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Water is a prerequisite for life, but currently over 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. Water crises affect 2.8 billion people around the world at least one month out of each year. Scarcity is usually caused by climate change, increased pollution, and increased human demand for fresh water. Water scarcity is a growing concern and one that guarantees increased geopolitical conflict, like on July first, when gunfire broke out at a water scarcity riot in Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n The Oregon State University College of Engineering<\/a> is organizing the inaugural Clean and Sustainable Water Technology Initiative workshop to be held August 6-7, 2018. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The workshop will kick off with the keynote address, “Urban Water Supply Reinvention for Dry Cities,\u201d given by Richard G. Luthy<\/a>, Silas H. Palmer Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Engineering Research Center for Reinventing the Nation\u2019s Urban Water Infrastructure at Stanford University. Dr. Luthy\u2019s keynote will be given Monday, August 6 at 7 p.m. in the LaSells Stewart Center Construction and Engineering Hall. There will be an open public reception before at 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n Keynote Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n The old ways of coping with the West’s water needs\u2014overdraft of groundwater, stream depletion, and greater imports\u2014will no longer meet the demands of the 21st Century. \u00a0The solution to the challenge of urban water security will comprise a combination of conservation, desalination, storm water\u00a0capture, water reuse, and water banking. These \u201ctaps\u201d of new urban water, including potable reuse, will help dry cities in California and elsewhere achieve more sustainable and resilient water futures. \u00a0This presentation will highlight advances in pilot demonstrations and systems management that point the way towards more resilient water supplies for dry cities.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n *From\u00a0School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) website*<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n 7:45-8:30<\/strong> Registration and continental breakfast <\/span><\/p>\n 8:30-10:30<\/strong> Morning Session: Global and Regional Issues Related to Clean Water <\/span><\/p>\n \u2022<\/span> Aaron Wolf, Professor, Department of Geosciences | Conflict and Cooperation over Shared Waters<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022<\/span> William Jaeger, Professor, Department of Applied Economics | Society\u2019s Water Challenges Call for a Multidisciplinary Systems Approach<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022<\/span> Paul Mayer Ecologist, EPA Lab: Identifying Clean and Sustainable Water Solutions Through Modeling, Mesocosms, and Muddy<\/span><\/p>\n 10:30-10:45<\/strong> Break<\/span><\/p>\n 10:45-11:45<\/strong> Breakout Session <\/span><\/p>\n 11:45-12:30<\/strong> Discussion <\/span><\/p>\n 12:30-1:30<\/strong> Lunch<\/span><\/p>\n 1:30-3<\/strong> Poster Session <\/span><\/p>\n 3:15-4:45<\/strong> Afternoon Session: Water Quality: Treatment Technologies and Human Health<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022<\/span> Molly Kile, Associate Professor, School of Public Health | Sustainable Control of Water-Related Disease: The Intersection Between Water Quality, Water Quantity, and Human Behavior<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022<\/span> Meghna Babbar-Sebens, Associate Professor, Civil & Construction Engineering | Smart Water Systems for Management of Water Safety<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022<\/span> Tyler Radniecki, Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering | Early Lessons from the Construction and Operation of the OGSIR Facility<\/span> Oregon State University launched the <\/span><\/i>Clean and Sustainable Water Technology Initiative<\/i><\/a> in 2018 with a $3.28 million gift from <\/span><\/i>Jon and Stephanie DeVaan<\/i><\/b>. At the core of this venture is a collaborative community of faculty and students, working together to solve one of the one of the <\/span><\/i>Grand Challenges for Engineering<\/i><\/i><\/a> in the 21st century. This effort builds on the university\u2019s strengths, to help make Oregon State a national leader in clean and sustainable water technology solutions.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Leading the initiative is <\/span><\/i>Lewis Semprini<\/i><\/a>, distinguished professor of environmental engineering. Several College of Engineering scholars are recognized nationally and globally for innovative research on water systems. They specialize in improving access to clean water, treating wastewater, strengthening upstream processes, and improving the infrastructure needed to manage water sustainability. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n *From\u00a0School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) website*<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n When<\/strong>: August 6th (keynote address) & August 7th (workshop)<\/p>\n Where<\/strong>: LaSells Stewart Center<\/a><\/p>\n Registration & more information<\/a><\/strong>: Registration<\/a> is required but FREE!<\/p>\nDay 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAbout The Clean and Sustainable Water Technology Initiative<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Event Details<\/h3>\n