The 2025 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress will feature 10 concurrent technical tracks over three days. Approximately 800 leading engineers and scientists from around the world attend the EWRI Congress each year to discuss the latest research, case studies, and evolving “best practices” in water resources and the environment.
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress Organizing Committee
- Congress General Conference Chair: Sheila Carpenter-van Dijk, EI, F.EWRI, M.ASCE
- Congress Vice Chair: Karen Kabbes, P.E., BC.WRE, ENV SP, F. ASCE, Kabbes Engineering, Inc.
Congress Technical Committee
- Congress Technical Co-Chair: Sajjad Ahmad, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Congress Technical Co-Chair: Scott Struck, Ph.D., F.EWRI, M.ASCE, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Congress Technical Workshop Chair: Jianpeng "Jim" Zhou, Ph.D. P.E., F.EWRI, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Congress Technical Committee Member: Chad Drummond, Ph.D., BC.WRE, M.ASCE, Drummond Carpenter, PLLC
Congress Sponsorship Committee
- Congress Sponsorship Co-Chair: Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, Ph.D., P.E., CFM, BC.WRE, F.ASCE, City of Huntsville, Texas
- Congress Sponsorship Co-Chair: William "Bill" Bulloch, P.E., BC.WRE, M.ASCE, Utility Revenue Management Company, Inc.
- Congress Sponsorship Committee Member: Stephen Niemeyer, P.E., M.ASCE, Niemeyer Environmental Consulting
- Congress Sponsorship Committee Member: Thomas O'Connor, P.E., F.ASCE, US Environmental Protection Agency (retired)
- Congress Sponsorship Committee Member: Charles Penlad, P.E., M.ASCE, Walter P. Moore
Congress Local Arrangements (Tours/Spouses) Committee - Congress Local Arrangements Chair: Anastasia (and Rob) Chirnside, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, University of Delaware (retired)
- Congress Local Arrangements Committee Member: Heidi Gough, Ph.D., P.E., M.EWRI, University of Washington
- Congress Local Arrangements Committee Member: Donald "Greg" Kinney, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
- Congress Local Arrangements Committee Member: Daniel Nichols, P.E., CCCA, M.ASCE, Kuna Engineering
- Congress Local Arrangements Committee Member: Vivek Venishetty, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE, Mississippi State University
Congress Community Outreach Program
- Congress Outreach Committee Member: Habib Ahmari, P.E., M.ASCE, University of Texas at Arlington
- Congress Outreach Committee Member: Troy Dorman, Ph.D., P.E., CFM, ENV SP, M.ASCE, Halff
- Congress Outreach Committee Member: Greg Scott, P.E., PMP, F.ASCE, CDM Smith
Congress Planning Committee
- Anchorage ASCE Branch President: Ori Miller, P.E., M.ASCE, Northern Utility Services
- Congress Planning Committee Member: Eli Araj, P.E., C.Eng, BC.WRE, M.ASCE, Applied Sciences Consulting, Inc.
- Congress Planning Committee Member: Chakradhar "Chakri" Malakpet, P.E., BC.WRE, M.ASCE, HDR, Inc.
- Congress Planning Committee Member: Morris Maslia, P.E., BC.WRE, F.EWRI, M.ASCE, M.L. Maslia Consulting Engineer
- Congress Planning Committee Member: Haniye Safarpour, S.M.ASCE, University of Illinois Chicago
- Congress Planning Committee Member: Zhuping Sheng, Ph.D., HG, P.E., F.ASCE, Morgan State University
Environmental & Water Resources Institute of ASCE
Created in 1999, the Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) is the recognized leader within ASCE for the integration of technical expertise and public policy in the planning, design, construction, and operation of environmentally sound and sustainable infrastructure impacting air, land and water resources.