Environmental Engineering Seminar Series

As part of the graduate seminar series, the CSEE Department welcomes different speakers from academia throughout the spring and fall semesters to present their work. The goal of the seminar series is to give our students and faculty an opportunity to learn more about current cutting edge research and challenging applications in environmental and water resources engineering.

Speakers and Dates

2018-2019

Sept. 28, 2018 Le Wang, PhD
12:00 p.m. Professor
223 Jarvis Hall Department of Geography
  University at Buffalo
Optical Remote Sensing of Particulate Matter to Quantify Plume Opacity and Mass Emission Factors
Oct. 5, 2018 Mark J. Rood, BCEEM, FAEESP, FAWMA
12:00 p.m. AAEES 2018 Kappe Lecturer
223 Jarvis Hall Ivan Racheff Professor of Environmental Engineering
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Optical Remote Sensing of Particulate Matter to Quantify Plume Opacity and Mass Emission Factors
Oct. 12, 2018 April Z. Gu, PhD
12:00 p.m. Professor
223 Jarvis Hall School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Cornell University
S2EBPR Enables Sustainable Nutrient Removal with Carbon Footprint Reduction
Oct. 26, 2018 Kristine Stepenuck, PhD
12:00 p.m. Extension Assistant Professor
223 Jarvis Hall Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resrouces
  University of Vermont
The Role of Citizen Science in Natural Resource Management and Policy Decisions
Nov. 2, 2018 Anne Mikelonis, PhD
12:00 p.m. Environmental Engineer and Researcher
223 Jarvis Hall US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  EPA's National Homeland Security Research Center
  Decontamination and Consequence Management Division
Stormwater modeling for emergency response: Research to understand the fate and transport of spores
Nov. 16, 2018 Miriam Diamond, PhD
12:00 p.m. Professor
223 Jarvis Hall Department of Earth Sciences
  University of Toronto
E-Waste as the end product of our digital revolution

2017-2018

September 8, 2017 John D. Sivey, PhD
12:15 p.m. Risher Endowed Professor of Chemistry
  Towson University
Chlorination and Bromination of Disinfection By-Product Precursors: Catalysis by "Spectator" Ions and Other Caveats to Conventional Wisdom
September 21, 2017 Louis Licht, PhD, PE
3:30 p.m. President & CEO
  Ecolotree Inc.
Current Developments in Poplar-Based Phytoremediation
October 6, 2017 Hongyi Li, PhD
12:15 p.m. Associate Professor
  Land Resources and ENvironmental Sciences
  Montana State University
Understanding Water-Energy-Ecology Nexus from An Integrated Earth-Human System Perspective
October 13, 2017 Dr. Beth L. Parker
12:15 p.m. Professor, School of Engineering
  Director, G360 Institute for Groundwater Research
  College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
  University of Guelph
Understanding Risks and Remediation Potential for Industrial Contaminant in Sedimentary Rock Aquifers Using High Resolution Field Characterization Methods
October 20, 2017 Dr. Callie Babbitt
12:15 p.m. Associate Professor
  Golisano Institute for Sustainability
  Rochester Institute of Technology
Resource and Waste Implications of Evolving Product Ecosystems
October 27, 2017 Ali Farhadzadeh, PhD, PE
12:15 p.m. Assistant Professor
  Civil Engineering
  Stony Brook University
Lake Erie's Storms, Seiches and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy
November 3, 2017

Josh Feldmann, Chief, Operation Branch

David Schulenberg, Chief, Planning Branch

Andrew Hannes
12:15 p.m. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 101, What projects is the Corps involved in and how can you get involved?
November 17, 2017 Dr. Mohammed Baalousha
12:15 p.m. Assistant Professor, Environmental Nanoscience
  University of South Carolina
Developing Analytical Methods for the Detection and Quantification of Engineered Nanoparticle Release in Complex Environmental Matrices
December 1, 2017 Zia U Ahmed, PhD
12:15 p.m. Research Assistant Professor, RENEW Institute
  University at Buffalo
A Novel Method for Mapping of Impervious Urban Surfaces Using a Combination of Optical and Synthetic Aperture (SAR) Images with LiDAR Data
December 8, 2017 Leanne Gilbertson, PhD
12:15 p.m. Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  University of Pittsburg
Designing Nanomaterials, Sustainably
February 9, 2018 Daniel Giammar, PhD, PE
11:00 a.m. Walter E. Browne Professor of Environmental Engineering
  Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  Washington University in St. Louis
Lead in drinking water: The role of water chemistry and reactions at the pipe scale-water interface
February 16, 2018 Ruth Richardson, PhD
11:00 a.m. Associate Professor
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Cornell University
Environmental Microbes: The Good, the Bad and the Indicative
March 9, 2018 Jens Ponikau
11:00 a.m. Co-owner, Buffalo Geothermal Heating
  Vice President, New York Geothermal Energy Association
Geothermal: The Heating and Cooling System of the Future
March 16, 2018 Janet Yang, PhD
11:00 a.m. Associate Professor
  Department of Communication
  University at Buffalo
Strategic communication about climate change
April 6, 2018 Thomas Weber, PhD
11:00 a.m. Associate Professor
  Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
  University of Rochester
Global oceanic methane emissions estimated from neural network mapping
April 13, 2018 Greg Lowry, PhD
11:00 a.m. Walter J. Blenko, Sr. Professor
  Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Carnegie Mellon University
  Pittsburgh, PA
Plant Nanobiotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture
April 20, 2018 Alice Dove
11:00 a.m. Environmental Scientist
  Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Division
  Environment and Climate Change Cananda
Water Quality in the Great Lakes: A Guided Tour

