2025 U.S. Society on Dams (USSD) Conference

Foundations of Opportunity: Create a Legacy

Our dams and levees experts will be attending and presenting at the 2025 USSD Conference—the leading event in advancing the role of dam and levee systems and building the community of practice.

We hope to see you at any of our technical sessions, where you can meet our professionals and learn about the latest in dams and levees, and their value in our society. Be sure to check out our exhibit located at Booth 144 while you’re there.  

Our USSD Conference Presentations

Monday, May 5

Technical Exchange Levees Workshop

• 8 a.m.–12 p.m.  
• Presenter: Vicki Twerdochlib

Tuesday, May 6

Integrating Non-Breach Risk Into Dam and Levee Safety Decisions

• 11:45 a.m.–12:10 p.m. | Track: Dam Safety  
• Presenter: Elena Sossenkina

Effect of Generalized Added Mass Matrix on Seismic Response of Concrete Dam With Inclined Surfaces

• 1:45–2:10 p.m. | Track: Concrete
• Presenter: Anurag Singhal

Retrofitting Localized Sediment Management Systems at Dams for Maintaining Low-Level Outlets

• 3:20–3:45 p.m. | Track: Other Contemporary Issues
• Presenter: Faith Powell

Understanding the Climate Change Effects on Fragility and Risk Analysis in Concrete Dams

• 4:35–5 p.m. | Track: Other Contemporary Issues
• Presenter: Amin Hariri

AI: R-U-N?

• 4:35–5 p.m. | Track: Special Topics
• Presenter: Sharon Roach

Read The Dam Sign

• 4:35–5 p.m. | Track: Public Safety, Security and Emergency Management for Dams
• Presenter: Faith Powell

Wednesday, May 7

Unveiling the Limits: Performing an SSPMP and Parameterizing a PMF Across the 73,000-Square-Mile Snake River Basin

• 8:20–8:45 a.m. | Track: Hydraulics & Hydrology
• Presenter: Kayla Ranney