Technical Program

9/13/2021

All Eastern Standard Time

11:00 AM

11:15 AM

Welcome Introduction from the Conference Chairs (All Conferences Chairs)

11:15 AM

11:45 AM

Keynote Talk: Scott Rosen (MITRE)

11:45 AM

12:05 PM

Break

12:05 PM

1:40 PM

Renewable/Alternative Energy

12:05 PM

12:20 PM

Technology Options for Reducing CO2 Emissions in Combined Cycle Plants: The Role of CCS and Hydrogen

Pablo Diaz (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)

12:20 PM

12:35 PM

A New Era for Solar Energy

Sarah Kurtz (University of California, Merced)

12:35 PM

12:50 PM

Sean Porse (DOE Geothermal Technologies Office)

12:50 PM

1:00 PM

Time to Move Beyond Sustainability: The Planetary Limits Academic Network (PLAN)

Benjamin McCall (University of Dayton)

1:00 PM

1:10 PM

Investigation of Co-Pyrolysis Mechanism of Indian Oil Shale and Rubber Seed Shell for Production of High Value Fuel, Kinetic Study and Optimization of Pyrolysis Parameters

Bhargav Baruah (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)

1:10 PM

1:20 PM

Transient Effects of Injecting Green Hydrogen into Natural Gas Pipelines

William A Davies (Exponent)

1:20 PM

1:40 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated by: Brian Tarroja (University of California Irvine)

1:40 PM

2:00 PM

Break

2:00 PM

3:45 PM

Women in Sustainability Forum

2:00 PM

2:15 PM

Christina Chang (ARPA-E, Department of Energy)

2:15 PM

2:30 PM

Let’s Not Let a Crisis Cause Another One

Dora Lopez (MITRE)

2:30 PM

2:45 PM

Jill Martin (DOW)

2:45 PM

3:00 PM

Marina Sofos (ARPA-E, Department of Energy)

3:00 PM

3:15 PM

Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Climate Action and Policy

Margaux Granat (EnGen Collaborative, LLC)

3:15 PM

3:45 PM

Question and Answer Panel by Conference Chairs

3:45 PM

4:00 PM

Closing Statements

9/14/2021

All Eastern Standard Time

11:00 AM

11:10 AM

Welcome Introduction (Sabine Brueske)

11:10 AM

12:30 PM

Circular Economy and End of Life Solutions

11:10 AM

11:25 AM

Nabil Nasr (REMADE Institute)

11:25 AM

11:40 AM

A Design-Integrated Framework for Evaluating the Sustainability Impacts of Materials Substitutions and Recycling Decisions

Heather Liddell (Energetics)

11:40 AM

11:55 AM

Pete Christensen (Flo Materials)

11:55 AM

12:05 PM

Use of Tenebrio Molitor in the Life Cycle of Polymeric Composites with Coffee Hulls for Animal Feed and Biofertilizer

Leonardo O. S. Santana (SENAI CIMATEC)

12:05 PM

12:15 PM

Quantifying Circular Economy Opportunities for Silicon Photovoltaic Systems

Sherif A. Khalifa (Drexel University)

12:15 PM

12:30 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated by: Jack Lewnard (ARPA-E/DOE)

12:30 PM

12:50 PM

Break

12:50 PM

1:30 PM

Short Presentations

12:50 PM

12:56 PM

Simulation and Optimization of Waste Polypropylene Pyrolysis Using Matlab and Aspen Plus

K Srividya

12:56 PM

1:02 PM

Technology Options for Reducing CO2 Emissions in Combined Cycle Plants: The Role of CCS and Hydrogen.

Pablo Diaz-Herrera (UNAM)

1:02 PM

1:08 PM

Developing a Field Guide to Hunting and Fishing for Correlation Powered Information Engines across Entropic Landscapes

Richard Donovan

1:08 PM

1:14 PM

Systems Analysis Approach to PET and Olefin Plastics Supply Chains in the Circular Economy

Utkarsh Chaudhari (Michigan Technological University)

1:14 PM

1:20 PM

Plasma Gasification for Converting Municipal Solid Waste to Syngas

Zainab Abbas (American University of the Middle East)

1:20 PM

1:30 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated by: Tentative Quenby

1:30 PM

1:50 PM

Break

1:50 PM

2:50 PM

Food, Energy, Water Nexus

1:50 PM

2:05 PM

Urmila Diwekar (University of Illinois-Chicago)

2:05 PM

2:15 PM

Developing an Artificial Intelligence Based Image Processing Framework to Predict Bubble Behaviour: A Case Study for Surfactant Ozonation System

Avdhesh Vermani (Birla Institute of Technology)

2:15 PM

2:25 PM

Analysis of Unique Asset Management Methods for Water Treatment Utilities

Jake Stengel (Rowan University)