2016-2017

April 14, 2017 Kamelia Atefi Monfared, PhD
11:00 a.m. Assistant Professor
  Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  University at Buffalo
Geoenvironmental Implications of Underground Fluid Injection Operations
April 7, 2017 Ali Farhadzadeh, PhD, PE
11:00 a.m. Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
  Stony Brook University
Lake Erie's Storms, Seiches and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy
March 31, 2017 Eleni Kyriakidou, PhD
11:00 a.m. Assistant Professor, Chemical and
  Biological Engineering
  Univeristy at Buffalo
Rational Design of Catalytic and Hydrocarbon materials to Meet Automotive Emissions Regulations
March 10, 2017 Damian E. Helbling, PhD, PE
11:00 a.m. Assistant Professor, School of Civil and
  Environmental Engineering
  Cornell University
Organic chemical contaminants in the aquatic environment: new tools for the characterization and remediation of impacted environments
March 6, 2017 Dr. Kang Sun
10:00 a.m. Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  Havard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Tackle Grand Environmental Challenges through Atmospheric Observation and Modeling
March 3, 2017 Dr. Paula Mouser
11:00 a.m. Assistant Professor
  Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
  Ohio State University
From the Land Down Under: Environmental Bioprocesses in the Engineered Shale System
February 22, 2017 Dr. Sara Haig
11:00 a.m. Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
  Civil and Environmentail Engineering/ Pediatrics
  University of Michigan
Understanding the Effects of Abiotic & Biotic Parameters on the Health of Water Treatement Systems and the People They Serve
February 20, 2017 Ian Bradley
11:00 a.m. PhD Candidate, Environmental Engineering
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Development of Biological Processes for Nutrient Recovery and Renewable Energy Production from Waste Streams in the 21st Century
February 17, 2017 Dr. Ruo-Qian (Roger) Wang
11:00 a.m. Postdoctoral Scholar
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  University of California, Berkeley
Data-Driven Analysis for Furture Water Infrastructure
December 19, 2016 Dr. Kang Sun
12:00 p.m. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  Cambridge, MA
Observing Air Quality and the Climate at the Molecular and Global Level
December 2, 2016 Andrew Whelton, PhD
12:00 p.m. Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering,
  Environmental and Ecological Engineering
  Purdue University
The Freedom Industries Chemical Spill, West Virginia
November 18, 2016 Sara Behdad, PhD
12:00 p.m.
 Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems
  Engineering Department, Mechanical and
  Aerospace Engineering Department
  University at Buffalo
Alleviating E-waste Challenges through Controlling Consumer Behavior
November 11, 2016 Nancy G. Love, PhD, PE
12:00 p.m.
 Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
  University of Michigan
A Balancing Act: Assessing the Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Urine-derived Fertilizers That Reduce Nutrient Loads and Achieve Nutrient Recovery
October 14, 2016 Greg Characklis, PhD
12:00 p.m.
 Professor,Environmental Science and Engineering
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Managing the Financial Risks of Water Scarcity: Modeling Coupled Human-Natural Systems
October 7, 2016 Zoe Hamstead, PhD
12:00 p.m.
 RENEW/Urban and Regional Planning
  University at Buffalo
Urban ecology approaches for socially-equitable sustainability and resilience planning
September 30, 2016
 Kyle Bibby, PhD
12:00 p.m.
 Assistant Professor
  Civil and Environmental Engineering
  University of Pittsburgh
Detection and Inactivation of Emerging Viruses in Wastewater
September 23, 2016
 James Jensen, PhD
12:00 p.m.
 Professor
  Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  University at Buffalo
A Tale of Two Regions: Water and Sanitation in Uganda's Refugee Settlements and Northern Tanzania
September 16, 2016
 Blaine Pfeifer, PhD
12:00 p.m.
 Professor
  Cihemical and Biological Engineering
  University at Buffalo
Detection and Inactivation of Emerging Viruses in Wastewater