2026 convocation2026 Academy Convocation and Celebration of Excellence
April 16, 2026

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Daytime Ceremony

Live in Person 11 am to 3 pm Eastern | Live Stream 11 am to 3 pm Eastern
$100 per person/$10 AAEES Student Members

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC

Register Here for the Daytime Ceremony - In Person
Register here for the Daytime Ceremony - Live Stream

 

Keynote Speaker

Vinio Floris, PhD, PE, BCEE, CSP
Director of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality
AXIOS Industrial Group

 

Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition Award Winners

AquaWorks DBO, LLC -
An Apex Company

Black & Veatch

Fulton County and Archer Westen/
Brown and Caldwell Joint Venture

HDR

Kyle Bibby, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE

Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

Orange County Sanitation District

Purdue University

University of South Florida,
Penn State University, Technion Israel

 

Environmental Communication Competition Award Winners

Jurupa Community Services District

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Orange County Sanitation District

 

Price includes:

  • Dress Style: Business Casual
  • Lunch (sandwiches, drinks, dessert)
  • Announcement of the Superior Achievement in Environmental Engineering and Science Award winner
  • Presentation of the 2026 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science (E3S) Competition Awards
  • Presentation of the 2026 Environmental Communication (EComm) Competition Awards
  • Technical presentations of our E3S and EComm winners
  • Members earn 4 AAEES PDHs for this event.

Plus more! 

 Evening Ceremony

6 pm to 9:30 pm Eastern
Ticket Price: $250 per person; $2,500/table

Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel
2800 Potomac Ave
Arlington, VA 22202 

Register for the Evening Ceremony

Honoring

Stanley E. Kappe Award
David A. Vaccari, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE

Edward J. Cleary Award
Robert C. Ferrante, P.E., BCEE

Gordon Maskew Fair Award
Robert Gardner, P.E., BCEE

Honorary Member
Domenico Grasso, Ph.D., P.E.

International Honorary Member
Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, Ph.D.

Ralph and Joe Bales Graber Science Award
Zhen (Jason) He, Ph.D., BCEEM

 

40 Under 40 Recognition Program

The following individuals are recipients of the 40 Under 40 Recognition Program.

Mohamed S. Gaballah Awad, Ph.D.
Central Michigan University

Nefeli Bompoti, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Ashley Butzlaff, Ph.D.
City of Springfield, Missouri

Xiujuan Chen, Ph.D., P.Eng.
University of Texas at Arlington

Julie A Korak, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Colorado Boulder

Max Krause, Ph.D.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Yuchuan Lai, Ph.D., P.E.
Tetra Tech

Jason Chun-Ho Lam, Ph.D.
City University of Hong Kong

Mi-Ling Li, Ph.D.
University of Delaware

Alison Ling, Ph.D., P.E.
University of St Thomas

Garrett McKay, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University

Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E.
Hazen and Sawyer

Jaewook Myung, Ph.D.
KAIST

Sameer Neve, Ph.D., EIT
WSP USA Inc

Christopher Olivares Martinez, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine

Shu-Yuan Pan, Ph.D., P.E.
National Taiwan University

Brian Pinkard, Ph.D.
Aquagga, Inc.

Mohan Qin, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Eric Redmond, P.E.
Black & Veatch

Parita Shah, EIT, M.ASCE
SCS Engineers

Yewei Sun, Ph.D., P.E.
Hazen and Sawyer

Dengjun Wang, Ph.D.
University of Florida

Tao Ye, Ph.D.
Stevens Institute of Technology

Yinyin Ye, Ph.D.
University at Buffalo

Shiqiang (Nick) Zou, Ph.D.
Michigan State University

Click here to see full profiles of the 40 Under 40 recipients.

 

Chapter Blue Marble Award Winners

Bucknell University

University of Miami

 

Also including:  

  • Recognition of Environmental Engineering and Science Scholarship recipients
  • Recognition of AAEES Award winners
  • Recognition of new Board Certified individuals
  • Recognition of Tau Chi Alpha inductees
  • Formal Dinner
  • Dress Style: Business Formal

Dinner options include:

  • Chicken
    Pan-Seared Thyme Chicken served with roasted garlic whipped potatoes, sautéed broccolini, and roasted tomato

  • Fish
    Pan-Seared Salmon with creamy herb polenta, asparagus, roasted tomato, and white wine lemon cream sauce

  • Vegetarian
    Roasted Butternut Squash, Goat Cheese & Sage Ravioli with roasted tomato sauce and sautéed spinach

  • Vegan (dairy free and gluten free)
    Vegetable Moussaka. Grilled Eggplant, Roasted Vegetables, Red Peppers, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Fresh Basil & Pomodori Sauce

Sponsorship opportunities available!

Platinum Event Sponsorship: $7500

Includes:

  • Table
  • Logo representation on all materials (digital and printed)

Plus more!

Planning on joining us in DC?

Need directions?  Click here to map your route or for the closest metro stops. 

We have a room block at:

Residence Inn Arlington Capital View Hotel
2800 South Potomac Avenue
Arlington, VA 22202

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