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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar by Keith Little: Introduction to Open-Source\, Generic Environmental F&T Software
DESCRIPTION:Environmental\, Water Resources\, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series \nVirtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-by-keith-little-introduction-to-open-source-generic-environmental-ft-software/
LOCATION:Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210903T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210903T134000
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar by Colette Heald (MIT): How Reactive Organic Carbon Fuels Atmospheric Chemistry
DESCRIPTION:Environmental\, Water Resources\, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series \nVirtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09 \nAbstract: Organic molecules in the atmosphere play a major role in the production of secondary pollutants such as ozone and particles. These\, in turn\, are central to some of the major environmental issues of our times (climate change\, air pollution). Despite the vital role that these species play in our global environment\, our understanding has been hampered by the complexity of this class of species and a fractured approach to studying their chemical evolution. In this talk\, I’ll discuss the overall role of reactive organic carbon (ROC) in tropospheric chemistry\, as well as recent progress and remaining challenges in understanding this role. I will also use field measurements from the CalNex\, SOAS\, and ATom field campaigns to contrast the abundance and role of ROC in terms of OH reactivity\, ozone\, and secondary organic aerosol production. \nBiography: Colette L. Heald is the Germeshausen Professor of Civil and Environment Engineering & Earth\, Atmospheric\, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She received her undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University in Canada in 2000\, and her PhD in Earth and Planetary Science from Harvard University in 2005. She held the NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California Berkeley from 2006-2007. Prof. Heald heads the Global Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry Modeling Group at MIT. Her primary research interests are the interactions between the biosphere and atmosphere and the evolution and impacts of atmospheric particles. She has published over 100 papers in the peer-reviewed literature. Colette is currently a member of the Advisory Committee on Geosciences for the National Science Foundation\, the Science Community Committee for NASA’s ACCP mission\, and an elected representative of the Atmospheric & Hydrospheric Sciences Section of AAAS. In 2015\, she was awarded the James B. Macelwane Medal for early career contributions to the geosciences. She is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-by-colette-heald-mit/
LOCATION:Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T134000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20210420T031114Z
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar by Michael Kleeman: Future Energy\, Air Pollution\, and Environmental Justice in California
DESCRIPTION:Environmental\, Water Resources\, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series \nVirtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96156963811?pwd=QVRwSmlRZ1lqWm1xL0JVcG9RWC9Zdz09 \nAbstract: California’s commitment to reduce GHG emissions by 80% in the year 2050 will profoundly transform the energy systems in one of the world’s top 10 economies. In addition to helping reduce climate change\, the adoption of low carbon energy sources will improve air quality. California currently has well-known Environmental Justice issues in which some socio-economic classes are exposed to increased levels of air pollution. This study will examine how that Environmental Justice problem will change along different possible energy futures. Exposure estimates will be discussed for both fine (PM2.5) and ultrafine (PM0.1) particulate matter under six different energy scenarios. Benefits to public health will be categorized by socio-economic class and the potential to reduce disparities will be discussed. \nBiography: Michael Kleeman has degrees in Mechanical Engineering (University of Waterloo) and Environmental Engineering Science (California Institute of Technology). He has been a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Davis for 22 years. Professor Kleeman’s research is focused on urban and regional air quality problems using a wide variety of measurement and modeling approaches. Recent areas of interest include the adoption of new energy sources and the resulting impacts on air quality.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-by-michael-kleeman-future-energy-air-pollution-and-environmental-justice-in-california/
LOCATION:Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210416T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210416T134000
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SUMMARY:EWC+COPRI Seminar by Ali Abdolali: Advances in the Unstructured WAVEWATCH III within Earth System Modeling Framework
DESCRIPTION:Environmental\, Water Resources\, and Coastal Engineering + Coasts\, Oceans\, Ports and Rivers Institute Seminar Series \nVirtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96156963811?pwd=QVRwSmlRZ1lqWm1xL0JVcG9RWC9Zdz09 \nAbstract: The recent advancements in the spectral wave model WAVEWATCH III (WW3) have extended its capability for large scale and nearshore applications. The domain decomposition parallelization with the optional implicit scheme makes WW3 a powerful tool to efficiently\nresolve complex shorelines and high-gradient wave zones\, incorporating dominant physics in complicated coastal zones such as wave breaking\, wave-current interaction\, bottom friction and scattering\, wave-vegetation interaction and nonlinearity (Abdolali et al. 2020). These new capabilities allowed us to run WW3 on a suite of ensemble members on unstructured grids with very high nearshore resolutions for uncertainty analysis (Abdolali et al. 2021). The model is compatible with community-based coupling infrastructure (NEMS) to facilitate two-way coupling with ocean circulation models and hydrological models for simulating Hurricane storm surge and waves (Bakhtyar et al. 2020 and Moghimi et al. 2020). Here we present an overview of the recent advances in the WW3 model in terms of improvements in the nearshore physics and computational efficiency. A couple of real case applications on large-scale numerical domains with high-resolution coastal refinement during stormy conditions will be shown. A summary of model computational scalability will be given on various scales. \nReferences: \nAbdolali A.\, Roland\, A.\, Van Der Westhuysen\, A.\, Meixner\, J.\, Chawla\, A.\, Hesser\, T.\, Smith\, J.M. and M. Dutour Sikiric (2020)\, Large-scale Hurricane Modeling Using Domain Decomposition Parallelization and Implicit Scheme Implemented in WAVEWATCH III Wave Model\, Coastal Engineering\, 157\, 103656\, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2020.103656 \nAli Abdolali\, Andre van der Westhuysen\, Zaizhong Ma\, Avichal Mehra\, Aron Roland and Saeed Moghimi (2021) Evaluating the Accuracy and Uncertainty of Atmospheric and Wave Model Hindcasts During Severe Events Using Model Ensembles\, Ocean Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-020-01426-9 \nBakhtyar\, R.\, Maitaria\, K.\, Velissariou\, P.\, Trimble\, B.\, Mashriqui\, H.\, Moghimi\, S.\, Abdolali\, A.\, Van der Westhuysen\, A.J.\, Ma\, Z.\, Clark\, E.P. and Flowers\, T. (2020). A new 1D/2D Coupled Modeling Approach for a Riverine‐Estuarine System under Storm Events: Application to Delaware River Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans\, 125\, e2019JC015822. