Free webinars typically held on the second Wednesday of the month. Special webinars on COVID-19 research are conducted as research results become available. 

EPA's Office of Research and Development hosts this webinar series to share current research activities and results. This webinar series covers the latest information on research supporting EPA's response to chemical, biological, and radiological incidents, as well as natural disasters. This forum allows EPA to communicate directly with partners and stakeholders to foster collaboration and dissemination of information. 

NOTE: Attendees have the option of receiving a certificate of attendance. Acceptance of certificates is contingent on organization requirements—EPA cannot guarantee acceptance. Closed-captioned recordings of the webinars are provided below for later viewing and as a training resource; certificates cannot be provided for viewing webinar recordings. 

Webinar dates and topics are subject to change.

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Upcoming Webinar

Leveraging Stormwater Modeling to Prepare and Recover from Emergencies

Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET

Registration Now Open

Responding to disasters is difficult enough, but adding potential impacts from rainstorms can exacerbate those response and recovery efforts. Stormwater can transport pollutants, such as heavy metals, pathogens, and nutrients, which threaten the quality of rivers, lakes, and oceans. Many emergency personnel and stormwater operators have not considered or planned for the challenges in predicting and mitigating transport of biological agents (e.g., anthrax-causing bacterium) or long-lasting radionuclides (e.g., cesium-137) that may result from a contamination event. 

Over the last five years, EPA's Homeland Security Research Program has demonstrated how EPA's Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) can be used to track the fate and transport of contaminants through multiple case studies. The program has developed a Stormwater Emergency Response Tool and Optimizer (SERTO) to leverage SWMM to plan sensor detection networks prior to an emergency. This presentation will provide an overview of how these tools can be used for emergency response and preparedness through the case studies' key findings and preview of SERTO.

About the Presenter

Anne Mikelonis is a researcher in the EPA's Office of Research and Development's Homeland Security Research Program. Her current work focuses on the fate and transport of biological and radiological contaminants in urban areas. Previously, her research focused on physical and chemical water, wastewater treatment processes and nanoparticle synthesis, and characterization. Anne holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois), a M.Eng. in Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts), and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. She is also a registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina.

2025 Schedule

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Topic and presenters are subject to change. Additional information and registration links will be provided in advance of each webinar.

Date	Topic
April 9	SWMM for Emergency Response Planning
May 14	Mobile Hot Zone Decontamination Cart
June 11	Emerging Technologies for Responder Training
July 9	Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak
August 13	Emergency Response Support from EPA
September 10	20 Years After Hurricane Katrina
November 12	Aerosol Treatment Testing Capability
December 10	Lithium Ion Batteries