Hot Topics in Industry Air Permitting and Emissions Reduction Programs

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

10:10am – 11:50am ET

Location: 305B

Platform Chair(s)

Wilma Dreessen

Senior Environmental Air Specialist
Chevron Products Company, CA

Chun Yi Wu, PhD, PE (she/her/hers)

Retired Principal Engineer
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Retired, MN

10:10am – 10:30am ET

It's Getting Hot in Here: Does Your Flare Meet Air Permit Standards?
Author: Regina M. Hanson – Varec Biogas, a division of Ovivo USA LLC
10:30am – 10:50am ET

Interacting with Permits and Regulations in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Kyong Song – Barr Engineering
10:50am – 11:10am ET

A Survey of AI & Machine Learning Applications for Environmental Professionals: Emerging Use Cases and Limitations
Author: Kyong Song – Barr Engineering
11:10am – 11:30am ET

Gauging Emissions Reductions Programs - How Effective Are They?
Author: Scott D. Miller, B.S., M.S., M.B.A – Tetra Tech
11:30am – 11:50am ET

Evaluating Health Damages of Air Pollution from Power Generation: Impact of Spatial Resolution on Estimates of Racial and Income Disparities
Author: Bianca Meotti, PhD (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
Co-Author: Fernando Garcia Menendez, PhD – North Carolina State University
Co-Author: Jeremiah Johnson – North Carolina State University