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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, June 25, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MDT
    South Atlantic States Section Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM MDT
    Opening Keynote Plenary Session: A Multi-perspective Approach to Regulation and Measurement of Emissions
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM MDT
    Technical and Student Poster Session
  • 10:45 AM – 5:30 PM MDT
    Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and White Hat Ceremony
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM MDT
    Past President's Lunch
  • 11:55 AM – 1:15 PM MDT
    Division and Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) Meetings - Tuesday, June 25
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MDT
    Student Welcome Reception and Program Orientation
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MDT
    Student Keynote Address: Overcoming Obstacles and Capitalizing on Openings – Career Progression and Sustainability Career Paths
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM MDT
    Career Panel: Explore Pathways to a Sustainable Future — Enrich Your Environmental Career
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Air Dispersion Modeling: Case Studies, Issues, Applications, Advances, and Guidance (Part 1)
    Platform Chair: Mary M. Kaplan, Masters – AECOM
    Platform Co-Chair: William Jones – Blue Sky Modeling
    AQMO
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Air Pollution Control: PM, NOx, and SOx
    Platform Chair: Masoud Jahandar Lashaki – Florida Atlantic University
    Platform Co-Chair: Ryan Thomas (he/him/his) – SCS Engineers
    AQCT
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Climate Change - Regulations, Policy, and Adaptation
    Platform Chair: Christopher D. Easter, LEED AP, CARB Accredited Lead GHG Verifier – Bay Area Air Quality Management District
    Platform Co-Chair: Hannah Rubin (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee
    CLIM
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Emission Inventories Development
    Platform Chair: Violeta Mugica-Álvarez, PhD Dr (she/her/hers) – Autonomous Metropolitan University-Azcapotzalco
    Platform Co-Chair: Rodolfo Sosa-Echeverría, PhD, QEP (he/him/his) – Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change
    AQES
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Measurement and Quantification of Fugitive Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas and Landfills

    Panel Chair: Ali Lashgari, PhD – Project Canary, PBC

    Panel Co-Chair: Brian Taylor – Project Canary

    Panelist: Representing Investors From a Venture capital firm – DCVC or Quantum

    Panelist: representing regulatory side From CSU – Colorado State University

    Panelist: Representing Regulatory Side From EPA – EPA

    Panelist: Representing Industry From Landfills sector – WM or EREF

  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    New Frontiers in Electric Power Generation
    Platform Chair: Roya Mortazavi, PhD (she/her/hers) – Concordia University
    Platform Co-Chair: Dean Stanphill – Universal Engineering Sciences
    INDU
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    New Source Review (NSR): Issues and Recent Developments

    Panel Chair: Gurinder Saini, Masters – RTP Environmental Associates Inc.

    Panelist: Colin Campbell – RTP Environmental Associates Inc.

    Panelist: Eric L. Hiser, J.D., – Hiser Joy

    Panelist: peter Keller, PE – U.S. EPA

  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Remediation, Site Investigation, and Vapor Intrusion
    Platform Chair: Paul Ruehl, BS/MS – Geocycle North America
    Platform Co-Chair: Andrew Horwath, PE – Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
    WAST
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Sustainability Metrics and Analytics
    Platform Chair: Mona Hazur, BS/MS/MBA (she/her/hers) – Arcadis
    Platform Co-Chair: Chih C. Chao, PhD, P.Eng. (he/him/his) – Cantech Environmental
    SUST
  • 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM MDT
    Student/ECi Poster Judging
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    AI for Environmental Leaders: Will It Replace Environmental Managers?
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Air Dispersion Modeling: Case Studies, Issues, Applications, Advances, and Guidance (Part 2)
    Platform Chair: Qi Zhang – GHD
    Platform Co-Chair: Robynn Andracsek, PE (she/her/hers) – Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC
    AQMO
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Air Pollution Control: GHGs
    Platform Chair: Masoud Jahandar Lashaki – Florida Atlantic University
    Platform Co-Chair: Ryan Thomas (he/him/his) – SCS Engineers
    AQCTCLIM
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Climate Impacts and Risk to the Environment
    Platform Chair: Christopher D. Easter, LEED AP, CARB Accredited Lead GHG Verifier – Bay Area Air Quality Management District
    Platform Co-Chair: Hannah Rubin (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee
    CLIM
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    How Does it Work? New Regulations in Canada and the USA
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Integrating Satellite Observations into Air Quality Decision Making
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Landfills and Energy Recovery
    Platform Chair: David Greene – SCS Engineers
    Platform Co-Chair: Dr Melanie L. Sattler, PE, Professor (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Arlington
    WAST
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Oil Sands Measurements, Monitoring, and Emissions Challenges
    Platform Chair: Alexandria Price – Formation Environmental
    Platform Co-Chair: Chun Yi Wu, PhD, PE (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Retired
    AQMM
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Sustainable Waste/Materials Management
    Platform Chair: Thomas W. Easterly, BS, MS, PE – Indiana Department of Environmental Management & University of Central Florida
    Platform Co-Chair: Mingming Lu, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    SUST
  • 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM MDT
    Annual Business Meeting of the Membership
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM MDT
    Opening Reception: Welcome to Calgary