Computation and Modeling of Environmental Processes

Preliminary Program subject to change

21018 Computation and Modeling of Environmental Processes

Overview

This session deals with the development and applications of analytical and computational models to environmental exposure and risk assessment, environmental transport phenomena, remediation, pollution prevention and sustainability.

Primary Sponsor

Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (21)

Chair

Yoram Cohen
Professor
University of California at Los Angeles
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
5331 Boelter Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1590
Phone Number: 310-825-8766
Email: yoram@ucla.edu

CoChair

Manish Misra
Professor in Chemical Engineering
University of South Alabama
Engineering Lab Building EGLB 248
Mobile, AL 36688
Phone Number: (251) 460-7147
Fax Number: (251) 461-1485
Email: manish@usouthal.edu

Welcoming Remarks

Simulation of Biotrickling Filters Using Novel Foams for Treating Odors and Volatile Compounds
Juan Goncalves and Rakesh Govind, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 497 Rhodes Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221

Wavelet Modeling of Dissolved Oxygen Variations in Mobile Bay
Manish Misra, University of South Alabama, Engineering Lab Building EGLB 248, Mobile, AL 36688 and Kyeong Park, Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Blvd., Dauphin Island, AL 36528

Seasonal and Ontogenetic Diet Changes in Aquatic Food Webs Result in Surprising Bioaccumulation Patterns
Luis A. N. Amaral¹, Carla Ng² and Kimberly Gray², (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Northwestern University, Tech Room E156, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-3120, (2)Northwestern University, Tech Room E156, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-3120

Controlling Environmental Risk to an Urban Stream Via Tmdls: Ballona Creek Case Study
Rita A. Kampalath, Chemical Engineering, University of California - Los Angeles, 10201 Woodbine St., #205, Los Angeles, CA 90034

Molecular Simulations for Environmental Property Predictions: an Efficient Sampling Approach
Saadet Ulas Acikgoz, Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 851 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607 and Urmila Diwekar, Center for Uncertain Systems: Tools for Optimization and Management (CUSTOM), Vishwamitra Research Institute, Westmont, IL 60559

Dft Study of Trichloroethylene Chemisorption to Iron Surfaces Using Density Functional Theory
Paul Blowers, Nianliu Zhang and James Farrell, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, the University of Arizona, PO Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, Tucson, AZ 85719

Modeling Multiple Emissions in a River
M. B. Machado¹, Luis T. Furlan², E. Tomaz¹ and Jose Roberto Nunhez³, (1)DPQ, Unicamp, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, FEQ, Campinas, 13081-970, Brazil, (2)Environmental Division, Petrobras-Replan, Rodovia SP 332 km 132, Paulinia, 13140-000, Brazil, (3)FEQ, Unicamp, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, FEQ, Campinas, 13081-970, Brazil

Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum