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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69380d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Water and Environmental Engineering Seminar: Spring 2026<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f852a8 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"65f852a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#info\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item 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data-id=\"36301d90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7222f0b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7222f0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Rheinauen_Rez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-33\" alt=\"Aerial shot of river and green surroundings.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Rheinauen_Rez.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Rheinauen_Rez-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67c0f7f7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67c0f7f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-150f88e5\" data-id=\"150f88e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcc735c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcc735c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seminar Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c190b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5c190b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Water and Environmental Engineering Seminar will feature guest speakers from industry, academia, and research centers, as well as students and faculty in the CEE department. The seminar series aims to cover a broad range of topics related to water and environmental engineering.<\/p><p>Students can enroll in CIVE 570 for one hour of credit. The campus and community are welcome to attend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-399ee57f\" data-id=\"399ee57f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ec94e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63ec94e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"NBtextbgd-HTBL\">Wednesdays <\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f01040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f01040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"NBtextbgd-HTBL\">4:00 p.m.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dde6928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dde6928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"NBtextbgd-HTBL\">Scott 229<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa3d6b7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fa3d6b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427f010e\" data-id=\"427f010e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e8c575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"27e8c575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cf1cb69 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cf1cb69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-755ccce5\" data-id=\"755ccce5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56430339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56430339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seminar Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3429a66a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3429a66a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Course Details<\/p><ul><li>CIVE 570: Seminar: Water Engineering and Science (1-credit hour)<\/li><\/ul><div>Seminar Chairs<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"mailto:s.kraus@colostate.edu\">Sam Kraus<\/a>, Ph.D. student, Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:Jui-Hsiang.Lo@colostate.edu\">Jui-Hsiang Lo<\/a>, Ph.D. student, Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/li><\/ul><div>Faculty Advisors<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/ce\/people\/chien-yung-tseng\/\">Chien-Yung Tseng<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/ce\/people\/yanghua-duan\/\">Yanghua Duan<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-108ed04c elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"108ed04c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6559be5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6559be5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4cbb82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4cbb82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ce89df0\" data-id=\"5ce89df0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b84840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"21b84840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"schedule\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654ed487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"654ed487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seminar Lecture Schedule<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cdc7f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cdc7f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All lectures are held on campus on Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. in Scott 229.<\/p><p>For off-campus participants unable to attend in-person, you can request a unique Teams link for each session.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520d4943 elementor-button-align-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"520d4943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2070\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2070\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> January 20: Seminar Introduction and Social <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2070\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1dda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dd1dda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5fccf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5fccf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seminar Introduction and Social<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9dec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4f9dec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8340\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8340\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> January 28: Joseph Scalia, CSU, Civil and Environmental Engineering <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8340\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2400a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e2400a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4676064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4676064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Tailings Management: Why It Matters and What\u2019s Changing<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956cc3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"956cc3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mining industry plays a critical role in supplying the raw materials essential to modern society and the global energy transition. However, the management of tailings, the byproduct of mineral extraction, remains one of the industry\u2019s most complex environmental, social, and technical challenges. Conventional tailings management practices have raised concerns related to long-term stability, water use, environmental protection, and social acceptance, underscoring the need for continued innovation and improvement in tailings design, operation, and closure.