2:25 PM

2:35 PM

Environmental and Economic Assessment of Off-Grid Renewable Desalination in the Philippines

Jhud Mikhail Aberilla (University of the Philippines Diliman)

2:35 PM

2:45 PM

Sustainability: EOR/ CCS Versus Crop Carbon (Dioxide) Enrichment

Brian Kolodji (Kolodji Corp)

2:35 PM

2:50 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated by:

2:50 PM

3:10 PM

Break

3:10 PM

4:50 PM

Decarbonization

3:10 PM

3:25 PM

High Temperature Electrochemical Devices for Industrial Decarbonization

Luca Mastropasqua (University of California, Irvine)

3:25 PM

3:40 PM

Decarbonization of Aviation Mandates Focus on Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Steve Csonka (Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative)

3:40 PM

3:55 PM

Anna Stukas (Carbon Engineering)

3:55 PM

4:05 PM

Sell Volatile Products, Including Terpenes, and Carbon Offsets By Capturing Volatile Products from Wood Products Manufacturing and Fermentation

Kim Tutin (Captis Aire)

4:05 PM

4:15 PM

Sustainability: EOR/ CCS Versus Crop Carbon (Dioxide) Enrichment

Brian Kolodji (Kolodji Corp)

4:15 PM

4:25 PM

How to Choose the Right Facilities for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

Michael C. Stern (Exponent, Inc.)

4:25 PM

4:35 PM

Carbon Recycling As a Means of Enabling the Circular Carbon Economy

Sarah Ye (Lanzatech)

4:35 PM

4:50 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated by: Dora Lopez (MITRE)

4:50 PM

5:05 PM

Closing Statements

9/15/2021

All Eastern Standard Time

11:00 AM

11:10 AM

Welcome Introduction (Mo Li)

11:10 AM

12:35 PM

Modeling and Simulation for Preserving Resources

11:10 AM

11:25 AM

Karla Morrisey (University of Arkansas)

11:25 AM

11:40 AM

Optimization Based Design of Biofuel System for Conserving Local Water Resources

Yogendra Shastri (IIT Bombay)

11:40 AM

11:50 AM

Flowsa: An Open-Source Python Package for Estimating Direct US Industry Resource Use, Waste, Emissions, and Other Flows

Catherine Birney (US EPA)

11:50 AM

12:00 PM

Evaluating the Mismatch between Cost and Environmental Emissions of Biomass-Supported Power Generation in Rural Communities Using a Multi- Objective Optimization Model

Hariteja Nandimandalam (Mississippi State University)

12:00 PM

12:10 PM

Simulation Based Optimization of Biopharmaceutical Buffer Management Considering Energy Consumption, Process Mass Intensity and Cost of Manufacture

Kevin Gibson (PM Group, University College Cork)

12:10 PM

12:20 PM

When More Windows Means Higher Building Efficiency

Vincent Wheeler (University of Wisconsin-Stout)

12:20 PM

12:35 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated by: Kirti Yenkie (Rowan University)

12:35 PM

12:55 PM

Break

12:55 PM

2:00 PM

Innovation for Sustainable Business

12:55 PM

1:10 PM

Tracy Young (DOW)

1:10 PM

1:25 PM

Engineering and Science Innovation Best Practices for Industry Sustainability

Mark Ellis (3M)

1:25 PM

1:35 PM

Ozone for a Sustainable Production of Cellulosic Fibers in Pulp Bleach Plants: A Full-Closure of the Water Recycling Loop Is Possible with No More Chlorine Pollutants

Etienne Montet (Institute of Engineering Univ. Grenoble Alpes)

1:35 PM

1:45 PM

Pidx’s Emissions Transparency Data Exchange "Etdx" Gets Emissions into the Supply Chain

David Shackleton (Independent Data Services)

1:45 PM

2:00 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated by: Madhav Acharya (ARPA-E/DOE)

2:00 PM

2:20 PM

Break

2:20 PM

3:40 PM

Waste Valorization

2:20 PM

2:35 PM

Mining Energy from Waste Ash Streams

Doug Wicks (ARPA-E/DOE)

2:35 PM

2:50 PM

From Waste to Resource: Mycoremediation of Waste Materials to Create New Market Opportunities

Joanne Rodriguez (Mycocycle)

2:50 PM

3:05 PM

Jay Fitzgerald (Department of Energy)

3:05 PM

3:15 PM

A Continuous Process for Production of Levoglucosenone and 5-Chloromethyl Furfural from Waste Biomass

Chandan Kundu (Monash University)

3:15 PM

3:25 PM

Lignin Based Mxene Porous Materials for the Moistute Driven Energy Harvesting Applications

Muhammad Ajaz Ahmed (GBST, Seoul National University Pyeongchang Campus)

3:25 PM

3:40 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated by: Craig Gorin (DOW)

3:40 PM

3:55 PM

Closing Statements