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015822 \nMoghimi\, S.; Van der Westhuysen\, A.; Abdolali\, A.; Myers\, E.; Vinogradov\, S.; Ma\, Z.; Liu\, F.; Mehra\, A.; Kurkowski\, N. Development of an ESMF Based Flexible Coupling Application of ADCIRC and WAVEWATCH III for High Fidelity Coastal Inundation Studies. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020\, 8\, 308. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8050308 \n  \nBiography: Ali completed his Ph.D. and then was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Delaware\, where he worked on wetland circulation and tsunamigenic induced acoustic-gravity waves in the open ocean and arctic zones. Ali has served as a scientist at NOAA since 2016. During 10 years of his experience\, Ali has worked on Coastal Hazards (Tsunamis\, Hurricanes & Storm Surges)\, Tsunami Early Warning Systems\, Nearshore hydrodynamics (Coastal Morphodynamics & Wetland hydrodynamics)\, Elastic Earth – Compressible Ocean interaction\, Climate Change\, and Sea Level Rise\, Compressible Fluids\, Underwater Acoustics and Renewable Oceanic Wave Energy. His methodology for early detection of tsunamis via underwater acoustic signals attracted the media and scientific community and was published in prestigious journals like Nature and Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Currently\, he is the lead of wave model development at NCEP and the code manager for WAVEWATCH III where he prepares the plans and strategies of future code developments. He is involved with the wave-surge coupling developments for the COASTAL Act and Alaska Coastal Ocean Forecast System (ALCOFS) projects and UFS Weather and GFSv16 developments.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewccopri-seminar-by-ali-abdolali-advances-in-the-unstructured-wavewatch-iii-within-earth-system-modeling-framework/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210319T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210319T134000
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar by Lutz Ahrens: An overview of treatment techniques for removal of PFASs in water - A Swedish perspective
DESCRIPTION:Environmental\, Water Resources\, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series \nVirtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96156963811?pwd=QVRwSmlRZ1lqWm1xL0JVcG9RWC9Zdz09 \nAbstract: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have received increasing attention both in politics and science during the recent decade. PFASs are extremely persistent\, and potentially bioaccumulative and toxic. PFASs affect the environment through the use of aqueous firefighting foam (AFFF) at fire training facilities at airports and waste facilities such as wastewater treatment plants and landfills and have been discovered in high concentrations in drinking water in Sweden and around the world. However\, cost-efficient treatment and\nremediation techniques are lacking. The overall aim of our research is to develop next generation treatment techniques of PFASs in landfill leachate\, wastewater\, stormwater\, and groundwater. In our research group\, different types of treatment techniques are evaluated in laboratory- and pilot-scale including approaches using immobilization/stabilization (i.e. granular activated carbon (GAC)\, anion exchange (AIX))\, separation (i.e. nanofiltration (NF)\, electrodialytic remediation\, phytoremediation\, foam fractionation)\, and destruction (i.e. electrochemical\, biological treatment). Overall\, improvements are needed in separation and destruction treatment technologies to improve their effectiveness for the broad suite of PFASs to become viable treatment options in the future. \nBiography: Lutz Ahrens is an Associate Professor of Environmental Chemistry in the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala\, Sweden. He joined the university in 2012 after two postdoctoral research experiences in Germany and Canada and after receiving his PhD degree in 2009 in Germany. Dr. Ahrens’ research program focuses on the detection and remediation of emerging organic contaminants\, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-by-lutz-ahrens-an-overview-of-treatment-techniques-for-removal-of-pfass-in-water-a-swedish-perspective/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20210310T183752Z
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SUMMARY:Strategic Planning for your Job Search
DESCRIPTION:The Civil Engineering Graduate Student Association (CEGSA) is organizing the Strategic Planning for your Job Search\, on Tuesday\, March 16th at 4:00 PM. Dr. Jason Cramer who is the founder of the CareerWell program at UNC\, as well as the A2i program at NCSU will present various strategies such as Personal Branding\, Networking\, Resume Writing\, Interviewing\, and many others for your job search. The flyer and the Zoom link are attached herewith.\n\nLooking forward to seeing you at the seminar\,\n\nThanks\,\nCEGSA \n\nZoom link: 919 4550 9490\nPasscode: 664090
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/strategic-planning-for-your-job-search/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20210308T194233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T194246Z
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar by Nadine Kotlarz: Monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Raleigh wastewater solids as a means of community-wide COVID-19 infection surveillance
DESCRIPTION:Environmental\, Water Resources\, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series \nVirtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96156963811?pwd=QVRwSmlRZ1lqWm1xL0JVcG9RWC9Zdz09 \n\nAbstract: SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals shed the virus in stool. Therefore\, analyzing municipal wastewater is an emerging strategy to track SARS-CoV-2 infections at the community level. We measured SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary solids from the Raleigh wastewater treatment plant\, which serves approximately 500\,000 people\, during the COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detectable in all solids samples analyzed using direct RNA extraction followed by reverse transcriptase droplet digital PCR targeting two regions of the virus nucleocapsid gene (N1 and N2). SARS-CoV-2 N1 and N2 concentrations in primary solids correlated positively and significantly with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 case counts in the sewershed. Our data suggest that wastewater surveillance can be used to track COVID-19 infections at the community level. \nBiography: Dr. Nadine Kotlarz is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State University\, and a member of NC State’s Center for Human Health and the Environment. Dr. Kotlarz received her PhD in Environmental Engineering in 2017 from University of Michigan. Her work lies at the interface of engineering and public health\, with a focus on characterizing microbial and chemical contaminants in engineered water systems\, and communicating scientific results to the public. In April 2020\, Dr. Kotlarz teamed up with Drs. Francis de los Reyes and Angela Harris to monitor for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Raleigh wastewater\, and to evaluate this strategy as a means of tracking COVID-19 infection trends at the community level.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-by-nadine-kotlarz-monitoring-for-sars-cov-2-rna-in-raleigh-wastewater-solids-as-a-means-of-community-wide-covid-19-infection-surveillance/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210219T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210219T134000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar by Andrea Cominola\, TU Berlin: From individual end uses to communities. What do smart meter data reveal about water use behaviors?
