AAEES Webinar Library

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Some of our recorded webinars includes links to a quiz. If you pass the quiz, you will earn 1.5 PDHs for that webinar. Each quiz has a one-time fee $40. If you don't pass the quiz the first time, you may re-take it multiple times without incurring an additional fee.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Drones and Their Role in Revolutionizing Landfill Operations Management | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation.

The video of this event is not current available.

Alex Steuerwald, P.E.
Facility Manager
DSWA

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20250514

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

South Pole Station Master Plan | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation

The video of this event is not currently available.

Randy Duzan
Principal Planner, AICP, PLA
Stanley Consultants

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Enlightening Policy Makers as to Environmental Health

The video of this event is not currently available.

Doug Farquhar, JD
Director of Government Affairs
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Water Management in Petroleum Industries | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation

The video of this event is not currently available.

Somnath Basu, Ph.D., PE, MBA, BCEE
Jewel Innovations in Energy and Environment

Andrew R. Shaw, Ph.D., PE, BCEE, ENV SP
Global Practice & Technology Leader in Wastewater & Sustainability
Black & Veatch

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Landfill black goo: What is this stuff and what can we do about it? | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation.

The video of this event is not currently available.

Craig H. Benson, PhD, PE, BCEE, NAE
Wisconsin Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hamilton Endowed Professor and Dean of Engineering Emeritus, University of Virginia

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20250320

Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Implementing Updated Controls at National Parks | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation.

The video of this event is not currently available.

Aaron Szalaj, PE, CSE, PMP, NCEES
Control Systems Group Manager
Stanley Consultants

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20250305

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Understanding and Solving PFAS Pollution in Our Water and Wastewater Through a Holistic Approach

Part 4 of the 4 part AAEES PFAS Webinar Series. Click here for more information.

Nirupam Aich, PhD
Richard L. McNeel Associate Professor of Engineering
University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Professor and Chair
Donald R. Voelte Jr. and Nancy A. Keegan Chair of Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Olga V. Tsyusko-Unrine, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Kentucky

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Multifunctional Membranes Towards PFAS Remediation | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation.

Part 3 of the 4 part AAEES PFAS Webinar Series. Click here for more information.

Professor D. Bhattacharyya
University Alumni Chair Professor, Director of the Center of Membrane Sciences
Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of Kentucky

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20250122

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

When Persistence Doesn’t Pay Off: Integrative Approaches to Understand and Predict the Hazards of Poorly Studied Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation.

Part 2 of the 4 part AAEES PFAS Webinar Series. Click here for more information.

Carla A. Ng, PhD
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Fulton C. Noss Faculty Fellow
University of Pittsburgh

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20250115

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Passenger and Freight Rail Systems are Being Compromised by Climate Change: How Proactive Data-Driven Engineering Can Help Owners Adapt | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation.

Jake Helman
Principal Consultant
Resilient Analytics, A STANLEYCONSULTANTS Company

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20241211

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Water Systems Under Threat: The Role of Cybersecurity in Safeguarding Supply

Heath Jeppson
Senior Cyber Security Analyst
Stanley Consultants

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

What’re the Risks of PFAS? A Practitioner’s Overview of Risk Assessment, Management and Communication for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in 2024 | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation.

Part 1 of the 4 part AAEES PFAS Webinar Series. Click here for more information.

Jon Petali, PhD, DABT
Environmental Scientist, Human Health Risk Assessor
Environmental Solutions Division
Battelle

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20241120

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

South Sioux City Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation.

The video of this event is not currently available.

Dillon Devitt, P.E., BCEE
Wastewater Process Engineer/Project Manager
HDR

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Long-Term Vision to Fight Advancing Water Resource Challenges – Todd Creek WWTP Design | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation

The video of this event is not currently available.

Jeffrey J. Keller, PE, DBIA
Technical Services Manager
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co.
Kansas City, MO

Blake W. Anderson, PE, ENVISION SP
Facilities Engineering Division Manager
Kansas City Water Services Department
Kansas City, MO

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

The Ashtabula Story – Delivering New Water Plant Upgrades to Improve Performance

Adam Arnold, P.E.
Water Treatment Business Class Leader
HDR

Rich Atoulikian, PMP, P.E., BCEE
Senior Vice President
HDR

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Using a GIS Total Model to Quantitatively Analyze Pipeline Route Alternatives | Click here to download a PDF of this presentation.

Douglas H. Eckmann, P.E., BCEE, BC.WRE, F.ASCE
Associate
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

NW Natural Gas Interceptor Trench Remediation Project, Portland, Oregon

Terence Driscoll, P.E., BCEE
President
Aponowich, Driscoll & Associates, Inc.

