In this episode of the Wavelength Podcast, Dan Spicer and Molly McManus sit down with Rich Joshi, a seasoned expert in the UV industry. Topics include Rich’s early aspirations in professional rugby and commercial aviation, his career development at ATG UV, and his perspective on innovation in the UV space. The conversation concludes with reflections on his transition from engineer to technical director, along with the importance of work-life balance and continuous self-improvement.

Richard Joshi: linkedin.com/in/richard-joshi

Molly McManus: linkedin.com/in/molly-mcmanus

Dan Spicer: linkedin.com/in/danspicersalesengineer

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📧 Contact the podcast and IUVA Young Professionals Committee: [email protected]

💡 International Ultraviolet Association: https://iuva.org/

😎 IUVA Young Professionals: https://twitter.com/iuvayp

📈 Find and subscribe to Wavelength by searching IUVAYP wherever you get your podcasts!

Today on Wavelength, Dan and Molly are joined by the @waterprof himself, Dr. Karl Linden (University of Colorado Boulder). They talk about the state of the UV industry, Karl’s origins and inspirations in water research, a potential Karl Linden ‘The Water Guy’ podcast, trekking through Central America, following the Grateful Dead, and much more!

Karl Linden is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and the Mortenson Professor in Sustainable Development at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he researches advanced treatment systems for water and wastewater. Karl is also one of the pioneers of UV water treatment. From 2013-2016 he was President of the International UV Association, and in 2023 he received the IUVA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dr. Karl Linden: https://www.colorado.edu/klinden/

Molly McManus: linkedin.com/in/molly-mcmanus

Dan Spicer: linkedin.com/in/danspicersalesengineer

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📧 Contact the podcast and IUVA Young Professionals Committee: [email protected]

💡 International Ultraviolet Association: https://iuva.org/

😎 IUVA Young Professionals: https://twitter.com/iuvayp

📈 Find and subscribe to Wavelength by searching IUVAYP wherever you get your podcasts!

Today on Wavelength, we are sharing a part of a workshop from the IUVA World Congress in Dubai this past September. The IUVA’s UN SDG Task Force held a workshop on improving the sustainability of UV disinfection systems in low resource settings. As a part of the workshop, Karlye Wong (University of Toronto, UN SDG Task Force) sat down with Dr. Sara Marks (EAWAG) to discuss some of the systemic challenges to achieving more widespread global access to safe drinking water, and key considerations for the adoption of relatively new water technologies like UV disinfection. Dr. Marks is a professor and group leader of the Water Supply and Treatment group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG). She is a world leading researcher in the evaluation of new water technologies and is an advisor to the World Health Organization on small water systems.

Dr. Sara Marks: https://www.eawag.ch/en/about-us/portrait/organisation/staff/profile/sara-marks/show/

UN SDG Task Force: https://iuva.org/UN-Sustainable-Development-Goals-Task-Force

WHO Guidelines for drinking-water quality: small water supplies: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240088740

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📧 Contact the podcast and IUVA Young Professionals Committee: [email protected]

💡 International Ultraviolet Association: https://iuva.org/

😎 IUVA Young Professionals: https://twitter.com/iuvayp

📈 Find and subscribe to Wavelength by searching IUVAYP wherever you get your podcasts!

Population growth, new and emerging contaminants, rapidly shifting regulations, and varied water and pollution sources make municipal wastewater treatment a constantly evolving challenge. What is the current technology landscape? What is the perception of UV as a technology option? What revolutionary wastewater treatment innovations are on the horizon? What are the prospects for young professionals entering this field? Today on Wavelength, Gary Hunter, the Global Wastewater Technology Practice Lead at Black & Veatch, joins Molly and Dan to talk about all of this and more!

You can contact Gary Hunter on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-hunter-67746b29/) or by email at [email protected]

Molly McManus: linkedin.com/in/molly-mcmanus

Dan Spicer: linkedin.com/in/danspicersalesengineer

To contact Wavelength, you can email [email protected] 

On today’s episode of Wavelength, Molly and Dan get you caught up on all of the recent news from around the IUVA. What do you need to know about the World Congress next week? Who won the IUVA Scholarships? What have the Task Forces been up to? Should the IUVA start an Instagram account? Join us as we dive deep into these questions, and more! Danmei Chen (co-chair of the YP Committee) also makes a surprise appearance on the show.

Have questions or comments? You can reach the Wavelength team at [email protected]

On today's episode of Wavelength, we are back with part 2 of our special series on the upcoming IUVA workshop Achieving Consensus on Applying GUV in Public Spaces. Dan Spicer and 4 more of the event organizers, Cameron Miller (NIST), Ashish Mathur (UVDI), Mairead Smith (ECRI), and Katja Auer (American Ultraviolet), discuss upcoming UV standards, stakeholder engagement, what they hope this workshop will achieve, and much more! 

Event website: https://iuva.org/2023-GUV-WS (students can attend virtually for free!)

Thank you to Light Sources Inc. for sponsoring today's episode! To learn more about what Light Sources Inc. can do for your business, check out www.light-sources.com

Today on Wavelength we have the first episode of a special series on the upcoming IUVA workshop Achieving Consensus on Applying GUV in Public Spaces. Dan Spicer and 3 of the event organizers, Troy Cowan, Dr. Dianne Poster, and Dr. Rick Martinello, discuss the objective of the workshop, the pressing infectious disease challenges that led to it, and what you need to know about attending. 

Event website: https://iuva.org/2023-GUV-WS (students can attend virtually for free!)

Thank you to Light Sources Inc. for sponsoring today's episode! To learn more about what Light Sources Inc. can do for your business, check out www.light-sources.com

Are you wishing you were still at IUVA Americas? Never attended an IUVA conference and wondering what it’s like? On your morning commute and want to learn a bit about UV light? On today’s episode of Wavelength, Dan Spicer and Dana Pousty take you behind the scenes at the recent IUVA Americas Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. They caught up with conference organizers and attendees about everything from what it was like to be back in person, the cutting-edge science on display, favorite events and tours, IUVA conference food, and much more! 

On today’s episode of Wavelength, Molly and Dan dive into UV for food and beverage safety with Dr. Tatiana Koutchma from @AAFC_Canada. Topics include: Dr. Koutchma’s path to studying UV in food science, biggest challenges with UV and food, targeting food safety vs. spoilage, advice for young professionals, and much more!

Thank you to Light Sources Inc. for sponsoring today's episode! To learn more about what Light Sources Inc. can do for your business, check out www.light-sources.com 

On today’s episode of Wavelength, Molly and Michael are joined by the father of UV himself, Dr. Jim Bolton. The three discuss the Milwaukee Cryptosporidium outbreak of 1993, the best and worst innovations to come out of the pandemic, tips for early career professionals, and much more!

Thank you to Light Sources Inc. for sponsoring today's episode! To learn more about what Light Sources Inc. can do for your business, check out www.light-sources.com