DESCRIPTION:From individual end uses to communities. What do smart meter data reveal about water use behaviors?\nAndrea Cominola\, Assistant Professor and head of the Smart Water Networks group at the Einstein Center Digital Future and the Technische Universität Berlin\n \nCCEE Environmental\, Water Resources\, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series\n12:50-1:40\nFriday\, February 19\, 2021\nPlease join us virtually at\nhttps://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96156963811?pwd=QVRwSmlRZ1lqWm1xL0JVcG9RWC9Zdz09\n \nAbstract:\nOver the last three decades\, the development of smart water meter trials and the rise of “digital water” have enabled the collection and analysis of water demand data at increasingly higher spatial and temporal resolutions with advanced metering infrastructure and powerful data analytics. Knowledge on the determinants and patterns of water demand for different consumers can support the design of customized demand management strategies. Yet\, the large-scale collection of water consumption data at high spatial and temporal resolution is hampered by several uncertainties\, including privacy issues\, sensor battery duration\, unclear business models\, benefits for water utilities and water consumers\, and the actual implications for environmental sustainability. In this talk\, we will first analyze the development of advanced metering infrastructure in the global context. Second\, we will show how water consumption data at different spatial and temporal scales\, coupled with advanced data analytics\, can be used to improve our understanding of water usage behaviors\, from individual end uses to communities\, with demonstrative case studies in the USA\, Australia\, and Europe. Finally\, results from recent studies demonstrating how smart meter-based feedback and user engagement can foster long-term water conservation will be critically analyzed.\n\nShort bio:\nAndrea Cominola is an Assistant Professor and head of the Smart Water Networks group at the Einstein Center Digital Future and the Technische Universität Berlin (Germany). He received his PhD in Information Technology at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) for his dissertation on modelling residential water consumers’ behavior using smart meter data. He holds a M.Sc. and a B.Sc. in Environmental and Land Planning Engineering from Politecnico di Milano. He has been visiting PhD candidate at the Watershed Sciences Center and Center for Water-Energy Efficiency of UC Davis (CA – USA). His research is focused on different aspects of digital water\, hydroinformatics\, and related data mining and machine learning applications to advance the digitalization of water/energy utilities\, support water efficiency and conservation\, and consumer engagement. Research topics include intelligent water metering\, behavioral modelling\, urban water/energy demand modelling and management\, water efficiency and conservation\, modeling of water distribution networks and coupled human-environment systems\, and leakage/anomaly detection. He is author of 13 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals\, 2 book chapters\, 47 publications/presentations in international conferences\, and reviewer for several international journals. He serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (ASCE) and of the ICE’s Water Management journal. Born and raised in Italy\, Andrea currently lives in Berlin (Germany) and is looking forward to being able to travel again.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-andrea-cominola-tu-berlin/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201113T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201113T144500
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
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SUMMARY:Computing and Systems Colloquium - Energy Systems Modeling with High Performance Computing Resources: Joe DeCarolis
DESCRIPTION:Climate change coupled with rapid technological innovation is driving large scale change in the global energy system. Computer models of the energy system – referred to as energy optimization system models – provide a way to examine future energy system evolution\, test the effects of proposed policy\, and explore the role of future uncertainty. Modeling the whole energy system is computationally intensive and requires large input datasets. In addition\, in order to deliver insights that are robust to large future uncertainties\, it is necessary to iterate the model many times under different scenario assumptions. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Joseph DeCarolis\, Professor in the Department of Construction\, Civil\, & Environmental Engineering at NC State\, will highlight ongoing work using Tools for Energy Model Optimization and Analysis (Temoa)\, an open source energy system optimization model developed at NC State that is designed to conduct rigorous uncertainty analysis and make use of high-performance computing resources.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/computing-and-systems-colloquium-energy-systems-modeling-with-high-performance-computing-resources-joe-decarolis/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20201103T162823Z
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SUMMARY:OpenSees Seminar - Dr. Michael H Scott\, Hosted by CEGSA
DESCRIPTION:Civil Engineering Graduate Student Organization (CEGSA) has invited Dr. Michael H Scott to share his expertise with us on the 4th of November at 6 pm EST.  Dr. Scott is a Professor of Structural Engineering in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University and a developer of the OpenSees finite element software framework.\nHe will give a virtual presentation on OpenSees and its structural applications. There will be some allotted time for any of your questions about OpenSees. \nYou can find the zoom link below.\nhttps://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96247296424 \nHope to see you all there! \nCEGSA\n\n\n\nTopic: OpenSees Seminar – Dr. Michael H Scott\nTime: Nov 4\, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96247296424 \nMeeting ID: 962 4729 6424
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/opensees-seminar-dr-michael-h-scott-hosted-by-cegsa/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20201005T144531Z
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SUMMARY:Energy Systems Modeling with High Performance Computing Resources: Joe DeCarolis
DESCRIPTION:Climate change coupled with rapid technological innovation is driving large scale change in the global energy system. Computer models of the energy system – referred to as energy optimization system models – provide a way to examine future energy system evolution\, test the effects of proposed policy\, and explore the role of future uncertainty. Modeling the whole energy system is computationally intensive and requires large input datasets. In addition\, in order to deliver insights that are robust to large future uncertainties\, it is necessary to iterate the model many times under different scenario assumptions. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Joseph DeCarolis\, Professor in the Department of Construction\, Civil\, & Environmental Engineering at NC State\, will highlight ongoing work using Tools for Energy Model Optimization and Analysis (Temoa)\, an open source energy system optimization model developed at NC State that is designed to conduct rigorous uncertainty analysis and make use of high-performance computing resources. \nThe Research Computing series is a forum for information sharing about high-performance computing\, deep learning\, parallel computing\, and other relevant topics. This talk is being offered in conjunction with Energy Week. \nTo register for this event click here. Registrants will receive a zoom link prior to the event.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/energy-systems-modeling-with-high-performance-computing-resources-joe-decarolis/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