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

August 2024 PechaKucha | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Nicole L. Fahrenfeld, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Greg Lackey, Ph.D.
Research General Engineer
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Fabrizio Sabba, Ph.D., ENV SP
Process Engineering Associate | Water
Black & Veatch

Boya Xiong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Smoldering Treatment of PFAS: Field Demonstration | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

The video of this webinar is not currently available.

David Major, Ph.D., BCES
Senior Consultant
Geosyntec/Savron

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20240717

July 10, 2024

Don’t Waste a Drop! How Tech Helps Santa Monica Identify Where and When to Expand Reuse | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Dawn Taffler, P.E., LEED^AP
Vice President, Kennedy Jenks
Engineer in-Charge for the Santa Monica RWMP

Alex Waite, P.E.
Senior Civil Engineer, City of Santa Monica's Water Resources Division
City’s Project Manager for the Santa Monica RWMP

June 19, 2024

Omaha RiverFront Revitalization | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Chris J. Koenig, P.E.
Senior Project Manager
HDR

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20240619

May 15, 2024

Role of Environmental Biotechnology in Enabling Transition from Waste to Resource | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

The video of this webinar is not currently available.

Pascal Saikaly, Ph.D.
AAEES International Honorary Member
Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20240515

May 1, 2024

Development of the ICARUS Floating Membrane Photobioreactor for Direct Algae Cultivation in Wastewater

The video of this webinar is not currently available.

Daniel H. Yeh, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, LEED AP
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

April 16, 2024

Getting Started with Digital Water

sponsored by Stanley Consultants

Steve Green
Digital Water Practice Leader
Stanley Consultants

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20240416

March 13, 2024

Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety and its Critical Integration with Environmental Management

Vinio Floris, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, CSP
Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ)
AXIOS Industrial Group

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20240313

February 28, 2024

February 2024 PechaKucha | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Cecilia M. Dominguez, P.E.
Biosolids Management at a 250 MGD facility

Yang Yang, Ph.D.
Electrify water and soil for PFAS destruction

Colleen C. Naughton, Ph.D.
Food-Energy-Water Systems for the UnderServed

Aaron Bivins, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Daniel B. Oerther, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, BCES
PKversation on Board Certification

February 7, 2024

Engineering and Peace for Diplomacy | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Bernard Amadei, PhD, NAE, NAC, Dist. M. ASCE
2024 AAEES Honorary Award Recipient
Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder

January 10, 2024

Iconic Arizona Highway Victim of Fires, Floods: Improving State Route 88 Apache Trail | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

sponsored by Stanley Consultants

Dustin Robbins, P.E
Principal Civil Engineer
Stanley Consultants

November 15, 2023

Engineering for One Planet (EOP) | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation

Cindy Anderson, MS, MEd
EOP Strategy Consultant
Alula Consulting

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20231115

November 8, 2023

Planning and Execution of the Los Angeles Groundwater Replenishment Project | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Andrew Han, PE
Civil Engineering Associate III
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Sebastien Rossouw, EIT
Civil Engineering Associate I
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Michael Bustillo-Sakhai, MS, PE
Civil Engineering Associate I
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

October 4, 2023

Colorado Springs Utilities: Implementing an Energy Vision | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

sponsored by Stanley Consultants

David Tennant, P.E.
Senior Engineer
Stanley Consultants

Phil Tunnah
Operations Director
Stanley Consultants

David Longrie
Manager of Energy Resource Planning and Innovation
Colorado Springs Utilities

September 13, 2023

Reconstruction with Analytics, Equity, and Resilience After the Marshall, CO Fire | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

sponsored by Stanley Consultants

Paul S. Chinowsky, Ph.D.
Director
Resilient Analytics, Inc.

Webinar Quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20230913

August 16, 2023

EPA Update of the East Palestine Train Derailment Incident | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

in cooperation with National Environmental Health Association

Mark A. Durno
Homeland Security Advisor/On-Scene Coordinator
EPA Region 5

Webinar Quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20230816

July 19, 2023

City Underwater: The Ongoing Challenge of New Orleans Drinking Water Management | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

sponsored by Stanley Consultants

Scott Warren, P.E
Stanley Consultants

Kate Despinoy, P.E., P.M.P.
Stanley Consultants

Chris Bergeron, P.E., P.M.P.
Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20230719

June 7, 2023

8.5 Square Mile Area (SMA) Limited Curtain Wall | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Juan H. Vazquez, P.E., PH, BCEE
Executive Vice President
R.J. Behar & Company, Inc.