<\/p><p>This seminar will provide an overview of tailings management in contemporary mining practice, highlighting both established approaches and emerging technologies aimed at reducing risk and environmental footprint while supporting responsible resource development. Topics will include the fundamentals of tailings generation and storage, key geotechnical and environmental considerations, and the central role of civil and environmental engineers in the planning, design, and long-term stewardship of tailings facilities. Current challenges, such as long-term stability, climate variability, and legacy facility management, will be discussed alongside examples of innovative technologies and strategies being developed to address these issues. Collectively, these efforts are critical to minimizing the impacts of mining while ensuring a reliable supply of minerals necessary for the global economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e875987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e875987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ac1df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83ac1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Scalia is a geoenvironmental engineer and Associate Professor of Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU), and the CSU Site Director for the Tailings Center. He is also the co-chair of Tailings and Mine Waste 2026 in Denver, Colorado. His research focuses on applied and translational research in the areas of tailings and mine waste, groundwater\u00a0stewardship, and unsaturated soils. He is an associate editor for the Journal of Geotechnical &amp; Geoenvironmental Engineering and Geotextiles &amp; Geomembranes, as well as an editorial board member of Canadian Geotechnical Journal and Geosynthetics International. Prior to joining CSU, Dr. Scalia was a Senior Associate in the Environmental and Earth Sciences Practice at Exponent in Seattle and Boston.<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-124 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Joe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4952b elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ce4952b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2160\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2160\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> February 4: Zhi Li, CU-Boulder, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2160\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b9c9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73b9c9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa565c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6aa565c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Rethinking Flood Research: From Living Systems to Foundation Models<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c730ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c730ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Flood research has traditionally approached inundation events as isolated hydrological phenomena driven by meteorological forcing and topographic constraints. This talk proposes a paradigm shift in how we conceptualize, study, and model floods through three interconnected perspectives. First, I present a framework for understanding floods as living organisms\u2014dynamic entities with birth, growth, migration, and decay phases that interact with their environment, exhibit adaptive behaviors, and leave lasting ecological and social legacies. This organismal perspective reveals emergent properties often overlooked in conventional hazard-focused approaches. Second, through a systematic review of five decades of flood research (1970s\u20132020s), I trace the evolution from purely hydraulic modeling to coupled human-natural systems approaches, identifying critical inflection points in our understanding and persistent gaps that continue to limit predictive capability and societal resilience. The review highlights a shift from flood control to flood risk management, and more recently, toward holistic frameworks like FACED (Flood-Agriculture-Climate-Ecology-Disease) that recognize cascading impacts across interconnected systems. Finally, I propose a vision for the future of flood modeling centered on foundation models\u2014scalable AI architectures pre-trained on diverse Earth observation data that can be fine-tuned for regional applications. Drawing parallels to breakthroughs in natural language processing and computer vision, I discuss how flood foundation models could democratize advanced forecasting capabilities, improve predictions in data-scarce regions, and enable real-time integration of multiple information streams. Together, these perspectives call for reconceptualizing floods not as engineering problems to be solved, but as complex adaptive systems requiring transdisciplinary approaches that bridge physical modeling, artificial intelligence, and community knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae4cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cae4cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2730d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2730d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Dr. Zhi Li is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder&#8217;s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) and Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering department. He leads the Flood Lab, where his research advances scientific understanding and practical adaptation strategies for floods through remote sensing, hydrologic-hydraulic modeling, and artificial intelligence.<\/span><\/p><p>Dr. Li earned his Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Security from the University of Oklahoma (2022), M.S. from the National University of Singapore and Delft University of Technology (2019). He served as a Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Dean&#8217;s Postdoctoral Fellow from 2023-2025.<\/p><p>His research examines flood impacts through the FACED framework (Flood-Agriculture-Climate-Ecology-Disease), addressing critical questions about climate change effects on flood frequency, severity, and societal impacts. Notable work includes pioneering studies on flash flood metrics, documenting how severe floods reduce global rice yields, and developing the AQUAH system\u2014the first end-to-end language-based agent for hydrology. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. His work emphasizes climate justice, particularly for tribal communities and vulnerable populations.<\/p><p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Zhi-200x300.png\" alt=\"Dr. Zhi Li's headshot\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Zhi-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Zhi.png 631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7283f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7283f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1200\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1200\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> February 11: Sybil Sharvelle, CSU, Civil and Environmental Engineering <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1200\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a78e32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a78e32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e53aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e53aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Real Water, Real Data: Applied Research and Innovation at CSU\u2019s Water Technology Accelerator Platform<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8ff69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8ff69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Advancing sustainable and resilient water systems requires applied research environments that bridge fundamental science, technology development, and real-world implementation. This seminar will highlight ongoing research at the\u00a0<\/span><u><a title=\"https:\/\/owsi.colostate.edu\/centers-of-innovation\/water-tap\/\" href=\"https:\/\/owsi.colostate.edu\/centers-of-innovation\/water-tap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-outlook-id=\"a017c1a6-73c9-4ace-87c7-697caff57e0a\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Water Technology Acceleration Platform<\/a><\/u>\u00a0(<b>Water TAP<\/b>), a plug-and-play, pilot-scale testbed located at the CSU Spur campus, designed to accelerate next-generation water treatment, reuse, and monitoring technologies. Research efforts at Water TAP focus on fit-for-purpose water across diverse source waters, including graywater, stormwater, rainwater, and industrial water sources available onsite. Fit-for-purpose water systems collect water from local sources and treat those water sources to a quality appropriate for the end use, ensuring the \u201cright water for the right use\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0A defining feature of Water TAP is its close integration with utilities, industry partners, and public agencies, which enables research questions to be grounded in real operational challenges while preserving academic independence. These partnerships ensure research questions are grounded in operational realities while creating opportunities for student engagement through theses, senior design projects, internships, and applied research roles. The Water TAP has developed several outfacing collaborative projects with industry and utility partners<\/p><ul><li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/owsi.colostate.edu\/urban-stormwater-research-csu-water-tap\/\" href=\"https:\/\/owsi.colostate.edu\/urban-stormwater-research-csu-water-tap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-outlook-id=\"5b1f25c1-072c-4828-8c5c-403b398cfc87\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Denver Department of Transportation (DOTI) and Mile High Flood District (MHFD):<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0Pilot scale bioretention cells are assessed for performance to improve water quality and reduce impacts from stormwater runoff.<\/li><li><span role=\"presentation\"><u><a title=\"https:\/\/owsi.colostate.edu\/whats-in-the-mix-evaluating-media-for-pollutant-removal-in-nature-based-water-systems\/\" href=\"https:\/\/owsi.colostate.edu\/whats-in-the-mix-evaluating-media-for-pollutant-removal-in-nature-based-water-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-outlook-id=\"bf73f097-99b7-44ce-9787-3fd22b8c6fd5\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Water Research Foundation with DOTI and MHFD<\/a><\/u><\/span>: This project evaluates performance of natural and engineered media used in nature-based systems, focusing on their effectiveness in removing pollutants including nutrients, metals, and PFAS.<\/li><li>Oil and Gas Industry:\u00a0\u00a0The potential for treated produced water from energy production to support ecological restoration is assessed in greenhouse and laboratory-scale studies.<\/li><li>Metro Water Recovery: The potential for e<span role=\"presentation\">nhanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal from wastewater is evaluated via rigorous characterization of nitrogen and phosphorus species through the wastewater treatment process followed by assessment of options for removal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The seminar will introduce Water TAP as a research resource for students and faculty, illustrate representative ongoing projects, and explore how collaborative, real-world testbeds can advance both fundamental understanding and practical solutions in water and environmental engineering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ccb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95ccb2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accca2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"accca2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Dr. Sybil Sharvelle is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and is a member of the Environmental Engineering focus area. Her research interests include water reuse, integrated urban water management, and waste conversion to energy. Her doctoral work included development of a system for treatment of graywater for potable reuse during space missions. This project led to her current interest in fit-for-purpose water systems, in which she has led projects funded by the Water Research Foundation, USEPA and National Science Foundation. Dr. Sharvelle was a member of the National Research Council Committee for Beneficial Use of Graywater and Stormwater and chaired the NWRI panel for Decentralized Non-Potable Water Systems.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Sharvelle is a founding member of the One Water Solutions Institute (OWSI) at Colorado State University and is the Technical Director of the CSU Spur Campus Water Technology Accelerator Platform, a cutting-edge facility for testing water treatment technologies on different water sources to study the best ways we can clean and reuse water.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Strategic Focus Areas:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Fit-for-Purpose Water<\/li><li>Biological Process Engineering<\/li><li>Recovery of Valuable Products from Waste<\/li><li>Innovations in Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Control<\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Sybil-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Sharvelle's headshot\" width=\"320\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Sybil-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Sybil-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Sybil.jpg 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac5bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"cac5bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> February 18: Sarah S\u00fchnholz, Colorado School of Mines, Civil and Environmental Engineering <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8cca1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db8cca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2cbab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e2cbab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Confronting Forever Chemicals: Treatment Technologies and Field Lessons from PFAS Remediation<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0469352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0469352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent one of the most pressing challenges in environmental remediation due to their extreme persistence, mobility, and resistance to conventional treatment processes. Addressing PFAS contamination requires a combination of effective removal, destructive treatment, and field-deployable remediation strategies.<\/span><\/p><p>This presentation provides an overview of PFAS and where they occur, current advances in PFAS degradation and treatment, with a focus on bridging laboratory innovation and real-world implementation. Key destructive technologies will be discussed, including advanced oxidation and reduction processes, adsorptive remediation, and emerging approaches. Particular emphasis will be placed on the understanding of PFAS transformation, treatment performance, and the formation of transformation products.<\/p><p>In parallel, the role of adsorption-based technologies as both stand-alone and coupled treatment solutions will be examined, including the use of activated carbon and modified sorbent materials in in-situ and ex-situ configurations. Field applications will be highlighted through pilot- and full-scale case studies, demonstrating design considerations, injection strategies, longevity, and performance monitoring of sorptive remediation barriers.