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SUMMARY:PAASE Webinar : Francis de los Reyes
DESCRIPTION:This week\, our own Dr. Francis de los Reyes will share a webinar about “Fate of SARS-CoV-2 in water and wastewater.”  An abstract and bio are included below.  This webinar is part of the Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering.  You can register for the webinar at this link: \nhttps://bit.ly/FdelosReyes \nPlease join us on this Thu Apr 16 at 8pm ET. \nTitle: Fate of SARS-CoV-2 in water and wastewater \nAbstract: What are the risks of getting COVID19 in water? In our bathrooms and toilets? This talk will summarize the latest peer-reviewed literature on the survival of SARS-CoV-2 in drinking water\, natural waters\, fecal material\, sewage\, and through wastewater treatment processes. What are the knowledge gaps\, and how do we best protect ourselves given what is known about this virus. \nBio: Dr. Francis L. de los Reyes III is a Professor of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering\, University Faculty Scholar\, Associate Faculty of Microbiology\, and Training Faculty of Biotechnology at North Carolina State University. He is the Faculty Lead of the Global WASH Cluster. His research focuses on environmental biotechnology/engineering\, and water and sanitation in under-resourced countries.  He is a TED Fellow and has received awards for research\, teaching\, and service from WEF\, AAEES\, AEESP\, PAASE (Philippine-American Academy of Scientists and Engineers)\, RELX\, NC State University\, Iowa State University\, and the University of the Philippines. He is an international consultant on wastewater treatment\, sanitation technologies\, and molecular biotechnology.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/paase-webinar-francis-de-los-reyes/
LOCATION:Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200228T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200228T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
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SUMMARY:Computing and Systems Colloquium: Python Mini-workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Friday February 28th\, the C&S group will have a Python mini-workshop for faculty and students. This will include Python examples ranging from data processing to GUI creation.\n\nThe session will be informal and will focus on exhibiting the capabilities of a few powerful Python packages.\n\nPlease join us and bring your laptop so you can follow along with the examples. You can find the examples that will be discussed at this repository.\n\nIf you do not have Python installed\, please install it via the link below.\nDownload Python 3.7 version\n\nhttps://www.anaconda.com/distribution/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have any questions beforehand\, please feel free to ask John Baugh (jwb@ncsu.edu) or Lucas Ford (lcford2@ncsu.edu)\,\nwho are happy to help.\n\nRefreshments will be served.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/computing-and-systems-colloquium-python-mini-workshop/
LOCATION:Mann 323\, 2501 Stinson Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27675\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191206T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191206T143000
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SUMMARY:C & S Colloquium: Dr. Sankar Arumugam
DESCRIPTION:Title: Design and Adaptation under a changing world – Opportunities for Synthesis and Convergence Research\n\nAbstract: One of the critical concerns in using climate change projections for design and adaptation is in the uncertainty and variability in the projections depending on the emission scenarios.  It has been shown that this uncertainty in the projections  is at its minimum  over the near-term (10-30 years)\, which is a critical time scale for infrastructure planning. In this sabbatical talk\, I present a methodology for revising USGS flood frequency analysis – a federally mandated procedure for designing spillways and bridges – using near-term climate change projections. Working with the USGS scientists on a federal highway project also highlighted how flood information is viewed and interpreted across disciplines\, thereby necessitating the need for synthesis for flood frequency analyses under various thresholds of change.  Such synthesis also needs to promote a convergence approach on quantifying the potential flood risk from the societal perspective. Towards this\, I will present potential opportunities for convergence research within NSF and other agencies and  will also discuss ongoing initiatives on urban flooding from the NSF funded convergence accelerator (C-ACCEL) project.\n\nBio: Dr. Sankar Arumugam is a Professor and University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental engineering at NCSU. Sankar spent the sabbatical at the USGS headquarters in Reston (VA) and also at the USGS John Wesley Powell Center for Synthesis and Analyses at Fort Collins (CO).  He also collaborated with the UCAR scientists on performing a review of methodologies on sub-seasonal to seasonal streamflow forecasting at Boulder\, CO.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/c-s-colloquium-dr-sankar-arumugam/
LOCATION:Mann 323\, 2501 Stinson Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27675\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
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SUMMARY:CE 2050 Faculty Seminar: Dr. Abhinav Gupta
DESCRIPTION:Title: Role of Civil Engineering in improving sustainability\, resiliency\, and growth of nuclear energy\n\n\nAbstract: Civil Engineers play a significant role in the sustainability and safety of existing nuclear power plants as well as in the design and construction of advanced reactors. Structural safety assessments are key to ensuring resiliency of not only the concrete containment and other buildings but also the mechanical and electrical systems. Engineers continue to work on improving the resiliency of these large complex systems against natural hazards such as earthquakes\, hurricanes\, and floods. In addition\, the plant systems exhibit fairly significant thermal and vibration fatigue\, flow assisted corrosion\, and ageing related degradation during their lifetimes. All of these aspects require innovative solutions based on the concepts of structural mechanics\, innovative materials\, geotechnical engineering\, fluid-structure interactions\, computational fluid dynamics\, non-destructive testing\, health monitoring\, etc. In recent decades\, nuclear industry has led the development of risk-informed design and decision making approaches for operational as well as licensing decisions. This requires appropriate characterization of uncertainties in our understanding of physical phenomenon and in our models that are used to represent them. Some of the most recent research has focused on developing risk-informed methodologies for verification and validation of advanced simulation tools and on developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solutions to assist with the design and construction of advanced reactors which are truly being designed as cyber-physical systems. Nuclear industry has also struggled with managing the cost and schedules of constructing new large-sized plants throughout the developed countries. Recent research aims to address this aspect through an integrated virtual design and construction platform that uses the power of digital and thermal imaging. Presently\, more than a quarter of North Carolina’s electricity comes from nuclear and at national level this largest source of carbon-free electricity generation contributes about 20% to our consumption.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ce-2050-faculty-seminar-prof-abhinav-gupta/
LOCATION:Mann 323\, 2501 Stinson Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27675\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
GEO:35.7852401;-78.6692049
