Learning Lab and Lunch & Learns
Learning Lab and Lunch & Learn presentations will be conducted in a dedicated space adjacent to the Exhibit Hall. Theater- and banquet-style seating will be available. The Learning Lab will consist of hands-on demonstrations highlighting specific technologies, tools, and software.
See pages 53-60 of the Preliminary Program for Instructors and descriptions.
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Learning Lab and Lunch & Learn Schedule
Tuesday, January 25
- 9:40-10:05 a.m.—Quantifying Aqueous Concentrations in Direct Contact with NAPL-Containing Sediment Using Porous Ceramic Samplers
- 10:30-10:55 a.m.—Nature and Extent of Modeling and the Importance of Sediment Sampling
- 11:20-11:45 a.m.—Designing a Robust, Spatially Representative, Long-Term Sediment Monitoring Program: Application of Power Analysis and a Generalized Random Tessellation Sampling (GRTS) Algorithm in R
- 12:10-1:25 p.m.—Lunch & Learn—Navigating the Water Treatment Design and Permitting Process
- 2:15-2:40 p.m.—CapSim for Evaluation of Natural Recovery, Capping or In Situ Treatment of Contaminated Sediments
- 3:05-3:30 p.m.—3-D Visualization and Analysis Software Demonstration
- 3:55-4:20 p.m. Groundwater Plume Analytics® Tools for Evaluating Remedy Effectiveness
Wednesday, January 26
- 8:50-9:15 a.m.—Successful Sub-Slab Vapor Data Collection: Best Practices
- 9:40-10:05 a.m.—Demonstration of the FishRand Probabilistic, Spatially-Explicit Bioaccumulation Model
- 10:30-10:55 a.m.—Application of Multi-Modal Passive Samplers for Simultaneous Monitoring of Inorganic/ Organic Contaminant Concentrations and Flux with Collocated Biogeochemistry in Sediments and Groundwater
- 11:20-11:45 a.m.—Field UV Screening Method for Identifying NAPL and Distinguishing Sources
- 12:10-1:25 p.m.—Lunch & Learn—Why Does Everything Take So Long and Cost So Much? Perspectives on Streamlining Allocation
- 1:50-2:40 p.m.—Teasing Apart the Noise: Use of Sediment Profile Imaging for Assessment and Tracking Remediation of Aquatic Contaminated Sediments
- 3:05-3:30 p.m.—Street-View for Rivers and Coastline: A New Tool for Design and Monitoring
- 3:55-4:20 p.m.—PFAS Forensics: From Diagnostic Ratios to Chemometric Pattern Recognition
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