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Water in the West Workshops: » Overview; » Welcome; » Results & Publications; November 10 - 12, 2008
» Agenda [pdf]; » Speaker Profiles; » Participant List; March 10 - 11, 2009
» Agenda [pdf]; » Participant List

: Craig Criddle; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment; Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University; Craig Criddle teaches courses on aquatic biogeochemistry, environmental biotechnology, and pathogens and disinfection. The focus of his research is biotechnology and microbial ecology for clean water, clean energy, and healthy ecosystems.; MORE >>

: David Getches; Dean and Professor of Natural Resources Law; Law School, University of Colorado; David Getches teaches and writes on water law, public land law, environmental law, and Indian law.; MORE >>

: Jerome B. "Jerry" Gilbert; P. E., BCEE; State Water Resources Control Board; Jerome Gilbert's career includes a wide range of engineering and executive responsibilities for water resources and water quality.; MORE >>

: Warren S. Gorowitz; National Water Management Products Sales Manager; Ewing Irrigation; Warren Gorowitze is a 14-year Ewing veteran with extensive experience in water management and central control systems.; MORE >>

: Dr. Michael C. "Mike" Kavanaugh; Vice President and the Global Science and Technology Leader; Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.; Dr. Kavanaugh is a chemical and environmental engineer with over 35 years of consulting experience.; MORE >>

: David M. Kennedy; Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History
Co-Director Bill Lane Center for the Study of the West
Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment; Bill Lane Center for the West, Stanford University; Reflecting his interdisciplinary training in American Studies, which combined the fields of history, literature, and economics, David Kennedy's scholarship is notable for its integration of economic and cultural analysis with social and political history.; MORE >>

: Cynthia Koehler; Environmental Defense Fund; Cynthia Koehler has dedicated two decades fighting for clean and reliable water supplies, and to protect the health of our environment.; MORE >>

: Richard G. Luthy; Silas H. Palmer Professor
Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment; Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University; Professor Luthy's area of teaching and research is environmental engineering and water quality, including physicochemical processes with application to persistent and emerging contaminants, and remediation of contaminated sediments.; MORE >>

: Patricia Mulroy; General Manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District; Southern Nevada Water Authority; Pat Mulroy oversees the operations of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which serves more than 340,000 customers, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which is responsible for acquiring, treating and delivering water to local agencies that collectively serve two million residents and 40 million annual visitors.; MORE >>

: Timothy Quinn; Director; Association of California Water Agencies; Timothy Quinn is executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), a statewide association whose 450 local public water agency members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California.; MORE >>

: David L. Sedlak; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of California, Berkeley; Professor Sedlak's research interests are related to the fate and transport of pollutants in the aquatic environment.; MORE >>

: Nicole Silk; Co-leader, Global Freshwater Team; The Nature Conservancy; Nicole Silk's role is to align the Global Freshwater program with organizational priorities and processes, provide strategic direction and vision, and help the Conservancy fulfill its role as the world's leading freshwater conservation organization.; MORE >>

: Barton H. "Buzz" Thompson Jr.; Perry L. McCarty Director, Woods Institute for the Environment
Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law, Stanford Law School; Law School and Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University; Co-author of Legal Control of Water Resources and Environmental Law & Policy: Concepts and Insights, his current scholarship focuses on water policy, ecosystem services, climate adaptation, conservation tools, and market and other alternative approaches to environmental regulation.; MORE >>

: Steve Thompson; S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; Steve Thompson retired from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, where he served as Regional Director for the California and Nevada Region.; MORE >>