Seminars


Spring 2023 Schedule

Seminars will be presented virtually from 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom.

January 27, 2023

Sustainable Materials for Advanced WateR Treatment (SMART)

Nirupam Aich, PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

seminar co-hosted by the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy (IWRSP)

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February 3, 2023

Assessing the Potential of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology to Monitor Trends of SARS CoV-2 Prevalence in Bexar County, Texas

Kiran Kumar Vadde, PhD, University of Texas at San Antonio

seminar co-hosted by the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy (IWRSP)

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February 10, 2023

Application of Microbial Technologies for Environmental Remediation: Significance of Microbial Consortia and Interspecies Interactions

Tanmoy Roy Tusher,PhD, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University

seminar co-hosted by the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy (IWRSP)

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February 17, 2023

Water Quality-Related Issues and Applications in the Edwards Aquifer Region: A Look at the Helotes Creek Watershed and the Transboundary Amistad Reservoir Region

Mauricio Eduardo Flores, Southwest Research Institute

seminar co-hosted by the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy (IWRSP)

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February 24, 2023

Enable Multiscale Bioseparation by Microscale Non-Equilibrium Ion and Fluid Transport

Gongchen Sun, PhD, University of Texas at San Antonio

seminar co-hosted by the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy (IWRSP)

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March 3, 2023

Exploring Titan's Dynamic Landscape: Insights from Planetary Materials Research

Xinting Yu, PhD, University of Texas at San Antonio

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March 10, 2023

Impact of Pleistocene Continental Glaciations on Pore Pressure Evolution, Brine Migration, Rock Failure, and Earthquake Triggering for Integrity Assessment of Nuclear Waste Storage in High Latitude Countries

Yipeng Zhang, PhD, Texas State University

seminar co-hosted by the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy (IWRSP)

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March 17, 2023

no seminar - Spring Break

March 24, 2023

The Role of Nanosized Iron Particles in Achieving the "Closer to Zero" Initiative

Adeyemi Adeleye, PhD, University of California-Irvine

seminar co-hosted by the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy (IWRSP)

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March 31, 2023

Prajkta Mane, PhD, Lunar and Planetary Institute (USRA)

April 7, 2023

How You Can Reduce Your Food’s Environmental Impact – EPA Region 6

Stephen Sturdivant, PhD, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

seminar co-hosted by the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy (IWRSP)

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April 14, 2023

Exploring the Roles of Organic Matter Source and Transformation for Photochemical Characterization of New York Lake Waters

Joseph Wasswa, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

seminar co-hosted by the Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy (IWRSP)

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April 21, 2023

seminars by students

April 28, 2023

seminars by students

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