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191101T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191101T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T145016Z
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SUMMARY:C&S Colloquium: Amir Mazrooei and Sudharshana Mukhopadhy
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Amir Mazrooei (post-doctoral associate\, CCEE) and Ms. Sudharshana Mukhopadhy (PhD Candidate\, CCEE) will discuss software tools developed by CCEE for hydroclimatological geospatial analyses.  Refreshments will be provided. Details follow. \n  \nGeospatial Analyses using GrassGIS: A Global Assessment Of ET fluxes Impacted By Anthropogenic Land Cover Changes \nDr. Amir Mazrooei   \nGrass GIS is a fully functional software that can handle many different geo-spatial analyses tasks such as vector processing\, image and raster analyses\, and database creation. Unlike ESRI’s ArcGIS\, Grass is open source and can be compiled and executed in Linux environments which makes it much easier in terms of bash scripting\, and much faster to conduct large-scale analyses. In this C&S seminar\, as part of my ongoing research about the human influence on natural hydroclimatic conditions\, I would present how urbanization affects evapotranspiration (ET) flux rates in a global scale\, resulting in urban heat islands. We would see a demo of the quantitative analysis of remotely sensed data through Grass GIS\, along with the post-processing and visualization of the results using R. \nA geo-processing tool for co-locating the dependency of critical infrastructure with hydrologic information network \nMs. Sudharshana Mukhopadhy  \n \nUnderstanding the interactions between the natural environment and physical infrastructure is critical for sustainable development. Most water infrastructure such as reservoirs\, dykes\, wastewater treatment plants depend on river conditions and other infrastructure (e.g.\, power system)\, but the nature of the river network introduce a cascading interdependency between the regional riverine system and their infrastructure. We have begun to address this by developing an R package\, River-Infrastructure Cascade (RIC) and demonstrating it for referencing the reservoirs with respect to streamgage network over the entire Coterminous United States (CONUS). I will discuss our systematic approach of combining multiple layers of topographic information of infrastructures with high resolution National Hydrographic Dataset (NHDPlusv2) over the Colorado River Basin (CRB)\, and I will illustrate our methods of handling different conditions along the river network – such as river junctions (e.g. divergences\, convergences or both)\, boundary of watershed\, isolated network and coastlines or end of a stream reach.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/cs-colloquium-amir-mazrooei-and-sudharshana-mukhopadhy/
LOCATION:Mann 323\, 2501 Stinson Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27675\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190927T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
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SUMMARY:Kappe Lecture 09/27 : Dr. Nancy Love
DESCRIPTION:Our EWC seminar on this Fri Sep 27 will feature Dr. Nancy Love from the Univ of Michigan\, who will discuss: “Environmental Engineering and Science Academic Scholarship in Service to Society: Our Role and Responsibility.”  An abstract is included below.  This is a special seminar as part of the AAEES Kappe Lecture Series\, and so we will meet at a special time and place — please join us in Mann 307 from 3-4pm. \nTitle: Environmental Engineering and Science Academic Scholarship in Service to Society: Our Role and Responsibility \nSpeaker: Dr. Nancy Love\, University of Michigan \nAbstract: Academic scholarship in environmental engineering and science is most often associated with research around environmental science and technology – research that often involves physical or computational experiments – and sometimes occurs in nature or with full-scale engineered systems. Our discipline also has a growing contribution around the scholarship of learning and teaching\, which has driven pedagogical advancements to the betterment of students and the organizations that hire them. A third wave of scholarship in the environmental engineering and science discipline that is seeing rapid growth relates to community-engaged research\, learning and outreach. An increasing number of colleges are advocating that faculty and students do more work in service to society; in this way\, universities are helping to motivate the third wave. Community-engaged work takes various forms\, from research in partnership with communities\, service-learning oriented courses\, and professional outreach through institutions (e.g.\, civic organizations\, professional associations). Many faculty and students undertake this third kind of scholarship with good intentions; however\, they have typically received little to no training for it\, and few to no processes\, standards or certification methods are in place that explicitly focus on ensuring our work in communities is done in a manner that is respectful\, mutually beneficial and does no harm. During this talk\, I will review the history and status of standards\, ethics codes and other methods that are designed to protect the public while allowing for valid modes of public scholarship in service to society\, with an emphasis on environmental engineering and science academia. I will use case studies to highlight exemplary projects that met the community and academic goals in a mutually beneficial way. I will close with recommendations that highlight needs as our discipline more fully embraces scholarship in service to society.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/kappe-lecture-09-27-dr-nancy-love/
LOCATION:Mann 307\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190927T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190927T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20190923T144042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190923T144042Z
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SUMMARY:Computing and Systems Colloquium: Python Intro and Installfest - Dr. John Baugh
DESCRIPTION:On Friday the C&S group will have an “installfest” for faculty and students that includes an interactive introduction to the Python programming language.\n\nThe session will be informal and will focus on getting started with the language and tools\, and answering some very basic questions to get you going.\n\nPlease join us and bring your laptop. If you download and install Python ahead of time (using the link below)\, you’ll be a step ahead:\n\nDownload Python 3.7 version\nhttps://www.anaconda.com/distribution/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have any questions beforehand\, please feel free to ask John Baugh (jwb@ncsu.edu)\,\nwho is happy to help.\n\nRefreshments will be served.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/computing-and-systems-colloquium-python-intro-and-installfest-dr-john-baugh/
LOCATION:Mann 323\, 2501 Stinson Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27675\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars,Training
GEO:35.7852401;-78.6692049
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190923T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20190921T152308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190921T152358Z
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SUMMARY:18th annual Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture
