disinfection is FUN-damental presented by Rasha Maal-Bared and Jacob Van Geffen

3:30 PM - MBR: What It Can Do For You presented by Akshay Jain (assistant facilitator)

3:30 PM - Full-Scale Shortcut Nitrogen Removal moderated by Emily Korot

3:30 PM - Techniques for Modeling I/I Source Reduction Benefits presented by Pradeep Sudini 

4:30 PM - Comparing the effects of nanobubbles and conventional aeration on wastewater properties: can nanobubbles reduce disinfectant demand? presented by Brian Hilts, Rasha Maal-Bared, and Samir Mathur

8:30 AM - Ozonation Dynamics: Exploring Micropollutant Formation and Effective Removal moderated by Eduardo Arispe

8:30 AM - Fort Wayne's Journey Towards Resilience and Clean Energy - Implementation of a Microgrid Program and RNG Injection presented by Laurel Schaich 

1:30 PM - The Struvire Scourge: Practical Operations & Maintenance Considerations for Handling Nuisance Struvite Formation presented by Dustin Craig

1:30 PM - Exploring the Capability and Flexibility of MABRs moderated by William McConnell 

3:30 PM - Water Reuse: Today's Landscape and Tomorrow's Path moderated by Eduardo Arispe

3:30 PM - Navigating the Storm: Disinfecting Wet Weather Events presented by Brian Hilts (lead facilitator)

3:30 PM - Technology Spotlight: Introduction to Wastewater Biological Treatment Technologies presented by Akshay Jain

8:30 AM - GSI Performance Tools: Optimizing GSI Placement and Performance moderated by Cynthia Baumann

8:30 AM - Shaping the Future of Water Reuse: Drivers, Feasibility & Challenges presented by Akshay Jain and Nona Jesmani (assistant moderators)

10:30 AM - Full-Scale Primary Sludge Fermentation moderated by Emily Korot

11:00 AM - Seeding, Startup, and Commissioning of THP Systems at Three WRRFs presented by Laurel Schaich and Daniel Bond

1:30 PM - Optimizing the Treatment Train using Advanced Primary Filtration and its Impact on Secondary Treatment moderated by Emily Korot

1:30 PM - Removal, Fate, and Sequestration of PRAS in Biosolids presented by Kwok-Wai (Richard) Tsang

2:00 PM - A Framework for Prioritizing the Monitoring of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Wastewater and Biosolids: The Paradox of Choice presented by Javier Locsin, Rasha Maal-Bared, and Deborah Ross