Conference Topics

Biofilms and COVID-19
Biofilms in the drinking water environment (e.g., premise plumbing, biofiltration, pathogens, water microbiome)
Biofilms and greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., nitrous oxide and methane)
Biofilms and energy
Space-mission related biofilms (e.g., low-gravity, reclaimed water, biofouling)
Biofilms in sewers
Biofilms and mining/powerplant wastes
Biofilms and membrane biofouling
Granular sludge processes
Biofilms on reactive substrata (e.g., Membrane-aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs), membrane biofilm reactors (MBfRs),
Moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBR)/Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS)
Biofilms and mainstream deammonification
Emerging biofilm processes
Biofilm microbial ecology
Biofilms for nutrient removal and resource recovery
Anaerobic reactors
Multidomain biofilms (e.g., algal/fungal/bacterial)
Biofilms and bioelectrochemical systems
Biocorrosion
Biofilms and micropollutants
Biofilms and PFAS
Biofilm modeling (use of commercial models, novel modeling approaches)
Biofilm imaging (e.g., optical coherence tomography, confocal microscopy)
Molecular methods for biofilm analysis
Biofilm control (e.g., physical, chemical, enzymatic)
Biofilm mechanical properties (e.g., characterization, implications, modeling)
Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix (e.g., characterization, function, role as resource)
Biological aerated filters