33rd International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology – ISSST 2026
June 16 - 18, 2026 | Rochester, NY
Conference Agenda
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Daily Overview |
| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Breakfast I |
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| 8:30am - 9:20am |
Keynote 2: Dr. Destenie Nock Dr. Destenie Nock is a leader in energy justice, energy justice, and sustainable energy transition trade-off analysis. |
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| 9:20am - 9:35am |
Transition III-1 |
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| 9:35am - 10:55am |
AIB1: Food & Ag Opportunities and Barriers to Implementing Circular Economy Solutions for Agricultural Plastics 9:49am - 10:03am Life cycle environmental impacts of urban food production in hydroponic container farms 10:03am - 10:17am Life Cycle Assessment of Duckweed-Based Manure Treatment Systems for Nutrient Recovery in Dairy Production 10:17am - 10:31am Co-optimizing climate and dietary health outcomes in the global food system 10:31am - 10:45am Commodity-Specific Nitrogen Accounting and Food-Energy-Water Nexus Implications of Best Management Practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed |
SRE3: Macro-Energy Systems Modelling the impact of demand-side changes in residential energy transitions 9:49am - 10:03am Implications of Moderate to Extreme Climate Change on Renewable Energy Generation in the United States 10:03am - 10:17am Model choice uncertainty in energy systems: Case study of adoption model in optimal solar subsidy |
SRI2: Urban Sustainability A Safe Operating Space for Cities: Navigating Tensions Between Emissions Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, and Well-Being in Urban Transformation 9:49am - 10:03am Incorporating Urban Heat Island Mitigation Potential of Urban Green Infrastructure in Life Cycle Impact Assessment 10:03am - 10:17am Maximal Housing, Minimal Impacts 10:17am - 10:31am Navigating Transportation Planning Trade-offs in Warming Cities: a Robust Decision Making Approach |
| 10:55am - 11:15am |
Transition III-2 |
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| 11:15am - 12:35pm |
HDS1: Social Factors How stakeholders’ behavioral preferences shape decisions in drinking water emergency response 11:29am - 11:43am Carbon Prices and Cooking Fires: How Mitigation Pathway Architecture Shapes Household Energy Burdens 11:43am - 11:57am Narratives of Stewardship and Resistance: A Comparative System Dynamics Analysis of Human Dimensions in UK and Inner Mongolian Livestock Systems 11:57am - 12:11pm Evolving racial health disparities caused by local air pollution from power plants 12:11pm - 12:25pm Understanding Energy Sovereignty from Native American Perspectives |
ITM2: LCA & Emergent Tech I Framework and Drivers for Sustainable Life Cycle Management of Electric Vehicle Batteries 11:29am - 11:43am Evaluating Environmental and Economic Trade-offs in Centralized and Decentralized Electrolytic Hydrogen Production – A Case Study on Canadian Steel 11:43am - 11:57am Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessment of Zero Liquid Discharge for Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Concentrate 11:57am - 12:11pm Efficiency Without Blind Spots: Cost-Efficient Grid-Weighted PFAS Groundwater Contamination Mapping |
SRE4: Critical Materials & Minerals A first non-destructive XRF-based method to predict hazardous waste classification and reduce regulatory compliance costs for photovoltaic waste 11:29am - 11:43am The first United States (US)-specific Cadmium Telluride photovoltaic recycling life cycle assessment (LCA) shows that module design is the key driver of the net environmental impacts 11:43am - 11:57am Combining hyperspectral imaging and machine learning for rapid and non-contact PV reliability testing 11:57am - 12:11pm Preventing Freshwater Impacts of Mining for the Battery Energy Transition 12:11pm - 12:25pm A whole-of-life approach for life cycle assessment of stationary lithium-ion battery energy storage |
| 12:35pm - 12:45pm |
Transition III-3 |
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| 12:45pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch 2 |
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| 1:30pm - 2:15pm |
