September 10-11, 2024
Washington, DC
Welcome Remarks
Peter L. Thoren • Executive Vice President, Access Industries, Inc.
Menachem Elimelech • Yale University
Avner Adin • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Day 1 Keynote Address: Maximizing the Value of Water Infrastructure Investments for Humans and the Environment
Meagan Mauter • Stanford University
Session 1: Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination
Session Chairs:
Moshe Herzberg, Amy Childress
Speakers:
Roy Bernstein • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Polyelectrolyte-Based Membranes and Polymer Brush Modification for High Recovery Inland Desalination
Shihong Lin • Vanderbilt University
Leveraging the “Leakiness” of Nanofiltration to Enhance Water Recovery in Desalination
Razi Epsztein • Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Targeting Solute-Solute Selectivity in Membrane-Based Desalination
Pei Xu • New Mexico State University
Development of Selective Electrodialysis for Separation of Mono- and Multi-Valent Ions During Water Reuse and Desalination
Moshe Herzberg • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Current Methods for Prediction of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Fouling and the Premise of Nano-Plasmonic Sensing
Session 2: Management of Desalinated Water and Brine, and Wastewater Effluents
Session Chair:
Menachem Elimelech
Speakers:
Daniel Kurtzman • The Volcani Institute
Storage and Remineralization of Desalinated Seawater in the Natural Subsurface
Aaron Wilson • Idaho National Lab
Solvent-Driven Mineral Recovery from Desalination Concentrates
Baoxia Mi • University of California, Berkeley
Interfacial Solar Evaporation for Brine Treatment
Day 2 Keynote Address: Amalgamation of Water Treatment Research and Israel’s Water Cycle
Avner Adin • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Session 3: Advanced Technologies for Water Reuse
Session Chairs:
Adi Radian, Ines Zucker
Speakers:
Tzahi Cath • Colorado School of Mines
Three Years Experience with an Innovative, Versatile, Mobile Direct Potable Reuse Treatment System
Adi Radian • Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Clay-Based Heterogeneous Fenton Catalysts for Removal and Destruction of PFAS and Other Organic Contaminants
Megan Plumlee • Orange County Water District
Water Agencies as Research Testbeds is Critical to Tackle Potable Reuse Challenges
Ines Zucker • Tel Aviv University
Selective Nanocomposites for Water Decontamination and Reuse
Session 4: Environmental Impact and Societal Challenges of Desalination and Water Reuse
Session Chairs:
Sharon Walker, Avner Adin
Speakers:
Edo Bar-Zeev • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Nexus of Seawater Desalination and the Aquatic Environment
David Sedlak • University of California, Berkeley
Navigating the Economic, Social and Environmental Challenges of Desalination and Water Reuse
Osnat Gillor • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The Fate of Pathogens, Antibiotics, and Resistance Genes in Treated Wastewater and the Irrigated Soils and Crops
Amy Childress • University of Southern California
Integrating Systems of Desalination and Potable Reuse for Flexible Water Supply
Closing Remarks
Menachem Elimelech • Yale University
Avner Adin • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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