October 2016 Meeting

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The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

901 North Stuart Street

Suite 200

Arlington, VA 22203

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

TIME

TOPIC / TITLE

SPEAKER

8:30 a.m.

Convene / Opening RemarksApproval of September 2016 Minutes

Dr. Joseph HughesChair

8:40 a.m.

Program Update

Dr. Herb NelsonActing Executive Director

Presentation

8:55 a.m.

Environmental Restoration Overview 

Dr. Andrea Leeson Environmental Restoration Program Manager

Presentation

9:05 a.m.

17 ER01-019 (ER-2715): In situ Remediation of Aqueous Film Forming Foams and Common Co-Contaminants with the Dual Approach of Chemical Oxidation and Bioremediation (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Lisa Alvarez-Cohen 

The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA 

Presentation

9:50 a.m.

17 ER01-036 (ER-2720): Key Fate and Transport Processes Impacting the Mass Discharge, Attenuation, and Treatment of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Comingled Chlorinated Solvents or Aromatic Hydrocarbons (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Christopher Higgins

Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 

Presentation

10:35 a.m.

Break

10:50 a.m.

17 ER01-008 (ER-2714):  Development of Coupled Physicochemical and Biological Systems for In Situ Remediation of Perfluorinated Chemical and Chlorinated Solvent Groundwater Plumes (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Kurt Pennell 

Tufts University Medford, MA 

Presentation

11:35 a.m.

17 ER01-020 (ER-2716):  Development of Slow Release Compounds for the Aerobic Cometabolic Treatment of Complex Mixtures of COC Released from Low Permeability Zones (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Lewis Semprini

Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 

Presentation

12:20 p.m.

Lunch

1:20 p.m.

17 ER01-027 (ER-2718):  Synergistic Treatment of Mixed 1,4-Dioxane and Polyfluorinated Chemical Contaminations by Combining Electrolytic Degradation with Electrobiostimulation (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Jens Blotevogel

Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 

Presentation

2:05 p.m.

17 ER01-031 (ER-2719): Utilizing the Plant Microbiome and Bioaugmentation to Degrade 1,4-Dioxane and Co-Contaminants (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Jerald Schnoor

University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

Presentation 

2:50 p.m.

Break

3:05 p.m.

Munitions Response Overview

Dr. Herb Nelson

Munitions Response Program Manager 

Presentation

3:15 p.m.

17 MR01-015 (MR-2730):  Unexploded Ordnance Characterization and Detection in Muddy Estuarine Environments (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Arthur Trembanis 

University of Delaware Newark, DE 

Presentation

4:00 p.m.

17 MR01-030 (MR-2734): Augmented Co-Robotics for Remediation of Military Munitions Underwater (FY17 New Start)

Dr. Andrew Stewart 

University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Seattle, WA 

Presentation

 4:45 p.m.

Public Discussion / Adjourn for the day

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

8:30 a.m.

Convene / Opening Remarks

Dr. Joseph HughesChair

8:40 a.m.

Resource Conservation & Climate Change Overview

Dr. Herb NelsonResource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

Presentation

8:50 a.m.

17 RC01-005 (RC-2700): Will Climate-mediated Phenological Shifts Affect Population Viability? A Test with Butterflies on Department of Defense Lands (FY17 New Start)

Dr. Elizabeth Crone

Tufts University Medford, MA 

Presentation

9:35 a.m.

17 RC01-044 (RC-2702): Variation in Phenological Shifts:  How do Annual Cycles and Genetic Diversity Constrain or Enable Responses to Climate Change? (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Julie Heath 

Boise State University Boise, ID 

Presentation

10:20 a.m.

Break

10:35 a.m.

Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview

Dr. Robin Nissan

Weapons Systems and Platforms Program Manager

Presentation

10:45 a.m.

17 WP03-018 (WP-2742): Atmospheric Plasma for Surface Modifications and Nanoscale Embedding of Chemistry for Corrosion Control and Adhesion Promotion (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Santanu Chaudhuri 

University of Illinois Champaign, IL 

Presentation

11:30 a.m.

17 WP03-024 (WP-2743):  Laser-Interference Surface Preparation for Enhanced Coating Adhesion and Adhesive Joining of Multi-Materials (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Adrian Sabau 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN 

Presentation

12:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 p.m.

Environmental Restoration Overview

Dr. Andrea LeesonEnvironmental Restoration Program Manager

Presentation

1:25 p.m.

17 ER03-017 (ER-2725): Incorporating Transformation Products into Models of the Environmental Fate of Insensitive Munition Constituents (FY17 New Starts) 

Dr. Paul Tratnyek 

Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR 

Presentation

2:10 p.m.

17 ER03-013 (ER-2724): Determination of Fate and Toxicological Effects of Insensitive Munitions Compounds in Terrestrial Ecosystems (FY17 New Start) 

Dr. Roman Kuperman 

U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 

Presentation

2:55 p.m.

Break

3:10 p.m.

Strategy Session

Dr. Herb NelsonActing Executive Director

Presentation

3:50 p.m.

Public Discussion / Adjourn

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