Monitoring and Research Department 2018 Seminar Series
 
 
 
Date Subject
     
  January 26, 2018 report Water Quality Monitoring in Illinois Rivers
    William A. Battaglin, Research Hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado
 
  February 23, 2018 report Assessing the Load Reduction of Endocrine Active Compounds After Disinfection at the Terrence J. O’Brien and Calumet Water Reclamation Plants and the Biological Effects on Fish
    Dr. Heiko L. Schoenfuss, PhD, Professor of Anatomy, Director, Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota
 
  March 23, 2018 report Nutrient Trading as A Useful Tool for Nutrient Management at Watershed Scale
      Cy Jones, Senior Fellow with the World Resources Institute, Washington D. C.
 
  April 27, 2018 report Development and Implementation of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Resource Recovery Ordinance
      Gregory Yarnik, Supervising Environmental Specialist, Dr. Joseph Kozak, PhD, PE, Supervising Environmental Research Scientist, and Matthew McGregor, Principal Engineer, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
 
  May 25, 2018 report Impact of the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Processes on Digested Sludge Dewatering
    Dr. Matthew J. Higgins, Ph.D, Professor, and Claire W. Carlson, Chair in Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng., Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
 
  June 29, 2018 report Selection of Thermal Hydrolysis Pretreatment Technology for Anaerobic Digestion at Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District
    Ms. Zonetta English, Research Manager and Alex E. Novak, P.E., Treatment Facilities Director, at Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sanitary District, Louisville, Kentucky
 
  July 27, 2018 report Climate-Resilient Water Management in New York City
Alan Cohn, Managing Director, Integrated Water Management, New York, New York
 
  August 24, 2018 report Crisis Communication and Management
    Jason Hughes, Director, Utility Services (Water), Department of Water Services, DC Water
 
  September 14, 2018 report Microalgal Bioprocesses for Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater
Dr. Jeremy Guest, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
 
  October 26, 2018 report Searching for Life and Habitability in the Solar System
    Bobak Ferdowsi, Systems Engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
 
  November 30, 2018 report Microplastic in Urban Streams: Abundance, Source, and Microbial Interactions
  Timothy Hoellein, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
 
  December 14, 2018 report Update on the District's Stormwater Management Program
    Joseph Kratzer, Managing Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
 
 
     
 


RESERVATIONS REQUIRED (at least 24 hours in advance):  PICTURE ID REQUIRED FOR PLANT ENTRY

CONTACT:  Dr. Heng Zhang, Assistant Director of Monitoring and Research,
EM&R Division, (708) 588-4264 or (708) 588-4059

LOCATION:  Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Lue-Hing R&D Complex,
6001 West Pershing Road, Cicero, IL 60804; TIME: 10:30 A.M.

Note:  These seminars are eligible for Professional Development Credits/CEUs