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"x_x_ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line\"><div><p>The presentation closes with practical field applications, discussing achievements as well as unexpected challenges and key lessons learned.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780ae86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"780ae86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbfe9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bbfe9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Dr. Sarah Suehnholz is an environmental chemist specializing in the fate, degradation, and remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). She completed her PhD in chemistry in Germany, where her research focused primarily on PFAS destruction and treatment technologies. Her work investigated degradation pathways, adsorption processes, and the transformation behavior of PFAS under engineered treatment conditions, providing mechanistic insight into PFAS breakdown and by-product formation.<\/span><\/p><p>Building on this foundation, her current research as a Post-Doc at Colorado School of Mines places a stronger emphasis on advanced analytical chemistry and environmental forensics. She develops and applies targeted and non-target mass spectrometric workflows to characterize PFAS occurrence, transformation products, and treatment performance in laboratory and field systems. Her work integrates high-resolution analytics with applied remediation strategies, including adsorption-based barriers and in-situ treatment approaches, bridging destructive technologies with real-world field implementation.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Sarah-Suehnholz-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Suehnholz's headshot\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Sarah-Suehnholz-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Sarah-Suehnholz.jpg 763w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d023bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1d023bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3040\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3040\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> February 25: Bryan Heiner, Bill Dressel, and Adam Howard, Barr Engineering Co. <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3040\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6246f92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6246f92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad7546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ad7546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Hydraulics Analysis, Design, and Construction \u2013 Challenges and Lessons Learned<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f2ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3f2ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hydraulics projects are never simple, requiring practitioners to harness both their creative and technical capabilities to solve important problems for public and private infrastructure. In addition to technical challenges, most hydraulics projects must consider environmental variability, permitting influences, public risk, and social\/culture influences. This presentation will highlight several project examples that required design teams to work together through unique circumstances to develop practical and implementable solutions for work within the dams, stormwater, stream restoration and flood risk management areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54af1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54af1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b6e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b6e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bryan Heiner<\/p><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>Bryan joined Barr in 2025; he has more than 15 years of experience in research-based roles at industry- leading hydraulics laboratories. He develops solutions to project-specific issues by using science, research, and creativity, drawing on his work for over 100 dams and other hydraulic structures. Focusing his efforts on the hydraulic design of dams, spillways, and other hydraulic structures. He specializes in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and physical modeling and conducts field investigations and services.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Bryan-Heiner-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Heiner's headshot\" width=\"194\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Bryan-Heiner-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Bryan-Heiner.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/p><p>Bill Dressel<\/p><p>Bill has more than 20 years of experience in dam engineering\u2014 17 of which were gained in positions with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and Denver Water, where he worked on projects for over 100 different dams. Bill has extensive experience in the evaluation, design, and construction of embankment and concrete dams and appurtenant structures. Bill is a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)- approved Independent Consultant and Facilitator and has facilitated dozens of risk analyses.<\/p><p>At the USBR, Bill served as a technical specialist, was a part of the Dam Safety Advisory Team (DSAT) and a core Risk Cadre member. As a DSAT member, he regularly reviewed the adequacy of technical and risk assessments used to support USBR\u2019s dam-safety program decisions. As a Risk Cadre member, Bill was responsible for developing consistent risk analysis methodology, training others to facilitate risk analyses, and working with USBR decision-makers to further the development of risk assessment processes. He co-authored several chapters of the most recent edition of the joint USBR\/USACE Best Practices in Dam and Levee Safety Risk Analysis and was a peer reviewer for the 2022 USBR Dam Safety Public Protection Guidelines. He also regularly instructed technical dam-safety training classes (Best Practices, SEED, FEMA Dam Safety) for engineers and dam safety professionals from the USBR, USACE, and other federal and state agencies.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Bill-Dressel-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Dressel's headshot\" width=\"247\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Bill-Dressel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Bill-Dressel-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Bill-Dressel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Bill-Dressel.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>Adam Howard<\/p><p>Adam has 15 years of experience as a hydraulic and water resources engineer specializing in flood mitigation, stream restoration, stormwater management, and mine water management. A certified floodplain manager, he provides design services to public and private clients; leads stormwater modeling, feasibility studies, and design; and provides technical leadership for hydrologic and hydraulic (H&amp;H) modeling. Prior to rejoining Barr in 2025, Adam served as a senior hydraulic engineer with the Saint Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and was the Mississippi Valley Division\u2019s Regional Technical Specialist for Hydraulic Design. In this role, he worked with multidisciplinary teams on large, fast-paced flood control projects requiring innovative hydraulic designs and coordination among multiple project partners.