Spend an hour with our engineers to learn more about the projects they're working on with a Q&A at the end.
By LA Sanitation & Environment
Date and time
April 26, 2021 · 12pm - May 4, 2021 · 1pm PDT
Location
Online
About this event
Thank you for your interest in our LASAN Tech Talks | Engineering Series. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are postponing the remainder of this series. When we reschedule, we will send an email to alert you so that you can register again. We appreciate your patience and look forward to meeting you soon.
Are you currently studying civil, environmental, or chemical engineering? Or do you plan to? If so, these events are meant for you! We're inviting college and high school students to join us online for our new Tech Talks, where we'll share details of our specific projects and the roles that engineers play. At the end of each discussion, there will be a brief Q&A. You're welcome to join any or all of the events online.
An inside look at how civil and chemical engineers work together to retrain developers in L.A. to ensure they do their share to protect the environment through best management practices to capture, treat and reuse stormwater to keep our wetlands and beaches free from polluted runoff.
Tuesday, April 27, 12-1pm
Promoting Environmental Justice through Reducing Greenhouse Gases
~ Stephanie Gee, P.E. & Paul Cobian, P.E.
Achieving clean air is a massive undertaking in quantifying greenhouse gases in the 2nd largest city in the US. The role of CEQA and mitigating negative impacts is more critical than ever as we aim to bring about a green and just economy to help key operations function with better technology necessary to reduce the carbon in our urban environment.
Wednesday, April 28, 12-1pm
Getting the Stink Out: Modeling Sewer Flows and Air Treatment to Preserve our Underground Infrastructure
Christine Heinrich-Josties, PE & Hamed Haddad-Zadegan, PE
Maintaining our award-winning program to reduce sewer spills and odors requires significant collaboration among environmental engineers to study vast underground pipe networks and flows of over 300 millions gallons per day of wastewater and the foul air that no longer detracts from the quality of life of 4 million Angelenos and all the tourists who visit here.
Thursday, April 29, 12-1pm
Every Bite We Take: Turning our Organic and Food Waste into a Valuable Resource
~ Dr. Rowena Romano, P.E. & Miguel Zermeno, P.E.
Angelenos generate a substantial amount of organic and food waste that can easily overtake the neighborhoods of our dense, urban communities. Enjoy this inside look at some of the innovations engineers have developed to turn pilot projects into full scale operations to pull energy and produce products that support clean air operations, healthy soils and biodiversity.
Friday, April 30, 12-1pm
Hyperion 2035: Redesigning Water to Ensure our Survival
~ Dr. Nasir Emami, P.E. & Kimia Nader-Tehrani, EIT
Our Mayor has called on us to recycle ALL of our wastewater which will require a massive construction of advanced treatment technology without interrupting the ongoing 24/7 operations of the largest water reclamation plant west of the Mississippi. Learn how we are turning this vision into reality through pilot projects to ensure that we support the health of Santa Monica Bay while reducing the amount of water LA imports by 2035.
* Learn more about our recycled water program in advance by watching this brief video.
Tuesday, May 4, 12-1pm
"Ask an Engineer"
~ Multiple LASAN engineers of all experience levels
There is no real format for this session. We'll have multiple breakout rooms, each with a topic and multiple engineers. You choose the room that interests you and ask all the questions you have!
As the lead agency for the City’s environmental programs and initiatives, LA Sanitation & Environment protects public health and the environment through the administration and management of three program areas: Clean Water (Wastewater), Solid Resources (Solid Waste Management) and Watershed Protection (Stormwater). These infrastructure programs collect, treat, recycle, and dispose of the solid and liquid waste generated by the nation’s second largest city of more than four million residents. Through these essential public service programs, LASAN delivers a triple bottom line of economic, environmental, and social benefits that sustain the quality of life in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit www.lacitysan.org or call our 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489. Note that by registering for one of our events, you will be added to our mailing list.
