AGENDA
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Registration, Networking, Research Posters on
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9:00-9:10 a.m.
Opening Session:
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Welcome: Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California
9:10-9:30 a.m.
-CSU5: Marie Talnack (CPP), Julia Potter (CSUN),
Omer Benli (CSULB)
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-CSU Northridge Asset Mapping Team and Recent
Water Projects
-Office of the Chancellor, California State University,
A.Z. Mason, Ph.D. Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor
for Research Initiatives and Partnerships
-Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology
(COAST), Director, Dr. Krista Kamer; WRPI, Director B.
Witherspoon
9:30-11:00 a.m.
(10 minutes each)
Overview of Research Funding Opportunities:
-Metropolitan Water District/ World Water
Forum,Benita Horn
-Marcia Ferreira, Innovative Conservation Program
Overview/Bureau of Reclamation, Bill Steele
-California Department of Water Resources, Kent
Frame
-California Water Foundation, Alexandra Paxton
-California Energy Commission/EERO, Brad Williams
- Water Recycling and Desalination Unit, Michael Ross
-AltaSea, Port of LA, Pat Means and Jenny Krusoe
-California Manufacturing Technology Consulting
(CMTC), James Watson
-Urban Waters Federal Partnership, Pauline Louie
-PortTech Los Angeles, Stan Tomsic
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-Mark Weyant (Green Coalition) Aquaponics for
Agricultural applications.
-Edison, David Rivers
--Stephanie Yanchinski- FLOW Program- Caltech
11:00 a.m.-12 p.m.
(10 minutes each)
CSU Water-Related Research Presentations:
-Mike Antos, Director, Center for Urban Water
Resilience/Bram, California State University
Northridge
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-Dessie Underwood, Director, Stream Ecology and
Assessment Lab
-Underwater Autonomous Vehicles, Dr. S. Bhandari
-Desalination Systems, Drs. Sharbat and Lakeh
-Water Treatment, Drs. Lamb, Fairbanks, Palomo
-Dr. Keith Forward, Membrane Distillation
-Water Mobile Apps, Melissa Flicker
12 p.m. - 12:30
p.m.
(10 minutes each)
Entrepreneurial Teams:
"Anti-fouling Coatings for Water Treatment", Brian
McVerry, UCLA, Hydrophilix,
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"E. Coli Testing", Neto Sosa, Velox Biosystems
Cauri Jaye-rhubarb studios-Water Hackathon
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch and Team Formations
Research Share-a-thon Concept: Business Outreach
Staff
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Gallery
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
(10 minutes each)
Team Formation and Elevator Pitch Proposals
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