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Adam-Howard-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Howard's headshot\" width=\"175\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Adam-Howard-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Adam-Howard-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Adam-Howard-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/Adam-Howard.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8bf95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"fe8bf95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2660\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2660\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> March 4: Liaofan Lin, NOAA &amp; CIRA at CSU <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2660\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e059c16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e059c16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5569ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5569ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Advancing Data Assimilation for the Rapid Refresh Forecast System<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517131c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"517131c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accurate short-term weather forecasts are essential for water resources management, flood prediction, wildfire response, aviation safety, and renewable energy operations. A key component of modern numerical weather prediction is data assimilation, the mathematical framework that combines model forecasts with observations to produce the best estimate of the current atmospheric state.<br \/><br \/>This seminar presents recent advances in data assimilation supporting NOAA&#8217;s Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS), a next-generation, convection-allowing system providing hourly forecasts at 3 km resolution across the United States. RRFS builds upon the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) and the Rapid Refresh (RAP) systems and leverages the Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration (JEDI) framework.<br \/><br \/>The talk will briefly introduce the foundations of data assimilation and recent rapid refresh developments. Selected research examples will highlight the assimilation of diverse observations, including GOES Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs), radar radial velocity, and aerosol observations such as satellite aerosol optical depth and in situ PM2.5 measurements. We will also present observation diagnostics comparing conventional and satellite observations, along with emerging machine learning applications that support data assimilation and forecast improvement.<br \/><br \/>More information about NOAA Global Systems Laboratory prediction research can be found at:<br \/><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/gsl.noaa.gov\/research\/predictions. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgsl.noaa.gov%2Fresearch%2Fpredictions&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCY.Tseng%40colostate.edu%7C88dde8c00f6d441094f008de73f814bc%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C639075706998339301%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FVztZ2yeBmx2fpI0PAvpnZBoAm9es4%2BUGkLxi6Fbfag%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/gsl.noaa.gov\/research\/predictions<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d5f7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0d5f7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8074f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8074f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Liaofan Lin is a Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University, contributing to the advancement of data assimilation systems in collaboration with NOAA\/OAR\/Global Systems Laboratory. His work focuses on advancing data assimilation for convection-allowing numerical weather prediction systems, particularly the Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS).<\/p><p>Since joining CIRA in 2019, he has contributed to the implementation and operational transition of RRFS and the integration of the Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration framework into regional forecasting systems. He has led the development of observation impact diagnostics within RRFS, evaluating the influence of satellite radiances, hyperspectral infrared sounders, lightning, and conventional observations on convection-allowing forecasts.<\/p><p>Dr. Lin serves as Principal Investigator for multiple NOAA-funded projects related to data assimilation and extreme precipitation applications. His research interests include coupled land-atmosphere data assimilation, observation impact assessment, and applications of machine learning in high-resolution weather prediction.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/liaofanlin-profile-picture-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Liaofan Lin's headshot\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/liaofanlin-profile-picture-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/liaofanlin-profile-picture-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/liaofanlin-profile-picture-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/liaofanlin-profile-picture-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/liaofanlin-profile-picture.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a105785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"a105785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1680\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1680\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> March 11: Ryan Bailey, CSU, Civil and Environmental Engineering <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1680\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f183aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f183aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bc55d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53bc55d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Using hydrologic and hydro-chemical models as decision support tools in engineering applications<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5cc74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec5cc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Hydrologic models are often used in water resources planning and management. These models simulate the storage and movement of water and pollutants in watershed features, including soils, the landscape, aquifers, channels, reservoirs, and canals. In this presentation, I provide an overview of several ongoing research projects in which hydrologic models are used as decision support tools for engineering solutions. These projects assess changes in irrigation practices in the Upper Colorado River Basin and nutrient management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. In each project, modeling results can be used to inform policy decisions at the state level. I will also provide a general overview of physically based hydrologic and pollutant transport modeling.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d0079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70d0079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43506bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43506bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ryan Bailey is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at CSU, joining the faculty in 2013. He received his BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University, his MS in Environmental Science from the University of Guam, and his PhD from Colorado State University. His research\u00a0focuses on the sustainability of watershed management practices regarding water quantity and water quality. Recent projects have focused on the development of process-based, dynamic numerical modeling codes to identify sustainable management practices within environmental systems and have provided a foundation for ongoing and future research.