The WEF Research and Innovation Community will support the execution of WEF's programs for academics and other researchers and WEF's efforts to foster collaboration between and to meet the needs of these professionals.
Specifically, the committee will:
Chair
Annalisa Onnis-Hayden, 2022-2023
Vice-Chairs
Erika Bailey, 2022-2023
Pusker Regmi, 2022-2023
Staff Manager
Fidan Karimova
Senior Manager, Water Science & Engineering Center
Email: FKarimova@wef.org
Tel: 703-684-2400, ext. 7467
Email: FKarimova@wef.org
View archived RIC Forum Webcasts and Research and Innovation Community Technical Resources.
RISE will continue to support the core value of accelerating the adoption of innovative technology within the water industry, integrating utilities, academics, and consultants in the discussion.
Algae-based Treatment Processes
Chair: Craig Just, University of Iowa - craig-just@uiowa.edu
Vice Chair: Ron Patel, Hernando County Utilities Department - rpatel@hernandocounty.us
Vice Chair: Embrey Bronstad, Washington State University - embrey.bronstad@wsu.edu
Digester Mixing Technologies and Full-scale Applications
Chair: Rob Lantz, Smith Seckman Reid - rlantz@ssr-inc.com
Vice Chair: Ana Pena-Tijerina, Plummer - apena-tijerina@plummer.com
Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Chair: Craig Just, University of Iowa, craig-just@uiowa.edu
Vice Chair: Simon Lobdell, Orange Water and Sewer Authority, smlobdell@owasa.org
Improvements on Pre-digestion Hydrolysis Processes
Chair: Tom Nangle, Brown and Caldwell - tnangle@brwncald.com
Vice Chair: Rashi Gupta, Carollo - rgupta@carollo.com
Vice Chair: Xavi Fonoll Almansa, Great Lakes Water Authority - xavier.fonoll-almansa@glwater.org
Mainstream Carbon Efficient Nitrogen Removal through PdNA
Chair: Stephanie Klaus, Hampton Roads Sanitation District - SKlaus@hrsd.com
Vice Chair: TBD
Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR)
Chair: Jeff Peeters, Suez - jeff.peeters@suez.com
Vice Chair: Yueyun (Bridget) Tse, Black & Veatch - TseY@bv.com
Vice Chair: Per Henrik Nielsen, VandCenter Syd phn@vandcenter.dk
Soft Sensors and Machine Learning Possibilities and Applications
Chair: Aditya Ramamurthy, Kennedy Jenks - adityaramamurthy@kennedyjenks.com
Vice Chair: Jennifer Loudon, Intelligent Water Services - jloudon82@gmail.com
Vice Chair: Fenghua Yang, MWRD Greater Chicago - fenghua.yang@mwrd.org
Water Reuse
Chair: Ana Pena-Tijerina, Plummer - apena-tijerina@plummer.com
Vice Chair: Mahmudul Hasan, Baltimore City Department of Public Works - Mahmudul.hasan@baltimorecity.gov
Vice Chair: Jeff Mosher, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority - jmosher@sawpa.org
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