Webinar Quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20230607

May 24, 2023

AAEES's Second PechaKucha | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Dr. Nirupam Aich
Advancing PFAS Treatment Using Nanotechnology and 3D Printing

Dr. Lee Blaney
Contaminants of emerging concern in the environment: unintended consequences, new chemicals of concern, and understudied sources

Dr. Stephanie C. Bolyard
Breaking Down the Silos - Multimedia PFAS Workgroup

Dillon R. Hoffmann, PMP
A Subsea Oil Spill Response Solution for a Toppled Platform that has been Leaking into the Gulf of Mexico Since 2004

April 26, 2023

The Role of Mining in combating Climate Change | Click here to download a pdf of this presentation.

sponsored by ABET

Vinio Floris, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, CSP
Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ)
AXIOS Industrial Group

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20230426

March 29, 2023

Complying with the New EPA Multi-Sector General Industrial Stormwater Permit: A Range of Cost Alternatives | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

sponsored by Stanley Consultants

Tyler Marshall, P.E.
Stanley Consultants

Bill Carrig, P.M.P.
Stanley Consultants

Trent Humphrey
Stanley Consultants

Webinar quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20230329

March 15, 2023

So you want to be a PE and achieve AAEES Board Certification, but how? | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Isreal Hodges, Jr., P.E., BCEE, CHMM
Lead EHS Specialist
Rivian Automotive, Inc.

Professor Daniel B. Oerther, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, BCES
Executive Director and Past President
American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

February 21, 2023

February PechaKucha

The video recording and pdf links are temporarily unavailable.

sponsored by Delaware Solid Waste Authority

Innovative membrane-based approach for high-strength industrial wastewater reuse

Samik Bagchi, Ph.D., BCES
Director of Innovation
Digested Organics

Getting Creative with Engineering Management: Why change is needed in engineering management

Rosaleen B. Nogle, P.E., BCEE, CFM
Principal Sanitary Engineer
Buffalo Sewer Authority

Decade long water issues, spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the road forward: An untold story from the Navajo Nation

Abhishek RoyChowdhury, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Navajo Technical University

A Voice for Biosolids: Telling Our Story

Maile Lono-Batura, BCES, MNPL
Director of Sustainable Biosolids Programs
Water Environment Federation

February 8, 2023

Potable Reuse in California: Past, Present and Future

The video recording and pdf links are temporarily unavailable.

Shane Trussell, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
President
Trussell Technologies, Inc.

January 25, 2023

The New Era of Climate Change: Turn Risk into Opportunity | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

sponsored by Stanley Consultants

Paul Chinowsky
Founder and President
Resilient Analytics, A Stanley Consultants company

Jacob Helman
Lead Engineer
Resilient Analytics, A Stanley Consultants company

January 11, 2023

Plastics: Hero or Villain When We Manage Their Afterlife? | Click here to download the PDF of the presentation.

Bob Gardner, P.E., BCEE
Senior Vice President
SCS Engineers

Chaz Miller
CEO
Miller Recycling Associates

November 16, 2022

The EPA’s Brownfield Program: Little-Known Funding Mechanism to Address Asbestos, Lead

Daphnea Ryan
City of Texarkana

Melissa Tidemann
Stanley Consultants

Julie Oriano
Stanley Consultants

October 5, 2022

Locally Enhanced Electric Field Treatment (LEEFT) for Disinfection | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Xing Xie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Carlton S. Wilder Junior Professor
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

Webinar Quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20221005

September 21, 2022

Converting Organic Waste into Liquid Gold presented by Stanley Consultants | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Jay Brady
Stanley Consultants

Jon Koch
City of Muscatine

Webinar Quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20220921

September 7, 2022

Locally Relevant Soil Moisture Monitoring for Water Resources Applications | Click here to download a PDF of the presentation.

Dr. Noemi Vergopolan
Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences Program
Princeton University NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Webinar Quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20220907

August 24, 2022

Sampling and Operating PFAS Treatment Systems in the US

Viraj DeSilva, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Freese and Nichols, Inc.

You can learn more about them at https://www.freese.com.

Here are a few links that may be helpful to those seeking more information:

PFAS Contamination in the US:
https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/pfas_contamination/map/
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) PFAS Resources:
https://pfas-1.itrcweb.org/
EPA PFAS site:
https://www.epa.gov/pfas

July 20, 2022

Environmental Justice at EPA | Click here to download the accompanying pdf.

Philip M. Fine, Ph.D
Principal Deputy Associate Administrator
EPA

Webinar Quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20220720

June 15, 2022

Logan Township MUA 0.5 MGD Water Reclamation Facility Expansion

Richard B. Czekanski, P.E., BCEE, CME
Senior Associate
Remington & Vernick Engineers, Inc.

Webinar Quiz: https://www.aaees.org/webinarquiz-20220615

May 18, 2022

Reinventing the Toilet for Global Sanitation: The NEWgenerator Resource Recovery Machine

Daniel H. Yeh, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, LEED AP
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

May 4, 2022

Black & Veatch: Innovation Platform - MABR Research Collaborative | Click here to download the accompanying pdf

Sandeep Sathyamoorthy, Ph.D.
Global Practice and Technology Leader, Innovation and Applied Research
Black & Veatch

March 23, 2022

OCWD PFAS Treatment Study | Click here to download the accompanying pdf.