\u00a0 Ryan enjoys spending time with his family, doing house projects, and playing sports.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/bailey_photo_2018.png\" alt=\"Ryan Bailey's headshot\" width=\"176\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8581457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"8581457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1390\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1390\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> March 25: Laura Sunberg, CU-Boulder, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1390\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f1a32b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f1a32b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81bf8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d81bf8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Microplastics in coastal flows: impact of particle properties on transport<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4205472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4205472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Microplastic (pieces of plastic less than half a centimeter in size) are a growing problem in the world\u2019s oceans. Despite their ubiquity, there are many open questions about their transport and fate. Microplastics have a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and densities, and these physical properties can impact their transport. These properties also change over time as microplastics weather and biofoul (facilitate the growth of organic matter on their surfaces) in response to varying ocean conditions. In this talk, I will examine the connections between microplastic properties and transport at small and regional scales. I will first share results from an experimental study on how microplastics of different shapes and sizes disperse in waves. I will then discuss results from a parametric study on the impact of both particle and flow properties on microplastic dispersion in waves. Finally, I will share simulation results showing the interplay between microplastic biofouling and regional-scale coastal transport. Together, these studies highlight the complex ways that particle properties can interact with transport and motivate directions for future work on microplastics and other environmental particles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f6d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f6d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db5ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db5ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Dr. Laura Sunberg is an assistant professor in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department and a fellow of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on the transport of particles such as microplastics and firebrands in environmental flows through laboratory experiments and numerical simulations. She completed her Ph.D. at Stanford University in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus in environmental fluid mechanics.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/SunbergLaura-300x274.jpeg\" alt=\"Laura Sunberg's headshot\" width=\"228\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/SunbergLaura-300x274.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/SunbergLaura-1024x936.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/SunbergLaura-768x702.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/SunbergLaura-1536x1404.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/SunbergLaura-2048x1872.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fec867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"6fec867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1170\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1170\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> April 1: Kyle Strom, Virginia Tech, Civil and Environmental Engineering <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1170\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bb41b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46bb41b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a6484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09a6484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Mud transport in rivers: lab and field observations and implications for the modeling of fine sediments<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a2aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a2aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fine muddy sediments are found in riverine and oceanic flows and deposits all along the sediment source-to-sink pathway. From mountain streams to deep-ocean boundary currents, mud composed of inorganic and organic material is being produced, eroded, transported, and deposited along with other sediments such as gravel and sand. Yet, predicting mud movement in any environment is poorly constrained. Part of the difficulty in accurately modeling mud movement is an outcome of our limited ability to measure and model how mud particles change when suspended in water or move along or are deposited within the bed. Small mud particles tend to clump together, and form aggregates known as flocs (see figure below, far right), which grow or shrink in size and density because of the level of fluid turbulence and the biogeochemical properties of the suspension. As flocs grow or shrink in size and density, the speed at which they settle changes. As a result, it is imperative to be able to measure and model mud flocs as flow conditions, water chemistry, and biology change in river, estuarine, and marine systems for accurate prediction of mud transport and sediment-induced bathymetric change. In this talk, I present elements of the work our group and collaborators have conducted in the field and lab over the past few years to improve our ability to measure flocculated mud suspensions, predict how mud flocs transform spatially and temporally under varying turbulence, ionic strengths, and biological conditions, and to understand how they interact with the bed. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8cbac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e8cbac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58617e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58617e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kyle Strom is a professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech where he teaches and conducts research in the field of environmental hydraulics and sediment transport. Dr. Strom received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Washington State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. His research focuses on the fluid and sediment dynamics of natural systems such as rivers, estuaries, and deltas over a range of spatial and temporal scales. The underlying motivation for his group\u2019s work is the understanding of fundamental processes for better forward and backward prediction of river and landscape system evolution in time under natural and anthropogenic influences. For more information see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.strom.cee.vt.edu\">www.strom.cee.vt.edu<\/a>.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/Kyle-Strom-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Strom's headshot\" width=\"241\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/Kyle-Strom-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/Kyle-Strom-768x792.