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  • Monday, Aug 31st
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    CS1A - Concurrent Session 01A: Emergencies on Top of Emergencies
    Presenter: Cody Cockroft, P.E. – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Chad Holton, P.E. – Trinity River Authority
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    CS2A - Concurrent Session 02A: Armoring Spillways and Embankments with Articulating Concrete Blocks
    Presenter: Paul Schweiger – GFT
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    CS2B - Concurrent Session 02B: Experimental Evaluation of Stilling Basins Downstream of Embankment-Sloped Stepped Spillways
    Presenter: Nate Young – Utah State University
    Co-Presenter: Brian Crookston, Ph.D., P.E. – Utah State University
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS2C - Concurrent Session 02C: Whittier Narrows- Constructability vs Physical Modeling (combined)
    Presenter: Rory Alspaugh – Colorado State University
    Co-Presenter: Jeff Ellis – Colorado State University
    Co-Presenter: Chris Thornton, Ph.D, P.E. – Colorado State University
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS2D - Concurrent Session 02D: Evaluation of Material Performance Requirements for Stepped Overtopping Protection (combined)
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT1 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Risk-Informed Hydraulic Safety Assessment of the Jurumirim Dam
    Poster Presenter: Vitor Hugo Pereira Morais – CTG Brasil
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT9 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Numerical Investigation of Levee Breach Using Anura 3D
    Poster Presenter: Emre Dumlu, MSc. – University of Mississippi
    Poster Co-presenter: Yavuz Ozeren, Ph.D., P.E. – USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT10 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Recent Updates of the National Web-based Decision Support System for Water Infrastructural Security (DSS-WISE Web 4.0)
    Poster Presenter: Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Ph.D. – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering (NCCHE) / University of Mississippi
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT13 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Addressing First-Filling Risk in Flood Control Dams through Enhanced Monitoring and Surveillance
    Poster Presenter: David T. Hayson, P.E., SI – Stantec Consulting Service Inc
    Poster Co-presenter: John Menninger, P.E. – Stantec
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT17 - Poster-Lightning Talks: From Hydrographs to Hard Rock
    Poster Presenter: Riley Manwaring, P.E. – GFT
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT21 - Poster-Lightning Talks: A Risk-Informed, Precipitation-Based Prioritization Framework for Mississippi Dams Using Rolling 30-Year Extremes (1970-2024)
    Poster Presenter: Sarower Alam – Jackson State University
    Poster Co-presenter: Audrika Nahian – Jackson State University
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT23 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Sediment Accumulation: It's Not a Bug… It's a Feature!
    Poster Presenter: Kyle jacobs, P.E. – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT26 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Successful Completion of a Dam Good Project at a Remote Site
    Poster Presenter: Trevor Mugele, P.E. – W. W. Wheeler & Associates, Inc.
    Poster Co-presenter: Eric Eisinger, P.E. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife
    Poster Co-presenter: John Cox, P.E. – W. W. Wheeler & Associates, Inc.
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT30 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Garrison Dam Spillway Modification - Crest Structure Physical Modeling - Vortex Suppressors
    Poster Presenter: Curtis Miller, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Poster Co-presenter: Chad Vensel, P.E. – U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers - Risk Management Center
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT33 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Risk-Informed Forecasting for Emergency Action Planning - Prado Dam Spillway Modification Project
    Poster Presenter: Reuben Sasaki – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Poster Co-presenter: Samantha Hartke – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT34 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Hazard Potential Classifications- The need for additional technical guidance to support consistent application of FEMA 333 by the states.
    Poster Presenter: James Demby
    Poster Co-presenter: Jon Keeling, P.E., CFM – Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT41 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Calibration of a Rain-on-Grid Model
    Poster Presenter: Joseph Ricciani – The College of New Jersey
    Poster Co-presenter: Michael Horst, Ph.D, P.E. – The College of New Jersey
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PLT43 - Poster-Lightning Talks: Implications of Seasonal Snowmelt Flood Timing Shifts on Dam Safety
    Poster Presenter: Mussie T. Beyene, Ph.D. – Bureau of Reclamation
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    3:30 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS7A - Concurrent Session 07A: Calibrated, Verified, Communicated: Modern Hydrologic Modeling & Reporting
    Presenter: Brianna K. Crotty, P.E. – GFT
    Co-Presenter: Mark Perry – Colorado Dam Safety
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS7B - Concurrent Session 07B: Real Time Flood Inundation Mapping for Coordinated Dam and Levee Operations
    Presenter: Michael Crouch, P.E., CFM – Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS8B - Concurrent Session 08B: How Low Does It Go - Evaluation of Discharge Coefficients of a Complex Tainter-Gate Dam
    Presenter: Chris Thornton, Ph.D, P.E. – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Rob Ettema, Ph.D., P.E. – Colorado State University
    Co-Presenter: Jeff Ellis – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: hans olmsted – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Albert Molinas, Ph.D., P.E. – Hydrau-Tech, Inc.
    Co-Author: Justin Lennon, P.E. – WSP
    Co-Author: Gregory Hebeler, Ph.D., P.E. – WSP
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Monday, Aug 31st
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS7C - Concurrent Session 07C: Automating the generation of HEC-RAS modeling for screening level breach analyses: a comparison with DSSWise, DST, and site-specific assessments
    Presenter: Jonathan Quebbeman, P.E., PH, Ph.D. – Hazen and Sawyer
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    GS2A - The Timeline of Teton: Before, During, and After One of the Largest Dam Failures in U.S. History
    Co-Presenter: Mark Baker, P.E. – DamCrest Consulting
    Co-Presenter: Jesse Pope – Stantec
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    CS14B - Concurrent Session 14B: Beyond 2D: Advancing Rock Scour Prediction with a 3D Modeling Framework
    Presenter: Luke Weidner, Ph.D., P.E. (CO) – BGC Engineering Inc.
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS14C - Concurrent Session 14C: Hydraulic design of the Three Rivers HC145 weir structure
    Presenter: Matthew Hoy, P.E. – Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Nick Mueller, P.E. – Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    1:30 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS17A - Concurrent Session 17A: Automating Hydraulic Jump Analysis: A New Tool for Assessing Low-Head Dam Public Safety Risks
    Presenter: Kenneth Quintana, F.E. – Brigham Young University
    Co-Presenter: Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Ph.D., P.E., BC.WRE, F.ASCE – Brigham Young University
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    1:30 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS19A - Concurrent Session 19A: Advancing Extreme Rainfall Reconstruction: AWA's SPAS Analyses and the USACE Extreme Storm Database Initiative
    Presenter: Bill Kappel – Applied Weather Associates
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS18B - Concurrent Session 18B: Comparing Consequence Evaluation Methods for Dam Safety Risk Analysis
    Presenter: Matthew Young, P.E., CFM – Bureau of Indian Affairs
    Co-Presenter: Chad Krofta, P.E., CFM – Bureau of Indian Affairs
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS19B - Concurrent Session 19B: NC PMP Storm Selection - How Dam Safety Practitioners can adapt their methods to reflect new data
    Presenter: Antonio De Cecco, P.E. – WithersRavenel
    Co-Presenter: Nathaniel Eddy, P.E. – WithersRavenel
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS17C - Concurrent Session 17C: Enhancing Public Safety and Connectivity through Dam Removal and Rehabilitation: Feasibility Study of the Sears and Steel Dams on the Lower Rock River.
    Presenter: Anthony Comerio, P.E., CFM – Hanson Professional Services Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Garrett Litteken, P.E., CFM – Hanson Professional Services Inc.
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS18C - Concurrent Session 18C: From Breach to Impact to Action: Evaluating and Communicating Dam Failure Consequences in Complex, High-Hazard Coastal Systems
    Presenter: Amanda Hess, P.E., CFM – GFT
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS19C - Concurrent Session 19C: NOAA Atlas 15 - Climate-Informed Precipitation Frequency Estimates for the U.S.
