Technical Program Schedule
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 – MORNING OPENING SESSION
Moderator: AEG President Renee Wawczak
Time: 8:00am-12:00pm
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Welcome: Renee Wawczak and Sarah Kalika
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AEG Volunteer Recognition Award
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AEG Advocacy Award
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AEG Foundation Awards
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Keynote Speaker: Timothy Stark, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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OEEG Project Award
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2024-2025 Jahns Lecturer: Dr. John Kemeny
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Introduction of 2025-2026 Jahns Lecturer
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 – AFTERNOON
Four Technical Session Breakouts
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 – MORNING
Four Technical Session Breakouts​
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 – AFTERNOON
Four Technical Session Breakouts
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 – MORNING
Four Technical Session Breakouts​
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 – AFTERNOON
Four Technical Session Breakouts
Elevated Temperatures in Landfills – Recent Cases and Best Practices
Timothy Stark, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Timothy D. Stark is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an expertise in Geotechnical Engineering. In particular, Dr. Stark has been conducting research and teaching on the static and seismic stability of natural and manmade slopes, dams, embankments, and earth structures for over thirty (30) years. Dr. Stark has received a number of awards for his research, teaching, and service activities including recently: 2024 Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); 2023 J.E. Jennings Award, South African Institution of Civil Engineers; 2023 Martin S. Kapp Lecturer, Geo-Institute Met Section; 2022-2023 Cross-USA Lecturer from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); 2022 T.H. Wu Lecturer at The Ohio State University; 2019 George H. Norman Medal, ASCE; Best Paper in Geosynthetics International Journal, 2016; 2015 James M. Hoover Lecturer at Iowa State University; Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award, ASCE, 2013 and 1998; and Associate Editor Award, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 2012.
Keynote Speaker:
Abstract submission deadline is May 1, 2025
Login Username: aeg, Password: chicago2025 (Please do not use your AEG membership login)
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Proposed In Person Annual Meeting & Virtual Day Session Topics:​
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AI / Machine Learning
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Coastal Hazards
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Dams and Levees
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Environmental
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1,4-dioxane, 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone, Dioxins and PCBs
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Case Studies
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Contaminant Fate and Transport
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Emerging Contaminants
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Environmental Due Diligence, New Field Techniques/Methodologies
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Landfill fires
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Microplastics
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PFAS
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Site Characterization
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Remedial Design Successes (and Failures)
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Vapor Intrusion
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Geohazards
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Geologic and Seismic Hazards (GASH) - Advances in Studies of Intraplate Tectonics
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Geological energy harvesting and storage
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Geomorphology
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Geophysics
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Groundwater / surface water interface
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Land Subsidence
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Landslides
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​Resiliency and Climate Change
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Loss Prevention / Health & Safety Topics
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Mining
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NOA - Naturally Occurring Asbestos
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Site Characterization
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Subsurface urban heat islands
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Tunneling
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Volcanic Hazards
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Other - We encourage additional topics. Please include topic suggestion in your abstract comments.
AEG 2025 Virtual Day
Monday, September 22, 2025
10:00am-4:00pm (Eastern)​
See the Call for Abstracts information above to submit your abstract
$100 members/$150 non-members (Included with Annual Meeting full and student registrations)
Join us for AEG's Annual Meeting Virtual Day. This will be an online only day of technical presentations for those that would like to participate in the Annual Meeting but are unable to attend. Registration for this event will be included with all Annual Meeting full and student registrations. Presenters for this session will receive a free virtual day registration. Presentations are 30 minutes each (20 minutes for presentation, 5 for Q&A and 5 minutes to transition to the next speaker). All presentations will be recorded for later viewing. 5.5 PDHs will be available for this session.​
