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  • Wednesday, June 7, 2023
  • 7:00am – 8:00am ET
    International Affairs Committee Meeting
  • 8:00am – 9:00am ET
    Young Professionals’ Breakfast Club
  • 8:00am – 9:40am ET
    Advanced Power Generation Options

    Chair: Kaitlyn Watkins – NextEra Energy Resources

    Co-Chair: John D. Kinsman, MS – Edison Electric Institute

    Panelist: Sara J. Head, QEP – Yorke Engineering, LLC

    Panelist: Jordan M. Haywood, MS, PE, QEP – Siemens Energy

    Panelist: Bobby Noble – Electric Power Research Institute

    INDU

  • 8:00am – 9:40am ET
    Building Downwash in Air Quality Modeling

    Chair: George J. Schewe, MS Atmospheric Science, QEP, CCM – Trinity Consultants

    Co-Chair: Tony Schroeder, CCM, QEP – Trinity Consultants

    AQMO

  • 8:00am – 9:40am ET
    Environmental Justice Is Coming to a State Near You
  • 8:00am – 9:40am ET
    International Air Quality Studies and Challenges

    Chair: Charles Odame-Ankrah, PhD – Global Analyzer Systems

    Co-Chair: Deke Perkins – Montrose Environmental

    AQMM

  • 8:00am – 9:40am ET
    PM2.5 and Ozone Implementation Issues
  • 8:00am – 9:40am ET
    Sustainability and the ESG Tsunami – Metrics, Mandates, and Methods
  • 8:00am – 9:40am ET
    What’s Happening at the Federal Level?

    Chair: Roger L. Wayson, PhD – AECOM

    Co-Chair: Melissa Cary – Jacobs Engineering Group

    REGU

  • 8:00am – 1:00pm ET
    Orange County Landfill and Stanton Energy Center Tour
  • 9:00am – 10:00am ET
    Speed Networking
  • 10:10am – 11:50am ET
    Challenges in Modeling Data Centers
  • 10:10am – 11:50am ET
    Circular Economy: Action and Progress
  • 10:10am – 11:50am ET
    Climate Change: Industrial Reporting and Impacts

    Chair: Michael Conrardy, Masters – ERM

    Co-Chair: Joshua S. Fu, PhD – University of Tennessee

    CLIM

  • 10:10am – 11:50am ET
    Hot Topics in the Chemical and Refining Sector

    Chair: Karen Brignac – Deltech Monomers OpCo, LLC

    INDU

  • 10:10am – 11:50am ET
    How Does It Work? The Rainbow of Hydrogen
  • 10:10am – 11:50am ET
    Solid Waste Management Systems

    Chair: David Greene, MS, PE – SCS Engineers

    Co-Chair: Christopher C. Lutes, MS – Jacobs

    WAST

  • 10:10am – 11:50am ET
    Vehicle Emissions

    Chair: George Noel – Federal Highway Administration Resource Center

    Co-Chair: Robert C. Mentzer, Jr. – HMMH

    TRAN

  • 1:00pm – 3:30pm ET
    Environmental Challenge International Presentations
  • 1:30pm – 3:10pm ET
    Climate Change Science to Policy

    Chair: Michael Conrardy, Masters – ERM

    Co-Chair: Joshua S. Fu, PhD – University of Tennessee

    CLIM

  • 1:30pm – 3:10pm ET
    Enhancing Environmental Justice Analysis through Data Technologies

    Chair: Thomas Morahan – egroup/nygeology

    EJUS

    AQMM

  • 1:30pm – 3:10pm ET
    How Does it Work? Quantifying ESG
  • 1:30pm – 3:10pm ET
    Implications from the Updated PM2.5 NAAQS
  • 1:30pm – 3:10pm ET
    Integrating Satellite Observations into Air Quality Decision Making
  • 1:30pm – 3:10pm ET
    Site Assessment, Remediation, and Vapor Intrusion

    Chair: Andrew Horwath, PE – Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

    Co-Chair: Paul Ruehl, BS/MS – LafargeHolcim

    WAST

  • 1:30pm – 3:10pm ET
    Smart Growth & Transportation Planning

    Chair: Roger L. Wayson, PhD – AECOM

    Co-Chair: Helen Ginzburg – VHB, Inc.

    TRAN

    LH

  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm ET
    Air Quality Studies and Challenges Part 1

    Chair: Doug Dziubla – ERM

    Co-Chair: Deke Perkins – Montrose Environmental

    AQMM

  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm ET
    Air Regulatory and Policy Developments and Impacts on Permitting Activities
  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm ET
    Climate Change: Measurement and Analysis

    Chair: Joshua S. Fu, PhD – University of Tennessee

    Co-Chair: Michael Conrardy, Masters – ERM

    CLIM

  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm ET
    Defining Environmental Externalities in a Changing Energy Landscape
  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm ET
    Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels

    Chair: Georges Bou-Saab, PhD – Texas A&M Transportation Institute

    Co-Chair: Robert C. Mentzer, Jr. – HMMH

    TRAN

  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm ET
    How Does It Work? Air Modeling in Action – Case Studies and Real-Life Applications
  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm ET
    Organizational Approaches to Sustainability

    Chair: Thomas Morahan – egroup/nygeology

    Co-Chair: Mingming Lu – University of Cincinnati

    SUST

  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm ET
    PFAS in Landfill and Wastewater Systems

    Chair: Christopher C. Lutes, MS – Jacobs

    Co-Chair: Paul Ruehl, BS/MS – LafargeHolcim

    WAST

  • 5:00pm – 6:00pm ET
    Student Awards Ceremony
  • 5:30pm – 6:30pm ET
    Exhibitor Reception
  • 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET
    Young Professional/Student Networking Reception