The American Water Resources Association National Capital Region Section (AWRA-NCRS) invites you for expert presentations and discussion on advancing technology for the water industry delivered by speakers from NASA, SSAI and NOAA. Learn how NASA leverages satellite observations to monitor Earth’s atmosphere, water, ice, land, and biological systems. Explore how these data are managed and transformed through advanced software and modeling tools to assess and forecast the impacts of climate change and human activities on water resources.  

Speakers:

• William Wainwright - Senior Scientific Programmer at Science Systems and Applications Inc. (SSAI) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), leading the development of NASA’s STREAM water quality monitoring system.

• Praveen Bahethi - President of Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI), a technology and scientific services company headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, with a focus on scientific and engineering innovation.

• Arun M. Saranathan - Senior Research Scientist at Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, focusing on satellite remote sensing, hyperspectral imaging, and machine learning for environmental monitoring.

• Kyle J Pallozzi - Meteorologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Kyle has been a Meteorologist at NWS Baltimore/Washington since 2018. Prior to that, he obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Atmospheric Science from the University at Albany. He originally hails from Upstate New York, enjoys playing basketball in his free time, and always appreciates a good snowstorm or thunderstorm.

Registration: Click HERE to register for the event. Lunch will be provided.
Registration deadline: October 29,2026
Registration fee: $15 for members / $25 for non-members / $5 for students