Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering + Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute Seminar Series Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96156963811?pwd=QVRwSmlRZ1lqWm1xL0JVcG9RWC9Zdz09 Abstract: The recent advancements in the spectral wave model WAVEWATCH III (WW3) have extended its capability for large scale and nearshore applications. The domain decomposition parallelization with the optional implicit scheme makes WW3 a powerful tool…

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96156963811?pwd=QVRwSmlRZ1lqWm1xL0JVcG9RWC9Zdz09 Abstract: California's commitment to reduce GHG emissions by 80% in the year 2050 will profoundly transform the energy systems in one of the world's top 10 economies. In addition to helping reduce climate change, the adoption of low carbon energy sources will improve…

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09 Abstract: Organic molecules in the atmosphere play a major role in the production of secondary pollutants such as ozone and particles. These, in turn, are central to some of the major environmental issues of our times (climate change, air pollution). Despite the vital…

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09 Abstract: Weather and climate conditions impact energy infrastructure operations in numerous and critical ways. For example, heating and cooling energy demands are dependent on temperatures, and the productivity of wind and solar generation farms are subject to surface wind and cloud cover conditions.…

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09 Abstract: Sanitation systems fail globally at high rates. Researchers and practitioners attribute causes of sanitation success and failure to numerous factors that include both technical and non-technical issues. A comprehensive understanding of what leads to sanitation failure, and how to achieve sanitation success,…

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series In-person: Fitts-Woolard Hall 2331 Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09 Abstract: Extreme weather events are costly, deadly, uproot people from their homes, and can have devastating effects on human life, health and the economy. They are also a natural part of variability in our climate and play a role…

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series In-person: Fitts-Woolard Hall 2331 Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09 Abstract: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is a global initiative focusing on improving community access to clean water and sanitation, particularly to the millions of the people in resource poor regions of the world. On September 25th 2015, 193…

Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series In-person: Fitts-Woolard Hall 2331 Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09 Abstract: Reactive organic carbon is emitted to the atmosphere as a relatively small number of molecules and compound classes, which undergo sunlight-drive oxidation processes to form a dynamic and complex mixture of thousands of compounds. The physical and chemical…

Social equity has been a term that has gained more attention over the past five years, but what exactly does it mean and how does it apply to the civil engineering profession? This lecture by Mitchell Silver (FAICP, Hon. ASLA) will unpack the Code of Ethics of The American Society of Civil Engineers and the…