2025 North American Membrane Society Annual Meeting
May 17th – 21st, 2025
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
Nashville, TN
Conference Agenda
Saturday May 17th, 2025
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Conference Registration | Starstruck Gallery |
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Workshop 1 - Water Treatment | Blackbird Studio AB |
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Workshop 2 - Measurement | Southern Ground AB |
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Workshop 3 - Electrochemical | Platinum Room |
Sunday May 18th, 2025
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Conference Registration | Starstruck Gallery |
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Workshop 4 - Gas Separations | Blackbird Studio AB |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Workshop 5 - Modeling | Platinum Room |
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | NAMS Board Meeting | Green Room |
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Student Workshop | Southern Ground AB |
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Welcome Reception | National Museum of African American Music |
Monday May 19th, 2025
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Conference Registration | RCA |
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Parallel Session A) (5 talks each) (30 total) | Water Treatment I | Blackbird Studio A |
Ion/Ion Separations I | Blackbird Studio B | |
Polymer Design/Synthesis I | Southern Ground AB | |
NAMS Awards Session I | Ocean Way | |
Virus Filtration | Green Room | |
Carbon Capture and Sequestration I | Sound Emporium A | |
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Coffee Break | Starstruck Gallery |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Plenary Lecture 1 – Bill Koros | Symphony Ballroom |
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch with Legends | |
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Parallel Session B) (4 talks each) (24 total) | Water Treatment II | Blackbird Studio A |
Ion/Ion Separations II | Blackbird Studio B | |
Polymer Design/Synthesis II | Southern Ground AB | |
NAMS Awards Session II | Ocean Way | |
Modeling Gas/Vapor Transport | Green Room | |
Carbon Capture and Sequestration II | Sound Emporium A | |
4:00 – 4:30 PM | Coffee Break | Starstruck Gallery |
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Parallel Session C) (4 talks each) (24 total) | Hollow Fiber and Gas Membrane Design | Blackbird Studio A |
Dehydration/Dehumidification Separations | Blackbird Studio B | |
Hydrogen Separations | Southern Ground AB | |
Membrane Fouling/Biofouling I | Ocean Way | |
High Salinity Streams and Unconventional Systems | Green Room | |
Biosystems and Bioreactors I | Sound Emporium A | |
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Poster Session | Symphony Ballroom |
Tuesday May 20th, 2025
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Conference Registration | RCA |
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Parallel Session D) (5 talks each) (30 total) | Ion Transport Investigations I | Blackbird Studio A |
WAMS Session | Blackbird Studio B | |
Medical Applications | Southern Ground AB | |
Critical Mineral and Resource Recovery | Ocean Way | |
Aqueous Phase Modeling | Green Room | |
Nanofiltration and Ultrafiltration I | Sound Emporium A | |
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Coffee Break | Starstruck Gallery |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Plenary Lecture 2 – Beate MT | Symphony Ballroom |
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch Break | |
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (Parallel Session E) (4 talks each) (24 total) | Ion Transport Investigations II | Blackbird Studio A |
Mixed Matrix Membranes | Blackbird Studio B | |
Molecular Simulations | Southern Ground AB | |
Membrane Fouling/Biofouling II | Ocean Way | |
Biofilms and Biosystems Recovery | Green Room | |
Nanofiltration and Ultrafiltration II | Sound Emporium A | |
3:30 – 4:00 PM | Coffee Break | Starstruck Gallery |
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Parallel Session F) (4 talks each) (24 total) | Ion Transport Investigations III | Blackbird Studio A |
Membrane Distillation | Blackbird Studio B | |
Electrochemical Separations I | Southern Ground AB | |
Olefin/Paraffin Separations | Ocean Way | |
Organic Solvent Separations | Green Room | |
Biosystems and Bioreactors II | Sound Emporium A | |
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | NAMS Business Meeting | Ocean Way |
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Cocktail Hour | Symphony Foyer |
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | NAMS Banquet and Awards | Symphony Ballroom |
Wednesday May 21st, 2025
Time | Event | Location |
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Parallel Session G) (5 talks each) (30 total) | Biobased Separations | Blackbird Studio A |
Composite Membranes | Blackbird Studio B | |
Biomimetic and Bioinspired Membranes | Southern Ground AB | |
Desalination and Osmotic Processes I | Ocean Way | |
Material and Module Design and Aging | Melody Room | |
Molecular Sieve Separations | Sound Emporium A | |
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Coffee Break | Starstruck Gallery |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Plenary Lecture 3 - Winston Ho | Symphony Ballroom |
12:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Lunch Break | |
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (Parallel Session H) (4 talks each) (20 total) | Circular Economy | Blackbird Studio A |
Module and Systems Modeling | Blackbird Studio B | |
Electrochemical Separations II | Southern Ground AB | |
Desalination and Osmotic Processes II | Ocean Way | |
Inorganic Membranes | Melody Room |
Technical Sessions Summary
5 Workshops 3 Plenary Lectures 47 Sessions with 206 30-minute Oral Presentations