This event has completed.

2/14/2023 - 5/9/2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST

 

Click here for more information. Registration for this virtual series is currently closed.  Should you wish to be added to the "wait list," please contact Lea Osborne at losborne@mi-wea.org or call (517) 641-7377 for consideration.   Back by popular demand!  MWEA is pleased to announce the launch of the WRRF Academy: Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment – Process Model Virtual Training Series.  Developed in response to needs identified during the first EGLE grant, the Academy is designed to update practicing process design engineers, regulators, and operators in the use of wastewater process design models to simulate the impacts of changes in waste stream and process design. Training in process modeling will help to establish a common understanding of the tools for evaluating technologies. This virtual series will provide 1.6 technical wastewater CECs and 16 PDHs.  Course is limited to 30 participants. This virtual series will include 7 interactive and engaging modules over the course of 13 weeks from 1:00-2:30 pm est (one new module per week followed by a working session the following week):  Feb. 14, 2023:  Module 1 - Intro & Wastewater Characteristics Feb. 21, 2023:  Module 1 - Working Session Feb. 28, 2023:  Module 2 - Relevant Microbial Processes Mar. 7, 2023:  Module 2 - Working Session Mar. 14, 2023:  Module 3 - Process Stoichiometry and Kinetics Mar. 21, 2023:  Module 3 - Working Session Mar. 28, 2023:  Module 4 - Building and Calibrating Process Models April 4, 2023:  Module 4 - Working Session April 11, 2023: Module 5 - Modeling Real Processes April 18, 2023:  Module 5 - Working Session April 25, 2023:  Module 6 - What Models Can and Cannot Do May 2, 2023:  Module 6 - Working Session May 9, 2023:  Module 7 - Wrap-Up and Conclusion Primary Expert Faculty Include:  Dr. Glen Daigger, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, NAE University of Michigan  Dr. Evangelia (Lina) Belia, Ph.D., PEng Primodal US & Canada  Additional Co-Instructors may include but may not be limited to: Tanush Wadhawan, Dynamita Michael Faeth, C2AE

***Please Note: To earn Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for this event, you must attend all virtual modules. ***Cancellation Policy: 1. Registration substitutions within the same organization are allowed; however, registration rates will be calculated according to MWEA membership status. Written cancellations received at least 7 days prior to the start of the event will be eligible for a refund less a $75 processing fee. Cancellations received less than 7 days prior to the start of the first module or "no shows" will receive no refund. 2. Under extenuating circumstances, a credit for training may be issued but is only redeemable for MWEA event registrations and must be used within the same calendar year. Credits are granted at the sole discretion of the Executive Director.