    Presenter: Debbie Martin – RTI International
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    3:30 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS24A - Concurrent Session 24A: Briggs Dam - small dam, big dam problems, and an owners response to increase hydraulic capacity in the state of Michigan's evolving regulatory environment
    Presenter: Jon Ausdemore, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    3:30 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS25A - Concurrent Session 25A: The Bear Necessities: A Snow-Free Bear Creek Dam PMF Update
    Presenter: Jennifer Christensen, P.E. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS23B - Concurrent Session 23B: Improving the Low-Head Dam Inventory
    Presenter: Becky Ragon – USACE
    Co-Presenter: Amy Kopale – CDM Smith
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS23C - Concurrent Session 23C: Public Outreach and Awareness on the Dangers of Low Head Dams
    Presenter: Hattie Johnson – American Whitewater
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS25B - Concurrent Session 25B: Seasonality, Snowmelt, and System-Wide Interactions: When One PMF Is Not Enough
    Presenter: Katherine Werner, P.E. – USACE
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Tuesday, Sep 1st
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS25C - Concurrent Session 25C: Ice Impacts to Labyrinth Weir Hydraulics
    Presenter: Brian Crookston, Ph.D., P.E. – Utah State University
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Wednesday, Sep 2nd
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    CS27A - Concurrent Session 27A: Leveraging Customized HEC-RAS Calculated Layers to Quickly Evaluate Downstream Hazard Increase due to Dam Breach across Multiple Storm Events and Design Alternatives
    Presenter: Benjamin Pettingill, P.E. – CME Associates
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Wednesday, Sep 2nd
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    CS27B - Concurrent Session 27B: Tailings Dams and Estimating Consequences for Non-Newtonian Hazards: Feijão B-1 Tailings Dam Failure 25 Jan 2019
    Presenter: Jesse Morrill-Winter – GEI Consultants, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Bill Johnstone, Ph.D., P.Eng. – Spatial Vision Group
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Wednesday, Sep 2nd
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    CS27C - Concurrent Session 27C: Beyond Max Values to Meaningful Decisions: Automating Flood Hazard Intelligence from HEC‑RAS 2D
    Presenter: Patrick Miles, P.E. – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Jeremy Dixon, P.E. – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Wednesday, Sep 2nd
    1:30 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS31A - Concurrent Session 31A: Are You My "Type"? - Finding that Perfect Stilling Basin
    Presenter: Chris Thornton, Ph.D, P.E. – Colorado State University
    Co-Presenter: Jeff Ellis – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Rob Ettema, Ph.D., P.E. – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Ben Schaub – Colorado State University
    Co-Author: Frank Lan, Ph.D, P.E. – AECOM
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Wednesday, Sep 2nd
    1:30 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS32A - Concurrent Session 32A: A Modern Flood Hazard Analysis for Oahe Dam, Integrating Upstream Regulation, Mixed-Population Hydrology and Paleoflood Information within a Competing-Risk Framework.
    Presenter: Bryan Robinson, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers - Risk Management Center
    Co-Presenter: Allen Avance, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers - Risk Management Center
    Co-Presenter: Derek Kinder, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers - Risk Management Center
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Wednesday, Sep 2nd
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS31B - Concurrent Session 31B: Garrison Dam Spillway Modification (Hydraulic White Paper Series): Physical Modeling of Chute and Stilling Basin Modification Alternatives, Part 1 - Hydraulic Sensitivity to Overlay Geometry
    Presenter: Chad Vensel, P.E. – U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers - Risk Management Center
    Co-Presenter: Chris Thornton, Ph.D, P.E. – Colorado State University
    Co-Presenter: Jeff Ellis – Colorado State University
    Co-Presenter: Curtis Miller, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Co-Author: Frank Lan, Ph.D, P.E. – AECOM
    Co-Author: Rob Ettema, Ph.D., P.E. – Colorado State University
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Wednesday, Sep 2nd
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS32B - Concurrent Session 32B: Integrated Probabilistic Flood and Dam Breach Hazard Analysis
    Presenter: Ryan Johnson, P.E. – RTI International
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Wednesday, Sep 2nd
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS31C - Concurrent Session 31C: Revisiting Cavitation Damage for Spillways and Stilling Basins
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Wednesday, Sep 2nd
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    CS32C - Concurrent Session 32C: 30 Miles and a 700,000 Years Apart: A Case Study in Why Hydrologic Hazard Analysis Results May Vary Dramatically
    Presenter: Kerri Bergeon, P.E. – GEI Consultants
    Co-Presenter: Ashley Hase, P.E. – GEI Consultants, Inc.
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Thursday, Sep 3rd
    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshop: DSS-WISE Web 4.0: Web-Based Flood Inundation Simulation System - Hands-On Training, Tips & Tricks, and Recent Enhancements
    Workshop Presenter: Marcus McGrath – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Co-Presenter: Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Ph.D. – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering (NCCHE) / University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Nuttita Pophet, Ph.D. – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering (NCCHE) / University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Paul Smith – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering (NCCHE) / University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Noor Dibou – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering (NCCHE) / University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Ujwal Srinivasa – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Ishret Shuchana – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Co-Author: Ahmet Nazim Sahin, Ph.D. – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials
  • Thursday, Sep 3rd
    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Workshop: What You Need to Know about CFD if You Are Not a Modeler
    Workshop Presenter: Dan Gessler, P.E., Ph.D., D.WRE – Flow Science
    Co-Presenter: Brian Fox, P.E. – Flow Science
    Co-Presenter: Andy McCoy, P.E. Ph.D. – HDR
    Hydrology & Hydraulics/Erosion of Materials