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/Kyle-Strom.jpg 993w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80de78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"b80de78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1920\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1920\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> April 8: Hydrology Days (No Seminar) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1920\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e950469 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e950469\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de23bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8de23bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See more details from the 2026 Hydrology Days website:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/ce\/events\/hydrology-days\/\">https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/ce\/events\/hydrology-days\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca81e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ca81e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> April 15: Karen Schlatter, Colorado Water Center <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d32d22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d32d22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9adbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e9adbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Colorado Water Center Overview and South Platte Salinity Research Collaboration<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8068fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8068fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">This seminar will provide an overview of the Colorado Water Center and its programmatic focus areas in water research, education, and outreach. It will outline a case study of how the Colorado Water Center is working with stakeholders and CSU CEE researchers to characterize and address salinity issues in the South Platte River Basin in Colorado. The South Platte River Basin in Colorado is home to 80% of the state\u2019s population and is the most economically productive agricultural region in the state. However, increasing salinization of water and soil resources poses a potential threat to the long-term economic viability of the region. Stakeholders representing agricultural, municipal, water supply, water treatment, and academic interests came together to initiate regional dialogue and collaborative efforts around research and management of South Platte Basin salinity. The Colorado Water Center facilitates stakeholder engagement, working to identify stakeholder needs and concerns and integrate those needs into research questions and applicable science. The ultimate goal of the South Platte Salinity Stakeholder Group is to better understand salinity sources, loads, trends, and potential impacts in order to develop collaborative solutions and management strategies in the municipal, agricultural, water-supply, and environmental context of the Basin.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba637b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ba637b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3978ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3978ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Karen Schlatter is the director of the Colorado Water Center at Colorado State University. Established as one of 54 Water Resources Research Institutes under the Water Resources Research Act, the center, housed under CSU\u2019s Office of Engagement and Extension,\u00a0facilitates\u00a0outreach, education, and applied interdisciplinary research\u00a0to address\u00a0complex water challenges faced in Colorado and beyond.\u00a0Schlatter leads the center as a hub\u00a0that engages water stakeholders,\u00a0community members, and\u00a0CSU faculty,\u00a0Extension, and students\u00a0in co-development of\u00a0research\u00a0and education\u00a0programs\u00a0to promote sustainable water management\u00a0for the benefit of Colorado communities.\u00a0<\/p><p>Prior to joining the Colorado Water Center, Schlatter facilitated multi-stakeholder\/academic teams at the University of Florida Water Institute to address water quality and quantity issues in the southeastern United States through collaborative, interdisciplinary research. She also previously served as associate director of the Colorado River Delta Program at the Sonoran Institute for nearly a decade, where she focused on building cross-sector and international partnerships to support large-scale ecological restoration, binational water management, and community engagement in the Colorado River Delta region.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Schlatter-2026-2-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Schlatter's headshot\" width=\"258\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Schlatter-2026-2-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Schlatter-2026-2-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Schlatter-2026-2-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Schlatter-2026-2-1536x1263.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Schlatter-2026-2-2048x1683.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d576a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"6d576a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1140\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1140\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> April 22: Dana Pousty-Lakritz, CU-Boulder, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1140\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c909b8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c909b8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24548e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d24548e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: Photon-Driven Water Disinfection Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Mechanisms,\nSynergies, and Applications<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381c6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"381c6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photonic technologies are increasingly recognized as a chemical-free and versatile approach for microbial control in different water systems, yet their effectiveness is fundamentally governed by wavelength-dependent inactivation mechanisms and their interactions with complex water matrices. A comprehensive understanding of these mechanisms is therefore required for translating laboratory advances into robust real-world solutions.<\/p><p>In this talk, a unifying framework for water disinfection across the electromagnetic spectrum will be presented, spanning solar irradiation, antimicrobial blue light (aBL), and ultraviolet (UV) technologies. It will be shown that different spectral regions activate distinct inactivation pathways, including direct photochemical damage to nucleic acids and proteins, as well as indirect oxidative processes mediated by reactive intermediates.<\/p><p>A central focus will be placed on synergistic effects achieved through the combination of multiple wavelengths. By leveraging complementary damage mechanisms, multi-wavelength UV-LED systems can be designed to significantly enhance microbial inactivation beyond single-wavelength approaches and conventional mercury-based lamps. These synergistic interactions are enabled by the simultaneous induction of direct and indirect damage pathways, which cannot be achieved under monochromatic irradiation.<\/p><p>The translation of these mechanistic insights into real-world applications will also be highlighted. Decentralized UV-LED systems for off-grid communities have been developed, integrating solar power, remote monitoring, and AI-based control to enable reliable water treatment in resource-limited settings. In parallel, antimicrobial blue light has been investigated and has been shown to exhibit superior performance for biofilm control compared to conventional UV approaches.<\/p><p>In addition, solar-driven disinfection and far-UVC irradiation can be leveraged across diverse water matrices, where naturally occurring constituents such as nitrate and dissolved organic matter act as photosensitizers, promoting in situ photochemical reactions and the formation of reactive species that enhance microbial inactivation through multiple complementary pathways.<\/p><p>Overall, it is demonstrated that photon-based disinfection processes can be tailored across the electromagnetic spectrum to enable next-generation water treatment systems that are both mechanistically informed and practically deployable, supporting resilient and sustainable water infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c49a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c49a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef2691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef2691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dana Pousty, Ph.D., is a multidisciplinary Environmental Scientist and Entrepreneur focused on advancing equitable access to safe water. She is currently a Postdoctoral Associate in Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, where her research integrates microbiology, photonic and nature-based disinfection technologies, to build real-world water systems to address challenges in water reuse and climate resilience.<\/p><p>During her Ph.D. Dana pioneered UV-LED disinfection approaches and led field implementations in underserved communities in Uganda and India. Her work bridges fundamental science with field deployment, addressing technical, social, and economic barriers to accessible safe water.<\/p><p>Dana is the Co-Founder of BeyondBlue, an impact venture developing decentralized water treatment systems for low-income countries, and DataPond an AI-driven water quality monitoring initiatives. She has been recognized among the Top 25 Female Founders in Water Tech, awarded multiple excellence awards, and is a recipient of the IUVA Innovation Award and the Falling Walls Female Science Talents Fellowship.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/DP-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Pousty's headshot\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/DP-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/DP-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/DP.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7695488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7695488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1240\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1240\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> April 29: Tanja Rauch-Williams, Metro Water Recovery <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1240\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2519a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2519a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c7d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1c7d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: TBD<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb6b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb6b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TBD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72c429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c72c429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography: TBD<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d77de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79d77de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TBD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d45935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"2d45935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4740\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4740\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> May 6: Jessica Edge, Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office, Department of Energy <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4740\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d980761 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d980761\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d1b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86d1b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract Title: TBD<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d404831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d404831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TBD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ebe41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58ebe41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography: TBD<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4551e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f4551e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TBD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bbc79bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bbc79bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Increase awareness of ongoing research within the CEE department, especially for newer faculty and provide an opportunity for faculty to present their research to peers.\u00a0<\/li><li>Promote the work of CSU faculty to external stakeholders, including colleagues from peer institutions or professionals in the industry, increasing opportunities for partnerships and connecting students with potential employers.<\/li><li>Create an inclusive, collegial atmosphere of mutual respect in which faculty, students, industry partners, and community members can make interpersonal connections as well as connections to the fields of water engineering and science.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6778ee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6778ee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5de831d4\" data-id=\"5de831d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296f0542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"296f0542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/ce\/graduate\/#subdisciplines\" aria-label=\"Academic Subdisciplines\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Hydraulics-Lab-scaled-1-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-53\" alt=\"Scaffolding supporting an indoor hydraulic flume.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Hydraulics-Lab-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Hydraulics-Lab-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Hydraulics-Lab-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Hydraulics-Lab-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/projects\/wees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/Hydraulics-Lab-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678842f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"678842f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/ce\/graduate\/#subdisciplines\" aria-label=\"Graduate Programs\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduate Programs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about our water and environmental engineering focused academic subdisciplines available in our Master of Science and Ph.D. 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