DESCRIPTION:18th annual Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture will held from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Stewart Theater in Talley Student Union\, NCSU Main Campus. We are proud to feature presenters Dr. Yang Jiang\, PE\, SE Principal Engineer of HNTB; and Dr. Mike Wongkaew\, PE\, SE\, Associate Vice President and National Tunnel Practice Lead of HNTB; with a special welcome by Linea Laird\, PE of WSP USA. \nThe presenters will discuss various topics related to the design and construction the 2-mile double-decker tunnel under downtown Seattle\, including the design and construction of the 57.5-ft diameter tunnel and owner considerations for the $3.3 billion project. \nThe lecture is free and open to the public. 2 PDHs will be available. Following the lecture\, all professional attendees are invited to stay for a cocktail reception sponsored by WSP USA. For more details and registration information please visit https://zialecture.com.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/18th-annual-paul-zia-distinguished-lecture/
LOCATION:Stewart Theater\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Networking,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190923T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190923T134000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20190828T142524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T142557Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar : Dr. Chris Frey
DESCRIPTION:Title: Regulatory Rollback at EPA Ignores Science and Threatens Public Health \nSpeaker:  Dr. Chris Frey\, Professor\, NCSU Department of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering \nSponsored by Forestry and Environmental Resources Seminars\, 12:50 – 1:40 pm\, in Biltmore Hall 2010
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/seminar-dr-chris-frey/
LOCATION:Biltmore 2010\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20190831T235356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190831T235818Z
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SUMMARY:Henry Shaw Lecture: Dr. Alain L. Kornhauser
DESCRIPTION:SmartDrivingCars… Where have we been\, where are we\, and where are we going? \nDr. Alain L. Kornhauser\n\nProfessor\, Operations Research and Financial Engineering\nFaculty Chair\, Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering \n\n\nThursday September 12th\nMann Hall Room 307 at 3:00pm\nReception to follow in Mann Hall Lobby\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Mobility is closely correlated with quality-of-life; better mobility with better quality-of-life. It is not surprising that technologists for centuries have looked to improving mobility as the beneficiary for emerging physical/analog technologies. It is not surprising that digital technologist have focused on mobility as their opportunity to make a difference. With IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highways Systems\, 1991\, evolving into ITS in 1994)\, digital technology began improving mobility. What started as a largely public-sector initiative has emerged into an investment bubble that has committed over $100 Billion in the last 10 years from the private sector to the development of automated road vehicles\, or what I’ve termed SmartDrivingCars. The perceived opportunity is to fundamentally disrupt the $10Trillion/year mobility industry. The seminar will explore the visions that motivated the massive investment\, where we are today\, and the public policy implications of the range of realities that may emerge.\n\n\nBio: Alain Kornhauser is a Professor of Operations Research & Financial Engineering at Princeton University. He studied Aerospace Engineering at Penn State where he obtained a BS and MS and Princeton\, earning a PhD. In 1971 he joined the Aerospace Engineering faculty at U of Minnesota where he applied automation\, network analysis and optimal control to the design of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Systems.  He returned to Princeton in 1972\, to extend his pivotal work to more conventional forms of transportation and serve as Director of the Transportation Program.\n\n 
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/henry-shaw-lecture-dr-alain-l-kornhauser/
LOCATION:Mann 307\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190111T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190111T153000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20190104T222426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190104T222426Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar on European Perspectives on Transportation System Performance Assessment
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Billy Williams will present a brief overview of his Spring Semester time spent with the Faculty of Transportation Sciences (FTS) of the Czech Technical University in Prague.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/seminar-on-european-perspectives-on-transportation-system-performance-assessment/
LOCATION:Room 323\, Mann Hall\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T173000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20181109T211708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181109T211708Z
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar 11/13 : Martin Lambert
DESCRIPTION:We will have a special EWC seminar on next Tuesday\, Nov 13.  It will feature Dr. Martin Lambert from the University of Adelaide\, who will discuss: “New Approaches to Pipeline Condition Assessment Using Pressure Transients and Adventures in Smart Water Networks.”  Dr. Lambert is the Head of their School of Civil\, Environmental\, and Mining Engineering\, and he is visiting to explore research collaborations with us.  An abstract and bio are included below; more information is available on his web site.  Please join us in Mann 307 from 4:30-5:30pm. \nTitle: New Approaches to Pipeline Condition Assessment Using Pressure Transients and Adventures in Smart Water Networks \nAbstract: Water distribution systems (WDSs) are important infrastructure assets however\, pipe networks in many countries are suffering widespread and significant structural deterioration due to ageing. The need to replace this aging infrastructure is becoming a critical issue for condition assessment managers. Due to the lack of information on pipeline condition\, pipe replacement programs are often replacing pipes that are in an acceptable condition and missing pipes that will inevitably burst. The deterioration introduces water loss through leaks\, increases the cost of operation and maintenance\, and sometimes results in disruptive events such as pipe bursts. Hydraulic transient pressure waves have the potential to be used as a tool for non-invasive assessment of water supply pipelines starting with a focus on leak detection then extended to pipe wall condition assessment. The development of the Smart Water Network (SWN) deployed in Adelaide CBD consists of 305 accelerometers\, 23 hydrophones loggers and 23 pressure loggers which have been installed permanently across the network to monitor its acoustic and hydraulic behaviour. Preliminary studies have demonstrated that the data obtained creates an opportunity for better understanding of the water distribution network\, better-informed asset management and provides an interesting contrast to the pipe condition assessment research. \nBio: Prof Martin Lambert was the Head of School the School of Civil\, Environmental and Mining Engineering at the University of Adelaide from 2015 to 2018 and was previously Head of the School from 2009-2012 and the Associate Dean (Research) in ECMS from 2006-2009. His research has focused on several aspects of water engineering related to the use of fluid transients for the effective and efficient condition assessment of the aging pipe infrastructure\, smart networks and stochastic hydrology. He has taught a range of subjects in the School and has been awarded several prizes for teaching including the University Prize for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision in 2008 and an Australian Learning & Teaching Council citation in 2009.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-11-13-martin-lambert/
LOCATION:Mann 307\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181026T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181026T144500
