Convergence research involves integrating methods and knowledge from different disciplines toward solution-based research that aims to tackle complex societal problems. This session looks at emerging research effort around organic waste systems and the reuse of waste streams for water pollution remediation, soil amendments, development of hydrochars, and energy production. The session brings together researchers from multiple disciplines including chemical engineering, public policy, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, and ecology. The session draws from research in the recent NSF-funded project Organic Waste Life Cycles at the Interface of Food, Energy, and Water Systems (OWL-FEWS) using a series of prerecorded lightning rounds and audience engagement activities. In addition to presenting research results, the session focuses discussion on the development of a framework that allows for the emergence of cross-disciplinary research, fosters collaboration, and builds transdisciplinary research. The session itself will be organized into three activities. First, there will be as a pre-recorded video that visually walks audience members through the various component of the project and their interconnectedness. Professional video production staff will assist in a short video (approximately 20 minutes) that zooms into research activities at each research site, covering faculty, graduate student, and public engagement in a series of short 2-minute lightning talks. This will be played at the beginning of the session. The second activity will involve a round table session with faculty briefly discussing the benefits and challenges of convergent research. Researchers will video call in from their respective research laboratory facilities and field sites across the country to allow audience members to visually appreciate the diversity of research activities and methodologies employed. The third component will invite audience members to ask questions to all research team members, including faculty, graduates, and undergraduate researchers. Questions will be moderated by a faculty member. This approach of using a mix of prerecorded video presentations, a structured session focused on convergence research, and an open audience-lead discussion session will allow for great engagement with a wider variety of disciplines and members of the scientific community.