Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

Location

337 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Phone: (412) 261-0710 Email: eswp@eswp.com Get Directions

Schedule at a Glance

Current Schedule (Subject to change)

Click on link for details of session.  Workshops are an additional fee, check at registration desk for availability.

 

Sunday, November 9, 2025

1:00 – 5:00 PM W-02: Water Treatment 101 Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM W-03: Industrial Water Reuse – Lessons Learned & New Technologies Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM W-04: PFAS: Design of Treatment Strategies to Address Evolving Regulations Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM W-05: Cold Lime Softening – A Chemical Engineering Approach to Physical-Chemical Softening Additional Fee Req’d
5:00 – 6:00 PM First Timers’ Reception!

Open to all first-time attendees of the IWC. Here’s a chance to get ahead of the crowd and pick up your name badge credentials and survey the conference location to know where you’re going first thing Monday morning! No advance reservations required – just show up!

Foyer near Registration Desk

 

Monday, November 10, 2025

8:00 – 10:40 AM M1: Innovations in Clean Water: Tech, Investment, and Field Solutions
8:00 – 10:40 AM M2: Media Based Removal of Trace Contaminants
8:00 – 10:40 AM M3: Decarbonization: Overcoming Water Challenges for a Sustainable Future
8:00 – 10:40 AM M4: OARO: The Next Frontier in Brine Concentration
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Keynote Session
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibit Hall open Exhibit Hall
1:15 – 5:00 PM M5: The Future of Membranes is Now
1:15 – 5:00 PM M6: Wastewaters – Making Membrane Systems Work Even Harder
1:15 – 5:00 PM M7: Innovations in Energy-Efficient Water Recovery and Bioenergy Solutions
1:15 – 5:00 PM M8: Beyond the Barrel: Sustainable Solutions for Produced Water Management
3:30 – 4:00 PM H2O Theatre: Kurita America Pre-Function Area

 

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

T1: High-Performance Membranes: Real Results, Real Savings

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM T2: PFAS Removal and Cost Implications with Adsorption and Membrane Processes
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM T3: Refinery Water and Wastewater
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM T4: MLD/ZLD: Good to the Last Drop!
10:00 – 10:30 AM H2O Theatre: Lignetics Group Pre-Function Area
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibit Hall open Exhibit Hall
1:15 – 5:00 PM T5: Hydro Harmony Reclaimed – Tackling the Challenges of Reclaimed Water
1:15 – 5:00 PM T6: Taking the waste out of wastewater.  Novel treatment approaches
1:15 – 5:00 PM T7: Rare Earth Elements: Innovative Recovery and Processing Technologies for a Sustainable Future
1:15 – 5:00 PM T8: The Cooler side of Cooling – Tower Advanced Water Treatment
3:30 – 4:00 PM H2O Theatre: Kurita America Pre-Function Area

 

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM W1: PFAS Management – Removal and Destruction approaches
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM W2: Modeling for Today’s Water Treatment Challenges
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM W3: Power WasteWater
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM W4: Sustainable Water and Energy Strategies for High-Tech Industries
1:00 – 5:00 PM W-06: Ion Exchange Technology and Practical Operating Practices Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM W-10: Tour at Orlando Utilities Commission Additional Fee Req’d

 

Thursday, November 13, 2025

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM W-12: Biological Wastewater Treatment – A Chemical Engineering Perspective on Biological Processes Additional Fee Req’d
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM W-13: Unlocking the Science: A Journey Through Water Treatment Processes Additional Fee Req’d
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM W-14: Concentrate Management for Industrial Desalination Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM W-2A: Water Treatment 101 (repeat from Sunday) Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM W-6A: Ion Exchange Technology and Practical Operating Practices (repeat from Wednesday) Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM W-15: Hands-On RO Membrane Autopsy Workshop & Lab Tour Additional Fee Req’d