Seminar Series
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Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Seminar Series
Fall 2025
Wednesdays, 12 – 12:50 PM
Engineering Hall, Room 236
1637 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233
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Sept. 24
How Drying Affects the PFAS Profile of Biosolids
Jessica Calteux
Ph.D. Student
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
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Oct. 1
Introduction to Water Consulting:
Project Experiences and Career Development from a Staff Engineer Perspective
Nicole Heyniger
Staff Professional
Carollo Engineers
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Oct. 8
Using Whole-Community and Planktonic Culture Models for
Investigating Bacterial Evolution Under Silver and Antibiotic Stress
Lisa Stabryla, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Environmental Engineering, Materials Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago
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Oct. 29
Enhancing Low Temperature Anaerobic Digestion:
Microbial Adaptation and Novel Technologies
Mohammad Tarawneh
Ph.D. student
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
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Nov. 5
Exploring the Graduate Students’ Journey from Lab Bench to Boardroom
Faten Hussein, Ph.D.
Application Engineer
Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
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Nov. 12
Bridging Infrastructure and Intelligence: AI-Enhanced Water Resource Recovery
Kate Newhart
Assistant Professor
Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering
Oregon State University
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Nov. 19
Synergizing Electrochemistry and Anaerobic Digestion for Complex Wastewater Treatment
Smruti Dash, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Researcher
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
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Professional development hours (PDHs). PDHs will be recorded, and an email documenting attendance will be sent to attendees to use towards their Wisconsin Professional Engineer’s license. Each seminar presentation is equivalent to one PDH. It is the responsibility of the PE to retain all records.