Overview When you add nitrates and phosphates to soil, these nutrients help plants thrive. Adding them add them to water, however, isn’t so good. When nutrient-rich fertilizers or sewage gets washed into lakes and rivers, they fuel an explosion of algae. That algae can clog intake pipes of drinking water plants. It can make it [...]
Instructor Dwight Houweling, Ph.D., P.Eng., Principal Process Engineer, Dynamita North America Dwight has 15+ years experience in the water industry working in academia, software, consulting, and on new product introduction for an equipment supplier. Dwight works for Dynamita North America Inc. on the development and commercialization of the new industry leading SUMO process modelling software. [...]
Instructor Spencer Snowling, P.Eng., Ph.D., Director, Water Digital Solutions, Hatch Dr. Snowling is Director of Water Digital Solutions at Hatch (formerly Hydromantis). He has over 20 years of experience developing and applying simulation technologies to a wide range of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment challenges. He has a focused interest in the use of simulation [...]
Instructors: Daniela Conidi, Ph.D., P. Eng., Senior Process Engineer, EnviroSim Associates Ltd. Daniela Conidi is a Senior Process Engineer with EnviroSim Associates Ltd. Daniela has over 10 years of experience in wastewater treatment including process design, full-plant modeling and model development for biological nutrient removal, chemical phosphorus removal, and phosphorus recovery. Daniela obtained her Bachelor [...]
Instructor Zebo Long, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Suez Water Technologies and Solutions Zebo Long is a senior researcher for Suez Water Technologies and Solutions, Canada. Zebo has over 10 years of work experience, with expertise in wastewater treatment process design, system simulation, and microbial characterization. As a key team member, Zebo has developed ZeeLung membrane aerated [...]
Instructor Daniella Mosqueda, P.Eng., Ph.D., Process & Energy Specialist, South Peel Water Facilities, Ontario Clean Water Agency Daniella is a Process & Energy Specialist at the Ontario Clean Water Agency for the South Peel Water Facilities. She has spent the last 20 years working in the research, development, commercialization and optimization of water and wastewater [...]
Instructor Domenico Santoro, Ph.D., Sr. Manager Research and Innovation, USP Technologies Domenico Santoro completed his PhD in Environmental Engineering specializing in water and wastewater treatment. His Ph.D. dissertation, focused on peracetic acid (PAA) disinfection of municipal wastewater, paved the way for the adoption of PAA as a chlorine-alternative disinfectant. Currently, Dr. Santoro holds a double [...]
Instructor Xiaohui Jin, P.Eng., Ph.D., Process & Energy Specialist, South Peel Water Facilities, Ontario Clean Water Agency Xiaohui is a Process & Energy Specialist at the Ontario Clean Water Agency for the South Peel Water Facilities. He has spent the last 10 years working in the research, pilot-testing, and optimization of water treatment processes and [...]
Around the world, wastewater regulations are getting stricter. But meeting them isn’t always easy. Remote and rural municipalities lack the tax base to support needed upgrades and the higher operating costs that often accompany them. Attracting and retaining the staff to run complex systems can also be challenging. Meanwhile, urban areas often lack space to [...]
Instructor Michele Samuels, M.Eng., MBA, P.Eng. Global Practice Manager – Asset Performance, Xylem Throughout her career, Michele has held various roles within the water industry ranging from Utility Management at the Regional Municipality of York, through Consulting at various organizations including CH2M Hill, Stantec, EMA, and AECOM. Her expertise includes process design and optimization, strategic [...]