Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Energy Choices and Climate Change Alter Source Waters: What Does This Mean for DBPs?
Discussion Leader: Erica Marti (Southern Nevada Water Authority, USA)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Jeanne Vanbriesen (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
"Energy Choices and Climate Change Alter Source Waters: What Does This Mean for DBPs?"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Multi-Dimensional Toolbox for Assessing Chemical and Biological Safety of Water
Discussion Leaders: Amy Cuthbertson (University of South Carolina, USA) and Carsten Prasse (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Lindsay Blackstock (University of Alberta, Canada)
"A Taste of Global Media Attention on Sweetened Swimming Pools"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Changcheng Pu (Syracuse University, USA)
"Characterization of Volatile and Non-Volatile N -Nitrosamines in Wastewater Treatment Plants"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Hannah Liberatore (University of South Carolina, USA)
"Identification and Comparative Mammalian Cell Cytotoxicity of New Iodo-Phenolic Disinfection By-Products in Chloraminated Oil and Gas Treated Wastewater"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Kuo-Pei Tsai (Clemson University, USA)
"Dynamic Changes of Disinfection Byproduct Precursors Following Exposures of Microcystis aeruginosa to Wildfire Ash Solutions"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Shengkun Dong (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
"Genotoxicity and N-Acetylcysteine Thiol Reactivity of Wastewater with Elevated Bromide and Iodide for Reuse After Chlorination, Chloramination, or Ozonation Disinfection"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Birget Moe (Alberta Centre for Toxicology, Canada)
"Effects of Halobenzoquinone and Haloacetic Acid Water Disinfection Byproducts on Human Neural Stem Cells"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Qiang Zeng (Tongji Medical College, China)
"Maternal Exposure to Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products and DNA Methylation in Cord Blood"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Rethinking Engineering Strategies for Safe Water Supply
Discussion Leaders: Li Ling (Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China) and Yun Yu (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Yi-Hsueh Chuang (Stanford University, USA)
"Comparison of UV/Free Chlorine, UV/Monochloramine, and UV/Hydrogen Peroxide Advanced Oxidation Processes for Contaminant Degradation Under Scenarios Relevant to Potable Reuse"
9:10 am - 9:15 am
Discussion
9:15 am - 9:25 am
Shannon Roback (Orange County Water District, USA)
"Validation and Use of a Novel Extraction-Free Method for NDMA Analysis to Determine the Influence of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Age on Rejection of NDMA and NDMA Precursors"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Huong Pham (University of Arkansas, USA)
"Postulating an Additional N-Nitrosodimethylamine Formation Pathway Relevant to Chloramination Disinfection"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Kun Huang (Purdue University, USA)
"Role of Tertiary Amines in Enhancing Trihalomethanes and Haloacetic Acids Formation During Chlorination of Aromatic Compounds and a Natural Organic Matter Extract"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Jaedon Shin (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea)
"Reactions of Iodide and Hypoiodous Acid with Ferrate(VI): Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Implications for the Fate of Iodine During Water Treatment with Ferrate(VI)"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Mikayla Armstrong (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA)
"Bromide and Iodide Concentration-Dependent Disinfection Byproduct Formation in High Quality Source Water Produces Novel Results Regarding Iodinated Trihalomethanes"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Katrin Doederer (The University of Queensland, Australia)
"Understanding DBP Formation in Complex Simulated Distribution Systems upon Various NOM Removal Strategies"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Building a Strong Community of Water Professionals to Meet the Challenges of a Complex and Diverse World
Discussion Leader: Xingfang Li (University of Alberta, Canada)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Building a Strong Community of Water Professionals to Meet the Challenges of a Complex and Diverse World
Michael Gonsior (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, USA)
Julie Timberman (Clorox Corporation, USA)
Jeanne Vanbriesen (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Chii Shang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