Panel Plenary: Pursuing Circularity in Food Systems Harry Cohen, Kristine Ellsworth, Jason Wadsworth In this panel we will learn about the evolution of organic waste management in New York State and beyond through the experiences of food waste generators, food waste management services, and policy makers. |
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| 2:15pm - 2:30pm |
Transition III-4 |
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| 2:30pm - 3:50pm |
ITM3: Sustainable Systems & Resource Management Informing design regulations to support remanufacturing of laptops for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation 2:44pm - 2:58pm Decision-Oriented, Parsimonious Modeling for Household Heating and Cooling Retrofit Decisions in Cold Climates 2:58pm - 3:12pm AWARE2.0‑US: Advancing Water Scarcity Characterization for U.S. Based Life Cycle Assessments 3:12pm - 3:26pm Life Cycle Assessment of Poly(3-hydroxybuyrate) Production from Forest Residue and Shrub Willow Mix 3:26pm - 3:40pm Sustainable Primary Copper Production across Ore Grades: A Techno-Economic and Environmental Comparison of Heap Bioleaching and Pyrometallurgy Routes 3:40pm - 3:54pm From Chip to System: Why Semiconductor Carbon Transparency Changes Sustainability Decisions |
SRE5: Sustainable Aviation Fuels State of the U.S. Biofuels Industry: Policy‑Driven Growth, Environmental Performance, and Expansion Pathways for Energy Security 2:44pm - 2:58pm Tailored Incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Pathways: A Cross-Regional Techno-Economic Assessment 2:58pm - 3:12pm Quantifying the Financial Viability of Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in Canada 3:12pm - 3:26pm A Comparative Assessment of Lignocellulosic SAF Pathways: A review of Techno-Economic and Environmental Perspectives |
SRI3: Macro-Energy Systems A Data-driven Approach to Quantify of Household Burdens Due to Wildfire-Induced Infrastructure Outage and Capability Disruption Assessing the Spatiotemporal Generalizability of Power Outage Prediction Models using GeoAI Foundation Models Building Community Resilience through Block Club Networks: A Case Study in Buffalo, NY Integrating Circular Water Strategies with Urban Flood Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment to Support Climate-Resilient Combined Sewer Systems Moving Beyond Static Risk Assessment: Integrating System Dynamics Modeling and Fault Tree Analysis to Quantify Public Health Risk in Drinking Water Infrastructure |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm |
Transition III-5 |
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| 4:10pm - 5:30pm |
AIB2: Sustainable Bioproducts Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-based 1,3-Propanediol across Multiple R&D Scales 4:24pm - 4:38pm But how much? A fast and flexible modelling approach to estimate the cost of extraction from food processing byproducts. 4:38pm - 4:52pm Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessment of Reusable Foodware in U.S. Public Schools: How Implementation Shapes Outcomes 4:52pm - 5:06pm Advancing a Sustainable Bioeconomy Using the eBUI: a Cotton Mote Case Study |
HDS2: People & Systems When Progress Doesn't Predict Wellbeing: A Systematic Test of SDG Framework Validity for Sustainability Transitions 4:24pm - 4:38pm Toward a critical theory of social-ecological resilience: Maize and cattle in Southern Province, Zambia 4:38pm - 4:52pm Between Public Space and Private Living: Reframing Social Infrastructure as a Demand-Side Strategy 4:52pm - 5:06pm The Evolution of Environmental, Health and Safety Professions in the Age of Sustainability 5:06pm - 5:20pm Integration of sustainability measures in the curatorial practice. A case study for the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh |
SRE6: Data Centers Power System Costs and Emissions from Data Center and Cryptocurrency Mining Expansion in the United States Sustainable Pathways to Supply Power for Artificial Intelligence Modeling Data Center Energy Demand and Grid Resource Optimization in Select U.S. Regions Climate change implications of the power demand of planned data centers in the US Sustainability and Environmental Justice Assessment of AI Data Centers in Pennsylvania |
| 5:30pm - 6:00pm |
Transition III-6 |
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| 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
Social Events I |
Student Event & Social Exploring Career Advising and Mentoring for the ISSST Community |
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