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20181024T204416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T204416Z
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SUMMARY:C & S Colloquium: Jorge Pesantez
DESCRIPTION:A Multi-Phase Procedure to Design District Metered Areas for Water Distribution Networks \nJorge Pesantez\, PhD Candidate \nAbstract: Dividing a water distribution network into subsystems can improve the efficiency and ease of achieving management goals. Subsystems or District Metered Areas (DMAs) are isolated  control zones with a defined number of entrances and exits. This research presents an automatic approach based on graph theory\, optimization\, and a heuristic methodology to design DMAs for water systems by minimizing the coefficient of variation of demand similarity among DMAs. The Multi-Phase Procedure to Design DMAs (MPPDMA) satisfies constraints specified to limit the number of entrances per DMA\, meet maximum and minimum pressure at non-zero demand nodes\, and maintain water levels of the tanks over extended periods of simulation. MPPDMA is applied to four water networks. Results demonstrate that MPPDMA can improve demand similarity among DMAs.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/c-s-colloquium-jorge-pesantez/
LOCATION:Mann 323\, 2501 Stinson Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27675\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180427T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180427T134000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20180108T152047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180424T125131Z
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar 04/27 : Jeremiah Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Our EWC seminar on this Friday\, Apr 27\, will feature our own Dr. Jeremiah Johnson\, who will discuss: “Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Lithium Ion Batteries when Used for Power Systems Reserves.”  An abstract and bio are included below.  Please join us in Mann 304 from 12:50-1:40pm. \nAbstract: Battery storage systems are attractive alternatives to conventional generators for frequency regulation\, due to their fast response time\, high cycle efficiency\, flexible scale\, and decreasing cost. However\, their implementation does not consistently reduce environmental impacts. In order to assess these impacts\, we employ a life cycle assessment (LCA) framework.  Our framework couples cradle-to-gate and end-of-life LCA data on lithium ion batteries with a unit commitment and dispatch model. The model is run on a 9-bus power system with energy storage used for frequency regulation.  The addition of energy storage changes generator commitment and dispatch causing changes in the quantities of each fuel type consumed. This results in increased environmental impacts in most scenarios. The impacts caused by the changes in the power system operation (i.e.\, use-phase impacts)\, outweigh upstream and end-of-life impacts in the majority of scenarios analyzed with the magnitude most influenced by electricity mix and fuel price. Of parameters specific to the battery\, round trip efficiency has the greatest effect. \nBio: Jeremiah Johnson is an associate professor at North Carolina State University’s Department of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering and part of the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program in Sustainable Energy Systems and Policy. His research uses systems methods to evaluate the environmental impacts of changes to the power system\, including those driven by technology (such as the integration of wind power\, solar photovoltaics\, and energy storage) and policy. Dr. Johnson teaches courses related to sustainable engineering\, life cycle assessment\, and energy systems analysis. He earned degrees in environmental engineering from Yale University (PhD\, MS) and in chemical engineering from Clarkson University (BS).  In addition to his time in academia\, Dr. Johnson spent several years as a management consultant advising electric utilities on renewable energy strategy and environmental compliance.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-2-2018-04-27/
LOCATION:Mann 304\, Mann Hall\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180420T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180420T134000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20180108T152046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180416T131044Z
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar 04/20 : Celso Castro-Bolinaga
DESCRIPTION:Our EWC seminar on this Friday\, Apr 20\, will feature Dr. Celso Castro-Bolinaga from the NCSU Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering.  He will discuss: “Dynamics of Fine-Grained Sediment Pulses in River Corridors: An Adaptive Numerical Simulation Approach.”  An abstract and bio are included below.  Please join us in Mann 304 from 12:50-1:40pm. \nAbstract: An adaptive numerical simulation approach to characterize the propagation of fine-grained sediment pulses in river corridors will be presented. The objective of this work was to identify the properties of these types of pulses and those of riverine environments that are more relevant to their downstream migration. Numerical tests were carried out to investigate the influence of the pulse grain size distribution and volume\, as well as the influence of the ambient discharge and channel slope\, on the dominant propagation mechanisms. Results indicate that the reconfiguration of the deposited material is governed by an initial dispersion-dominated phase during which there is a rapid movement of the pulse forefront\, followed by a subsequent phase characterized by a pronounced translational movement of the pulse apex. The dispersion phase is governed by suspended-load driven regimes that actively entrain material from the top part of the pulse\, carrying finer sediment further downstream while depositing coarser particles close to the original forefront location. During the translational phase\, on the other hand\, the velocity in the flow field surrounding the pulse topography decreases and the sediment transport regime is no longer controlled by suspended load\, but rather by a combination of this mode of transport near the pulse forefront and bedload transport across the pulse core region. The transition between these two phases is controlled by the value of the Froude number (Fr) over the pulse topography\, whereas their intensity and duration are dictated by the magnitude of the evaluated properties. Results suggest that the initial dispersive phase is characterized by high values of Fr (i.e.\, Fr ~ 0.7-0.9)\, whereas the translation component detected during the second phase is typically associated with more moderate values of Fr (i.e.\, Fr < 0.5). The numerical simulations indicated that\, independently of the parameter being tested\, the degree of translation is enhanced as the magnitude of Fr decreases\, and the transition between dispersion and translation occurs around a threshold value of Fr ~ 0.4-0.5. Moreover\, the influence of the evaluated parameters was observed to be relevant to the intensity and duration of each phase. \nBio: Dr. Celso Castro-Bolinaga is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at NC State University\, where he leads the Fluvial Hydraulics and Sediment Dynamics Research Group. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech\, and completed his undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) in Caracas\, Venezuela. Dr. Castro-Bolinaga’s research group focuses on studying processes that are governed by the dynamics of water and sediment in riverine environments. He and his team aim to provide a better understanding of how the spatial and temporal scales associated with such processes control hydro-geoenvironmental regimes in streams and rivers\, and ultimately the adaptation capacity of these natural systems to external drivers (e.g.\, climate and hydraulic works).
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-2-2018-04-20/
LOCATION:Mann 304\, Mann Hall\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180413T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180413T121500
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20180404T235738Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Integrated Computational Framework for Modeling Composite Materials with Intricate Microstructures
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nSimulating the mechanical behavior of materials with complex microstructures has been a longstanding challenge in the field of computational mechanics. This presentation by Dr. Soheil Soghrati will introduce a new mesh generation algorithm\, named Conforming to Interface Structured Adaptive Mesh Refinement (CISAMR)\, for creating high fidelity finite element models of such problems. CISAMR transforms a simple structured grid into a high-quality conforming mesh with appropriate element aspect ratios and negligible discretization error using a non-iterative algorithm. Similar to eXtended FEM (XFEM)\, CISAMR preserves the original structure of the background grid after the construction of conforming elements. Moreover\, unlike conventional mesh generation algorithms such as Octree-based methods\, CISAMR does not need an iterative smoothing or relaxation process to improve element aspect ratios and thereby can easily handle complex morphologies. To fully automate the modeling process\, CISAMR is integrated with a novel microstructure reconstruction algorithm relying on statistical and geometrical information extracted from digital data such as microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) images. This algorithm not only can reconstruct microstructural models with realistic fiber/inclusion shapes but also can accurately synthesize the target volume fraction and spatial arrangement of heterogeneities. The current presentation demonstrates the application of this integrated computational framework for studying the multiscale failure response of a variety of composite materials subject to thermo-mechanical loadings\, including heterogonous structural adhesives\, carbon fiber reinforced polymers\, and cross-linked non-woven entangled fiberglass packs. \n \nSpeaker Bio \nDr. Soheil Soghrati is an assistant professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University (OSU). He earned his PhD in Structural Engineering with Minor in Computational Science in Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received his Masters and Bachelor degrees in Civil Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology. Dr. Soghrati joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at OSU in June 2013 with a joint appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He is also one of the steering board faculty members of the Simulation Innovation and Modeling Center (SIMCenter) at OSU. Dr. Soghrati’s research interests lay in the area of computational solid mechanics\, with special focus on the development and application of advanced numerical techniques for the automated modeling of problems with complex and/or evolving morphologies. Some of the ongoing research projects in his research group include simulating localized corrosion processes\, multiscale failure response of composite materials\, modeling non-woven entangled materials\, computational design of Lithium-ion battery electrodes\, and modeling sheet mold compounds.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/seminar-integrated-computational-framework-for-modeling-composite-materials-with-intricate-microstructures/
LOCATION:307 Mann Hall\, 2501 Stinson Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
GEO:35.7852401;-78.6692049
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20180108T152014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180408T140606Z
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SUMMARY:Global WASH & EWC Seminar
DESCRIPTION:This week\, we will have a co-hosted Global WASH and EWC seminar in a special date/time and room.  We will meet on this Wednesday\, Apr 11\, and be joined by Dr. Dean Spears from UT Austin.  He will discuss: “Where India Goes: Abandoned Toilets\, Stunted Development\, and the Costs of Caste.”  An abstract is included below.  Please join us in Riddick 451 on Wednesday from 3-4pm. \nAbstract: Dr. Spears discusses his recently published book\, Where India Goes: Abandoned Toilets\, Stunted Development\, and the Costs of Caste. Co-Authored with Dr. Diane Coffey\, the book demonstrates that open defecation in India is not the result of poverty but a direct consequence of the caste system. Dr. Spears is an economic demographer and development economist.  His research areas include the health\, growth\, and survival of children\, especially in India; the environment\, air pollution\, and climate change and population dimensions of social well-being.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-2-2018-04-13/
LOCATION:Riddick 451\, Riddick Hall\, Raleigh
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180406T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180406T134000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20180108T152014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T151054Z
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar 04/06 : Global WaSH Summer Field Research Experience
DESCRIPTION:Our EWC seminar on this Friday\, Apr 6\, will feature an information session about a summer field research experience in Sri Lanka.  Dr. Josh Kearns will describe this new program and how to apply.  Please join us in Mann 304 from 12:50-1:40pm. \nThe Global WaSH (Water-Sanitation-Hygiene) cluster is proud to announce a new program: the NCSU and University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Sri Lanka) Partnership for Excellence in Global WaSH Research. \nDuring the ten-week summer program graduate student researchers from NCSU will travel to Sri Lanka\, and vice versa\, in order to receive training and conduct research broadly applicable in the domains of environmental chemistry and pollution abatement\, water and wastewater treatment and solid waste management\, and Global WaSH. \nWe have received seed funding from the Office of Global Engagement to kickstart the program beginning in summer 2018 and are raising matching funds from donors in the Triangle Area to support additional student researchers.  \nThere are opportunities for EWC grad students to get involved\, including receiving support for summer field research experience in Sri Lanka.  \nInterested students and faculty advisors should attend an upcoming information session in Mann 304 from 12:50-1:40 on Friday April 6. The nascent program will be explained along with the application process. \nContact Josh Kearns with questions (jpkearns@ncsu.edu)
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-2-2018-04-06/
LOCATION:Mann 304\, Mann Hall\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
GEO:35.7852401;-78.6692049
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T134000
DTSTAMP:20260424T161950
CREATED:20180108T152013Z
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SUMMARY:EWC Seminar 03/23 : Jamie Bonner
DESCRIPTION:Our EWC seminar on this Friday\, Mar 23\, will feature Dr. Jamie Bonner from the NCSU Toxicology program.  He will discuss: “Impact of emerging nanotechnologies on human health and the environment.”  An abstract and bio are included below.  Please join us in Mann 304 from 12:50-1:40pm. \nAbstract: Unprecedented global investment in innovative nanoscale science and engineering termed ‘nanotechnology’ has led to the production and utilization of novel materials in expanding fields of electronics\, medicine\, and composites. Incorporation of advanced nanomaterials into existing products through functionalization reactions improves performance\, durability and efficiency in various consumer markets. However\, health and environmental hazards of these critical nanomaterials during production\, distribution\, formulation\, use\, and disposal have raised concerns. The consequences of human exposure to nanomaterials after inhalation exposure will be discussed\, along with release and fate of nanomaterials in the environment. Linking real-world exposures across the lifecycle of engineered nanomaterials to potential adverse health effects will provide regulators with the data needed for effective risk assessment. \nBio: James Bonner\, Ph.D.\, is a Professor of toxicology at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh\, North Carolina. His research on lung disease susceptibility to engineered nanomaterials is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Bonner’s work focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of nanoparticle-induced pulmonary fibrosis\, allergic airway disease\, and lung cancer using a combination of in vivo transgenic mouse models and in vitro cell culture systems. He participates in the U.S.-European program entitled ‘Safe Implementation of Innovative Nanoscience and Nanotechnology’ (SIINN) aimed at understanding the risks of nanomaterials on human health and the environment. He is also U.S. representative for the World Health Organization (WHO) panel for drafting a criteria document on the immunotoxicity of engineered nanomaterials. He is active in the Society of Toxicology (SOT) and served as President of the Nanotoxicology Specialty Section within the SOT. He has published numerous research articles on environmental lung diseases and is co-editor of a book entitled “The Toxicology of Carbon Nanotubes”. Dr. Bonner serves as a training mentor for graduate students\, undergraduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in toxicology research.
URL:https://ccee.engr.it/event/ewc-seminar-2-2018-03-23/
LOCATION:Mann 304\, Mann Hall\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Appear On Homepage,Seminars
GEO:35.7852401;-78.6692049
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