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DESCRIPTION:Virtual Event\nZOOM Meeting ID: 928 8270 0139\nPasscode: Fall20
 21\n\nDavid A. Dzomback\, Professor & Department Head\nDepartment of Civil
  and Environmental Engineering\nCarnegie Mellon University\n\nClimate Chan
 ge Adaptation and Environmental Engineering: Evolving Practices and New To
 ols\n\nAbstract: The climate is changing globally and across the U.S.\, wi
 th different types and extent of change in different regions. Observed cha
 nges include sustained deviation from long-term trends in atmospheric temp
 eratures\, water temperatures\, precipitation amounts\, drought duration\,
  storm frequency\, wind velocities\, snow melt timing\, flood frequency an
 d characteristics\, permafrost melting\, and other phenomena. These change
 s are affecting civil and environmental infrastructure and leading to dema
 nd for modification of infrastructure designs and operations. New approach
 es are needed in infrastructure design and operation guidelines\, codes\, 
 and procedures to account for changing climate conditions.\n\nNew tools ar
 e coming into use in infrastructure engineering for projection of changing
  climate conditions\, especially downscaled global climate model (GCM) pro
 ducts. Depending on the type of engineering application and purpose of req
 uired future climate information\, various climate model projections are b
 eing applied and utilized\, with different temporal and spatial resolution
 \, type of downscaled GCM products employed\, and post-processing methods 
 for calibration of the results to regional and local scale.\n\nThis talk w
 ill examine the need and challenge of climate change projection in particu
 lar locations\, the scale at which infrastructure engineering projects tak
 e place. Evolving practices and tools will be presented\, and demonstrated
  through some environmental engineering applications. The use of climate p
 rojection results from several different GCMs and downscaled products and 
 from an ensemble of multiple GCMs will be explored in the context of the a
 pplications. The importance and utility of historical long-term observatio
 ns for particular locations will also be examined. Opportunities to access
 \, learn about\, and exploit these new tools for environmental engineering
  will be discussed.\n\nBio: David Dzombak is the Hamerschlag University Pr
 ofessor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
 at Carnegie Mellon University. The emphasis of his research and teaching i
 s on water quality engineering\, water resource sustainability\, and energ
 y-environment issues. At Carnegie Mellon\, he also has served as Associate
  Dean for Graduate and Faculty Affairs for the College of Engineering (200
 6-2010)\, and as Director of the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental 
 Education and Research (2007-2013).\n\nDzombak has conducted research in a
 quatic chemistry\; fate and transport of chemicals in water\, soil\, and s
 ediment\; water and wastewater treatment\; in situ and ex situ soil and se
 diment treatment\; industrial waste management\; abandoned mine drainage r
 emediation\; climate change adaptation for infrastructure\; water resource
  sustainability\; energy and environment\; and other topics. He has publis
 hed numerous articles in engineering and science journals\, and three book
 s.\n\nHis professional service activity has included the National Academie
 s Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability (2013-present)\;
  the National Academies Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Developme
 nt (2015-2019)\; the National Academies Water Science and Technology Board
  (2014-2019)\; the EPA Science Advisory Board (2002-2016)\; the DoD Strate
 gic Environmental Research and Development Science Advisory Board (2013-20
 16)\; Associate Editor of Environmental Science & Technology (2005-2012)\;
  Editorial Board of Water Environment Research (1993-1998) and Ground Wate
 r (1991-1993)\; Chair\, Board of Directors\, AEESP Foundation (2012-2014)\
 ; Board of Directors of the Association of Environmental Engineering and S
 cience Professors (1996-1999)\; chair of committees for the American Acade
 my of Environmental Engineers and Scientists\, American Society of Civil E
 ngineers\, and Water Environment Federation\; advisory committees for Alle
 gheny County\, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\, and numerous universitie
 s and organizations.
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SUMMARY:2021 Kappe Lecturer - David A. Dzombak
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