ACS Spring 2020 National Meetings, March 22 - 26 | Philadelphia, PA

Call for Abstracts: Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data
Analytics in Environmental Science and Engineering: Current Status and Future Directions
Abstract Submission Deadline: Oct. 14th, 2019
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/national-meeting/abstract-submission.html

The past few years have witnessed the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and
machine learning (ML) in many applications, such as speech and image recognition, consumer
behavior prediction, and self-driving cars, primarily driven by the tremendous growth in data
collection and storage capabilities as well as in computing power. AI and ML have also been
increasingly applied in the environmental field as a powerful tool to assess environmental risks,
evaluate the health of water and wastewater infrastructure, optimize treatment technologies, identify
and characterize pollution sources, and perform life cycle analysis. This symposium will bring
experts and newcomers from a diverse background to explore opportunities in applying AI/ML and
data analytics to solving environmental problems, and to identify research priorities our community
should focus on in the near future. Examples of topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
• Data mining from various environmental and biological “omics” data to improve data
interpretation and facilitate new discoveries
• Develop quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) for biotic/abiotic reactivity,
adsorption, uptake, treatment, and toxicity of organic and inorganic compounds
• Big data-informed water/wastewater infrastructure management
• Characterize sources of pollution and model emissions of various contaminants in the air,
water, soil and sediment
• Model and predict contaminant levels and conduct risk assessment in natural and engineered
systems
• Predict and optimize treatment efficiencies in various treatment and remediation processes,
such as in drinking water, wastewater, and groundwater treatment and site remediation
• Monitor and predict nutrients and contaminants levels in different environmental
compartments
• Conduct life-cycle analysis

Symposium Organizers:
Huichun (Judy) Zhang, Case Western Reserve University, hjz13@case.edu
Qilin Li, Rice University, qilin.li@rice.edu
April Z. Gu, Cornell University, aprilgu@cornell.edu
Xingmao “Samul” Ma, Texas A&M University, xma@civil.tamu.edu
Qi Ying, Texas A&M University, qying@civil.tamu.edu
Zhen Cheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, chengz88@sjtu.edu.cn

Confirmed Invited Speakers:

Joel G Burken, Missouri University of Science & Technology, burken@mst.edu
Sorelle Friedler, Haverford College, sorelle@cs.haverford.edu
Jian Gao, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, gaojian@craes.org.cn
Yinyang Lin, Rice University, yingyan.lin@rice.edu
Gregory Lowry, Carnegie Mellow University, glowry@andrew.cmu.edu
Joshua Schrier, Fordham University, jschrier@fordham.edu
Yu Zhan, Sichuan University, yzhan@scu.edu.cn