Meeta Pannu, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Orange County Water District

March 2, 2022

San Gabriel River Watershed Project Balancing Water Needs of the Community and the Environment | Click here to download the accompanying pdf

Jaime Sayre
Civil Engineer
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

Jodie Lanza
Supervising Engineer
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

Stephanie Olague Garcia
Engineering Associate
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

February 16, 2022

Modeling Complex Environmental Data Without a Black Box | Click here to download the accompanying pdf

sponsored by ABET

David A. Vaccari, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE
Professor, Environmental Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology

January 26, 2022

COVIDPoops19 and Beyond: Origin, Evolution, and Impact

Dr. Colleen C. Naughton
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California MERCED

December 8, 2021

The Role of Leadership in Accelerating Change in US Public Sector Water Organizations: GMs in California work together to pioneer resource recovery

Adel H. Hagekhalil, P.E., BCEE
General Manager and Chief Executive Officer
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Robert C. Ferrante, P.E., BCEE
General Manager and Chief Engineer
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

November 3, 2021

Global Trends, Challenges, and Solutions in the Water Industry

Dr. Beverley Stinson
Executive Vice President and Global Water Business Line Leader
AECOM

October 6, 2021

Decarbonization of Integrated Urban Water, Energy, and Solids Management | Click here to download the accompanying pdf

Vladimir Novotny, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Professor Emeritus
Marquette University and Northeastern University

September 22, 2021

Healthier Waterways, Healthier Alexandria; Partnering with the Community for Project Success | Click here to download the accompanying pdf

Karen Pallansch, P.E., BCEE
General Manager and Chief Executive Officer
Alexandria Renew Enterprises

August 25, 2021

Application of S2EBPR to Enhance Phosphorus Removal and Recovery

James L. Barnard, Ph.D., Pr.Eng., BCEE
Global Practice and Technology Leader
Black & Veatch

Leon S. Downing, Ph.D., P.E.
Principal Process and Innovation Leader
Black & Veatch

July 28, 2021

Students Converging COVID-19: Environment, Health, and Equity sponsored by ABET | Click here to download the accompanying PDF.

Dr. Colleen C. Naughton
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California MERCED

Students from University of California MERCED:
Fernando Adali Roman, Jr.
Arianna Tariqi
Brooklyn James

July 14, 2021

The Annamox Process Application at DC Water | Click here to download the accompanying PDF.

Miguel Miranda, P.E., and Shawna Martinelli Gill, P.E.
Process Engineers
DC Water

June 9, 2021

Delaware Solid Waste Authority: Delaware's Unique Approach to Statewide Recycling

Richard P. Watson, P.E., BCEE
Chief Executive Officer
Delaware Solid Waste Authority

April 28, 2021

Science Diplomacy: COAST – Caribbean Ocean and Aquaculture Sustainability faciliTy

Dr. Daniel Oerther, P.E., BCEE, BCES
John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Health Engineering,
Missouri University of Science and Technology

April 14, 2021

Ethics and Engineering

Tom Ramsey
Senior Principal
Geosyntec Consultants

March 25, 2021

Surveillance of Houston’s Wastewater to Track Community SARS-CoV-2 Infection Dynamic

Dr. Lauren Stadler
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University

March 3, 2021

The Collection and Treatment of Food Wastes to Reduce Methane Emissions

Mark McDannel
Manager, Solid Waste Department’s Energy Recovery Section
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

January 27, 2021

Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources: An Example from Texas

Dr. Jay Banner
F.M. Bullard Professor, Jackson School of Geosciences
Director, Environmental Science Institute
The University of Texas

June 4, 2020

Tulare Lake Compost: Attaining Sustainability in a Nonattainment Are | Click here to download the accompanying PDF.

Carl William Glass, P.E.
Mechanical Engineer, Reuse and Compliance
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

Larry Wong, P.E.
Civil Engineer, Wastewater Research
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

Brian Polson
Project Engineer, Air Quality Engineering,
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

May 20, 2020

Low-Cost Passive Biofilters for Onsite Wastewater Nitrogen Removal | Click here to download the accompanying PDF.

Dr. Sarina Ergas, P.E., BCEE,
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering,
University of South Florida

Damann L. Anderson, P.E.
Vice President
Hazen and Sawyer

Dr. James R. Mihelcic, BCEEM
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of South Florida (Tampa)

October 23, 2019

Multipronged Collection System Odor Control Program at OCSD; Less Odors and Lower Costs.

Please note: There is no content after the 30 minute mark. Since we had some technical issues, here is a link to the portable olfactometer YouTube video: https://youtu.be/gYNgjki7BFE.

Brian Reed
Principal Environmental Specialist
Orange County Sanitation District

Kelly Newell
Public Affairs Specialist
Orange County Sanitation District