17-21 September 2018 - Brussels, Belgium

The 2018 International SWAT Conference drew 170 attendees from 50 countries with more than 150 oral and poster presentations on the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT).

A special thank you to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) along with Ann van Griensven, Veronica Minaya, and the rest of the local organizing committee in Brussels for their countless hours and efforts to host the SWAT Community.

Local Organizing Committee

Chairs: Ann van Griensven, Veronica Minaya, Raghavan Srinivasan

  • Prof. Ann van Griensven (VUB/IHE-Delft)
  • Dr. Veronica Minaya (VUB)
  • Dr. Zainab Zomlot (VUB)
  • Dr. Solomon Seyoum (VUB)
  • Imeshi Weerasinghe (VUB)
  • James Celray Chawanda (VUB)
  • Douglas Nyolei (VUB)
  • Hilde De Coninck (VUB)
  • Prof. Elga Salvadore (IHE-Delft/VUB)
  • Prof. Jiri Nossent (Flanders Hydraulics/VUB)

International Organizing Committee

  • Raghavan Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, USA
  • Jeff Arnold, USDA-ARS, USA
  • Jaclyn Tech, Texas A&M University, USA

Scientific Committee

Large Scale Applications
Karim Abbaspour EAWAG, Switzerland
Prasad Daggupati Univeristy of Guelph, Canada
Venkatesh Merwade Purdue University, USA
Mikołaj Piniewski Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Hendrik Rathjens Stone Environmental, USA
Raghavan Srinivasan Texas A&M University, USA
Seleshi Yalew Wageningen Univerisity, Netherlands
Climate Change Applications
Valentina Krysanova PIK, Germany
Mikołaj Piniewski Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Hendrik Rathjens Stone Environmental, USA
Xuesong Zhang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Clyde Munster Texas A&M University, USA
Patrick Willems KU Leuven, Belgium
Ilyas Masih IHE-Delft, Netherlands
Shreedhar Maskey IHE-Delft, Netherlands
Sensitivity Calibration and Uncertainty
Karim Abbaspour EAWAG, Switzerland
Ann van Griensven Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Gerald Corzo Perez IHE-Delft, Netherlands
Biofuel and Plant Growth
Jeff Arnold USDA-ARS, USA
Philip Gassman Iowa State University, USA
Yiannis Panagopoulos Iowa State University, USA
Environmental Applications
Katrin Bieger Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Jarosław Chormański Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Yihun Dile Texas A&M University, USA
Nicola Fohrer Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
Philip Gassman Iowa State University, USA
José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez CNRS-ECOLAB, France
Martin Volk Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
BMPs
Jarosław Chormański Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Prasad Daggupati Univeristy of Guelph, Canada
Philip Gassman Iowa State University, USA
C. Allan Jones Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Antonio Lo Porto IRSA-CNR, Italy
Yiannis Panagopoulos Iowa State University, USA
Mike White USDA-ARS, USA
Ilyas Masih IHE-Delft, Netherlands
Hydrology
Katrin Bieger Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
José María Bodoque Del Pozo UCLM, Toledo, Spain
Yihun Dile Texas A&M University, USA
A.K. Gosain Indian Institute of Technology, India
Jaehak Jeong Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Antonio Lo Porto IRSA-CNR, Italy
Yiannis Panagopoulos Iowa State University, USA
Hendrik Rathjens Stone Environmental, USA
Sediment, Nutrients, and Carbon
Nicola Fohrer Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
Yiannis Panagopoulos Iowa State University, USA
Ann van Griensven Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Shreedhar Maskey IHE-Delft, Netherlands
Pesticides, Bacteria, Metals, and Pharmaceuticals
Jeff Arnold USDA-ARS, USA
Claire Baffaut USDA-ARS, USA
Raghavan Srinivasan Texas A&M University, USA
Model Development
Katrin Bieger Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Indrajeet Chaubey Purdue University, USA
Jaehak Jeong Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Balaji Narasimhan Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Hendrik Rathjens Stone Environmental, USA
Ann van Griensven Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Mike White USDA-ARS, USA
Xuesong Zhang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Database and GIS Application and Development
Pierluigi Cau CRS4, Italy
Venkatesh Merwade Purdue University, USA
Hendrik Rathjens Stone Environmental, USA
Raghavan Srinivasan Texas A&M University, USA
Ann van Griensven Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Urban Processes and Management
Pedro Chambel Leitão IST-MARETEC, Portugal
Jaehak Jeong Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
C. Allan Jones Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Solomon Seyoum Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Landscape Processes and Landscape / River Continuum
Katrin Bieger Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Indrajeet Chaubey Purdue University, USA
Valentina Krysanova PIK, Germany
Hendrik Rathjens Stone Environmental, USA
Sabine Sauvage CNRS-ECOLAB, France
Martin Volk Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
InStream Sediment and Pollutant Transport
Pedro Chambel Leitão IST-MARETEC, Portugal
Prasad Daggupati Univeristy of Guelph, Canada
A.K. Gosain Indian Institute of Technology, India
Jaehak Jeong Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Balaji Narasimhan Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez CNRS-ECOLAB, France
SWAT+
Katrin Bieger Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Hendrik Rathjens Stone Environmental, USA
Mike White USDA-ARS, USA
SWAT Applications for Ecosystem Services
Nicola Fohrer Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
Martin Volk Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
Seleshi Yalew Wageningen Univerisity, Netherlands
SWAT Applications for Energy-Water-Food Nexus
Anthony Lehmann University of Geneva, Switzerland
Fred Hattermann PIK, Germany
Elga Salvadore IHE-Delft, Belgium
Managing Low Flows and Water Scarcity Using SWAT
Pedro Chambel Leitão IST-MARETEC, Portugal
José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez CNRS-ECOLAB, France
Sabine Sauvage CNRS-ECOLAB, France
Zainab Zomlot Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium