AEESP provides distinguished lectures at various conferences, events, and college/university campuses throughout the year. Members are encouraged to nominate colleagues with relevant backgrounds to speak at these events.
How to get involved
To nominate an individual to provide an AEESP Lecture, click on the links to each speaking event below and complete the form. Please note: the deadlines to submit nominations varies throughout the year depending on when the events are held. All nominations are reviewed by the AEESP Lecturer's Committee.
Please contact Lecturer's Committee Chair Joshua Fu with any questions.
Lecture Speaking Opportunities:
- AEESP Distinguished Lecture Series
- AEESP Lecture at Air & Waste Management Association
- AEESP Lecture at American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition (AWWA-ACE)
- AEESP Master Lecture at WEFTEC
- AEESP Plenary Lecture at American Association for Aerosol Research Conference (AAAR)
- AEESP Lecture at American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference (AWWA-WQTC)
AEESP Distinguished Lecture Series
Each year, the Distinguished Lecturer is selected by the Lecturers Committee, in recognition of his or her excellence as both a researcher and educator and ability to give engaging oral presentations to members of the environmental engineering community and the general public. The Distinguished Lecturer visits at least 12 institutions and gives at least one talk from two lecture topics. The Distinguished Lecturer proposes the two topics, and each institution chooses one of these as the formal presentation.
Deadline to nominate: March 1
For more information and a list of past DLS speakers, click here.
To submit a nomination, click here.
AEESP Lecture at Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Conference
AEESP participants in, and is represented by a member to provide a lecture at the annual conference of the A&WMA. This annual conference is typically held in or around June.
Deadline to nominate: March 1
For more information, to nominate, and see a list of past speakers at this event, click here.
AEESP Lecture at American Water Works Association's Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE)
With sponsorship provided by AEESP Sustaining Member Hazen and Sawyer, AEESP participants in, and is represented by a member to provide a lecture at the annual conference of the AWWA-ACE. This annual conference is typically held in or around June.
Deadline to nominate: March 1
For more information, to nominate, and see a list of past speakers at this event, click here.
AEESP Master Lecture at WEFTEC
This prestigious lecture is made possible by a collaboration between the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and AEESP. Selected lecturers alternate yearly between those with academic and practitioner backgrounds. The Master Lecturer is asked to speak about trends and ideas developed as a result of many years of endeavors in the water sector. WEFTEC is held annually in New Orleans during even-numbered years and Chicago during off-numbered years and is typically in late September or early October.
Deadline to nominate: July 15
For more information, to nominate, and see a list of past speakers at this event, click here.
AEESP Plenary Lecture at American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Conference
AEESP participants in, and is represented by a member to provide a lecture at the annual conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). This annual conference is typically held in or around October.
Deadline to nominate: August 1
For more information, to nominate, and see a list of past speakers at this event, click here.
AEESP Lecture at American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference (AWWA-WQTC)
With sponsorship provided by AEESP Sustaining Member Corona Environmental Consulting, AEESP participants in, and is represented by a member to provide a lecture at the annual conference of the AWWA-WQTC Conference. Selected lecturers alternate yearly between those with academic and industry backgrounds.. This annual conference is typically held in or around November.
Deadline to nominate: August 1
For more information, to nominate, and see a list of past speakers at this event, click here.