2025 Tailored Collaboration Program Overview

Webcast

The 2025 Tailored Collaboration (TC) Program is officially open for pre-proposal submissions. The TC Program is a matching research program designed to support utility-specific or regional challenges that research can help to solve. 

Please join this 90-minute webcast to hear about TC program goals, deadlines, and to learn about some exciting ongoing projects funded through this program.

Agenda: 

Kenan Ozekin, Chief Research Officer, The Water Research Foundation 

  • Webcast Moderator

Randy Hayman, Tailored Collaboration Research Committee Chair, Philadelphia Water Department  

  • Welcome and opening remarks 

Mary Smith, Director of Resaerch Services, The Water Research Foundation  

  • 2025 TC Program Overview  
  • TC Program Proposal Models (Utility Principal Investigator [PI], Contractor PI, Request for Proposals)  
  • Important Dates and Deadlines 

Bradley Schmitz, Senior Scientist/Water Resources, Loudoun Water 

Rebecca Lahr, Drinking Water Quality Manager, City of Ann Arbor 

Lutgarde Raskin, Vernon L. Snoeyink Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan 

Leon Downing, Principal Process & Innovation Leader, Black & Veatch  

Levi Straka, Environmental Research Scientist, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  

Q&A Discussion 

Alice Fulmer, Director of Subscriber Services, The Water Research Foundation  

  • Subscriber Services Support  
  • Account Manager Regional Map 

Closing Remarks