Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Fitts-Woolard Hall 2331 Air pollution and climate change in Africa: From low-cost sensors to supercomputers Abstract: In Africa, air pollution exposure has been linked to 1 million premature deaths annually and, without intervention, these numbers are likely to climb. Sparse pollutant monitoring across the continent makes these…

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Fitts-Woolard Hall 3301 Modelling road transport emissions: a microscale point of view Abstract: Road transport is often the main source of air pollution in urban areas worldwide. Many efforts have been aimed at reducing emissions from this sector achieving significant abatements. Nevertheless, emission reductions have been lower…

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Fitts-Woolard Hall 3301 Methods to measure heat generation from ash in landfills Abstract: In recent years, there have been reports of a few municipal solid waste landfills experiencing temperatures as high as 100ºC. These landfills are referred to as elevated temperature landfills (ETLFs). ETLFs require increased monitoring and…

Speaker: Mike Lancaster President & CEO Frank L Blum Construction Company

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Fitts-Woolard Hall 3301 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water: Community Impacts and Interventions to Reduce Human Exposure Abstract: Some of the nation’s highest concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) occur in the Cape Fear River basin of North Carolina (NC). This watershed is the largest…

Speakers: Thomas Lewis Superintendent Beam Construction Company   JT Griffin Senior Field Engineer The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Speaker: Fabricio Montesdeoca, P.E., PMP Dominion Energy, Offshore Wind

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Fitts-Woolard Hall 3301 What's in Your Toolkit? Abstract: Water reuse is a necessary part of creating sustainable water systems that will provide water for generations to come. Groundwater plays a fundamental role in the One Water initiative, and maintaining resilient aquifer systems is a crucial factor in…

2023 Zia Lecture: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas The 22nd Annual Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture on the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will be presented on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 at 3 p.m. at the Stewart Theatre located in the Talley Student Union on NC State’s campus. An online interactive livestream will also be available. This annual…

Topic: Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit zialecture.com.