Research and Development Office

Agenda

The WIN Workshop speakers include BGNDRF clients, representatives from Bureau of Reclamation and other federal agencies, state agencies, academia, and more. Attendees may also participate in interactive break sessions. These sessions provide the opportunity to participate in networking focused activities.

Keep checking in for more information as the agenda is updated.

Wednesday, October 14

• Open Workshop
  Malynda Cappelle, Ph.D., Bureau of Reclamation
  Welcome Message – Bureau of Reclamation
• PRESENTATION SESSION: Produced Water
  Beneficial Reuse of Polished Desalinated Produced Water in Texas
  Shane Walker, Ph.D., Texas Produced Water Research Consortium
  Comparative Assessment of Reverse Osmosis Membranes for Treatment and Reuse of Produced Water in San Juan Basin
  Pei Xu, Ph.D., New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium
• PANEL DISCUSSION: Importance of Research to Water Supplies
  Moderated by – Yuliana Porras-Mendoza, Kimley-Horn
• Federal Programs Updates and Funding Opportunities
  Andrew Tiffenbach, Bureau of Reclamation
  Peter Fiske, Ph.D., National Alliance for Water Innovation, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
• PRESENTATION SESSION: Interns
  Bradley Wang, University of Washington
  Trisha Nickerson, University of Colorado Boulder
• PRESENTATION SESSION: Desalination and Sustainability
  Mining Reverse Osmosis Waste- Beneficial Water and Mineral Recovery: Case Studies Across the United States
  Miguel Arias-Paic, Bureau of Reclamation
  Brine 2030: Enhanced Water Recovery with Mineral Valorization for Sustainable Cement Production
  Zach Stoll, Ph.D., New Mexico State University
  New Mexico Brackish Groundwater Desalination Demonstration System
  Stuart Norton, PhD, Indewater, LLC
  
• Close Workshop Day 1
  Malynda Cappelle, Ph.D., Bureau of Reclamation

Thursday, October 15

• Open Workshop
  Malynda Cappelle, Ph.D., BGNDRF Facility Manager, Bureau of Reclamation
• PRESENTATION SESSION: Technology Development
  Flash Evaporation Atmospheric Pressure Testing
  Paul Kite, StrongBox Solutions
  Solvent-Based Desalination for Ultra-Saline Brackish and Produced Water Treatment and Reuse
  Sachin Nair, Ph.D., Hydron Desalination
  Extended Q and A
  Leah Flint, Ph.D., Bureau of Reclamation
• KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
  Peter Fiske, Ph.D., National Alliance for Water Innovation, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
• PRESENTATION SESSION: PFAS
  From laboratory scale to pilot scale: using boron nitride photocatalytic systems to defluorinate environmental levels of PFAS in brackish groundwater
  Matthew Sima, Ph.D., Rice University
  Separation and Destruction of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) from Potable Reuse Reverse Osmosis Concentrate (ROC)
  Meeta Pannu, Ph.D., Orange County Water District
  Simultaneous adsorption and destruction of PFAS in brackish groundwater using a UV-C photocatalytic reactor
  Andrew Koehler, Ph.D., Coflux Purification
• BGNDRF Updates
  BGNDRF PFAS Treatment Facility Construction Overview
  MGC Construction, Garver
  BGNDRF Update
  Malynda Cappelle, Ph.D., Bureau of Reclamation
  
• BGNDRF Facility Tour

Presenters

We are pleased to announce the Keynote Speaker for the 9th Annual WIN Workshop, Dr. Peter Fiske.

Peter S. Fiske is the founder and Engagement and Tech Translation Manager of NAWI and the Director of the Water-Energy Resilience Research Institute at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Prior to joining Berkeley Lab, Fiske was the Chief Executive Officer of PAX Water Technologies, Inc. from 2008 until January 2017 when it was acquired by UGSI Inc. PAX Water pioneered the use of biomimicry to develop innovative and energy-efficient technologies for the water industry. PAX Water won a number of national water industry awards, and its iconic Lily impeller technology was featured in a major design exhibit at the New York Museum of Modern Art.

The WIN Workshop speakers include BGNDRF clients, representatives from Bureau of Reclamation and other Federal agencies, state agencies, academia, and other organizations.

This year’s speakers will include:

• Miguel Arias-Paić, Ph.D., PE, Bureau of Reclamation (PDF - 49 KB)
• Malynda Cappelle, Ph.D., Bureau of Reclamation (PDF - 61 KB)
• Leah Flint, Ph.D., PE, Bureau of Reclamation (PDF - 31 KB)
• Paul Kite, StrongBox Solutions (PDF - 38 KB)
• Andrew Koehler, Ph.D., Coflux Purification (PDF - 42 KB)
• Sachin Nair, Ph.D. Hydron Desalination (PDF - 42 KB)
• Trisha Nickerson, University of Colorado Boulder (PDF - 28 KB)
• Stuart Norton, Ph.D., Indewater, LLC (PDF - 41 KB)
• Meeta Pannu, Ph.D., Orange County Water District (PDF - 42 KB)
• Yuliana Porras-Mendoza, Kimley-Horn
• Matthew Sima, Ph.D., Rice University (PDF - 47 KB)
• Zach Stoll, Ph.D., New Mexico State University (PDF - 55 KB)
• Andrew Tiffenbach, Bureau of Reclamation (PDF - 46 KB)
• Shane Walker, Ph.D., Texas Produced Water Research Consortium (PDF - 39 KB)
• Bradley Wang, University of Washington
• Pei Xu, Ph.D., New Mexico State University (PDF - 31 KB)