Research and Development Office

Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility—Archive

2020—3nd Annual Water Innovations and Networking Workshop

Presentation Resources

Presenter	Organization
Dr. Miguel Acevedo, Professor	University of North Texas
Dr. Malynda Cappelle, Associate Director	University of Texas El Paso, Center for Inland Desalination Systems
Hill Kemp, CEO	KII, Inc.
Dr. Simone Gelmini, Postdoctoral Associate	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grace Connors, Master's Student	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Amos Winter, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Peter Fiske, Founder & Executive Director	National Alliance for Water Innovation
Dr. Ronit Erlitzki, Director of Business Development	AdEdge Water Technologies
Chris Drover, CTO	ZwitterCo
Yuliana Porras, Advanced Water Treatment Research Coordinator, Research and Development	Bureau of Reclamation
Steve Laub, Owner/Manager	Liquid Hydrodynamics
Karen Jedele, Business Development Manager	Pacific States Water
Dustin Brownlow, CEO	Antelope Water Management
Dr. Manoj Shukla, Director ACES Clobal Program and Professor	New Mexico State University
Mike Hightower, Member	NM Desalination Association
Trevor Amestoy, Undergraduate Researcher	University of New Mexico Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Rowe Michels, CEO	Alpheus
Brad Granley, President	Clear Creek Environmental Systems
Dr. Russell Vreeland, President and CEO	Eastern Shore Microbes
Dr. Sharon Nappier, National Program Leader for Water Reuse	US EPA
Billy Tally, Director of Special Projects	Stage 2 Innovations
Patrick Curran, CEO & Founder	Atlantis Technologies
Melissa Klembara, Technology Manager for the RAPID Institute and the Energy-Water Desal Hub	DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office
Tom Pankratz, Editor of the Water Desalination Report	Global Water Intelligence
Kevin Price, Consultant	Middle East Desalination Research Center (Retired Bureau of Reclamation)
Dr. Eugene Rozenbaoum, Senior Application Engineering Manager	LG Chem
Terry Reid, Director of Research and Development	Aqua Aerobics Systems, Inc
Dr. Zach Stoll, Research Scientist	BGNDRF

2019—2nd Annual Water Innovations and Networking Workshop

Presentation Resources

Resource Title	Presenter	Organization
Antifouling Ion-Exchange Membranes with Enhanced Permselectivity	Dr. Pei Xu	New Mexico State University
END Electro-Desalination: Managing Scale Formation at High Water Recovery	Dr. Chad Unrau	Magna Imperio Systems
Solar Powered Desalination for Agriculture	Dr. Malynda Cappelle	UTEP - CIDS
Reclamation Funding Opportunities	Yuliana Porras-Mendoza	Bureau of Reclamation
Electromagnetic Field Devices for Prevention of Membrane Fouling and Scaling	Dr. Pei Xu	New Mexico State University
Photobiological Treatment of Brackish Water and Wastewater	Dr. Keisuke Ikehata	Texas State University
Enhancing Your Post Treatment Options	Jarrod Massam	Omya International
Mitigation of PFAS at BGNDRF	Dr. Zach Stoll	Bureau of Reclamation
Liquid and Soil Remediation	Bob Brokow	Liquid Hydrodynamics
Why Test at BGNDRF?	Randy Shaw	Bureau of Reclamation
Electrodialysis Brine Concentrator	Dr. Neil Moe	Suez Water Technologies & Solutions
Update on DOE Water Security Grand Challenge Including Prizes	Melissa Klembara	Department of Energy
Sustainable Use of Brackish Water and Concentrate for Agriculture in Arid Areas	Dr. Manoj Shukla	New Mexico State University
Integration of Renewable Energy, Desalination, Agriculture, and Aquaculture	Dr. Miguel Acevedo	University of North Texas
Reclamation Prize Events	Yuliana Porras-Mendoza	Bureau of Reclamation
Overview of the Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan	Jeff Lape	Environmental Protection Agency
High Recovery Flow-Reversal RO Desalination Process Using Conventional RO Equipment Facilitating Concentrate Management	Dr. Ronit Erlitzki	AdEdge Water Technologies
Removal of Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonates (PFAS) by TFN RO Membranes	Nate Weeks	LG Chem
Intelligent, Micro-Disrupting, Parallel and Cascading Train -IMPACT-RO	Dr. Dileep Agnihotri	Watersurplus
A Global Desalination Perspective: Water Desalination Report	Tom Pankratz	Global Water Intelligence
Bureau of Reclamation - Mission, Organization, Research and Development, Funding	David Raff	Bureau of Reclamation
3-Minute Pitch: Patented Game Changing Innovation in Reverse Osmosis Technology	Craig Beckman	Aqua Membranes
3-Minute Pitch: Wiped-Film, Rotating-Disk Evaporator for Low Cost Distillation of Saline Streams	Maher Tleimet	Water Reuse Technology
3-Minute Pitch: WERC Environmental Design Contest	Ginger Scarborough	New Mexico State University
3-Minute Pitch: Two Brine Disposal Technologies	Brad Granley	Clear Creek Environmental Solutions
3-Minute Pitch: IDE's Brine Desalter - RO System with an Integrated Salt Precipitation Cycle	Steve Wait	IDE Technologies

2018—1st Annual Water Innovations and Networking Workshop

Presentation Resources

Resource Title	Presenter	Organization
BGNDRF WIN Opening Remarks	Randy Shaw	Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility
Selective and Anti-fouling Ion-Exchange Membranes for Water Reuse and Desalination (presentation not available)	Dr. Pei Xu	New Mexico State University
Video: Reverse Osmosis Post-Treatment	Jarrod Massam	Omya
High-Performance Desalination	Dr. Chad Unrau and Brian McDonald	Magna Imperio Systems
Wind and Solar Desalination for Small Scale Agriculture and Potable Water	Dr. Miguel Acevedo	University of North Texas
Accelerating and Funding Innovation in New Mexico	Zetdi Sloan	New Mexico State University Arrowhead Technology Incubator
Non-Chemical Pretreatment for Membrane Scaling Control During Brackish Water Desalination (presentation not available)	Dr. Pei Xu	New Mexico State University
Funding Opportunities through the Bureau of Reclamation	Dr. Katie Guerra	Bureau of Reclamation
Overview of New Mexico Desalination Association	Mike Hightower	New Mexico Desalination Association
LG Chem Brackish Water RO Membranes	Dr. Eugene Rosenbaoum	LG Chem
Nanophotonics Assisted Solar Water Purification (presentation not available)	Pratiksha D. Dongare	NEW (Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment) at Rice University
The 29th Annual NMSU Environmental Design Contest and Video: WERC Environmental Design Contest	Dr. Mona Elishinawy	New Mexico State University
Potable Water Recovery Using an Integrated Algal-Osmosis Membrane System	Dr. Nirmal Khandan	New Mexico State University
DOE Desalination Bandwidth Study and Desal Hub Update	Joe Cresko and Melissa Klembara	U.S. Department of Energy
From Lab to Pilot Full System with GELF Membership	Brett Danson	Global Environmental Legacy Foundation
Development of Low-Cost Energy Recovery for Brackish Water RO (presentation not available)	Andrew Schevets	Amorphic Tech Ltd
Photovoltaic Integration with Electrodialysis	Jeffery Costello	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BGNDRF WIN Closing Remarks	Randy Shaw	Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility