Wavelength is the essential UV podcast, brought to you by the International Ultraviolet Association and IUVA-YP. Join us each episode as we break down world-wide news, technology trends, and professional development opportunities all around the use of ultraviolet light technologies for protecting public health and the environment.
Illuminating Innovation: A Conversation with Rich Joshi
UV industry expert Rich Joshi discusses his career journey and insights on innovation in the UV space with hosts Dan Spicer and Molly McManus, highlighting the importance of work-life balance in this interview.
1 May 2024
Adventures in UV Research with Prof. Karl Linden
Today on Wavelength, Dan and Molly are joined by the @waterprof (https://twitter.com/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/ (https://www.colorado.edu/klinden/)
Molly McManus: linkedin.com/in/molly-mcmanus (https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-mcmanus)
Dan Spicer: linkedin.com/in/danspicersalesengineer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danspicersalesengineer)
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📧 Contact the podcast and IUVA Young Professionals Committee: iuvayp@iuva.org (mailto:iuvayp@iuva.org)
💡 International Ultraviolet Association: https://iuva.org/ (https://iuva.org/)
😎 IUVA Young Professionals: https://twitter.com/iuvayp (https://twitter.com/iuvayp)
📈 Find and subscribe to Wavelength by searching IUVAYP wherever you get your podcasts!
12 Apr 2024
Reaching Those Left Behind: Achieving Universal Access to Safe Drinking Water with Dr. Sara Marks
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/ (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 (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 (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fpublications%2Fi%2Fitem%2F9789240088740&data=05%7C02%7Cnathan.moore%40mail.utoronto.ca%7Cef6530547c5e4dbee04008dc4e987ea0%7C78aac2262f034b4d9037b46d56c55210%7C0%7C0%7C638471664090029198%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=igk7RYf36VaSOtNSrG%2FJyIBHEa9GiuJirzlZq1EHw5I%3D&reserved=0)
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📧 Contact the podcast and IUVA Young Professionals Committee: iuvayp@iuva.org (mailto:iuvayp@iuva.org)
💡 International Ultraviolet Association: https://iuva.org/ (https://iuva.org/)
😎 IUVA Young Professionals: https://twitter.com/iuvayp (https://twitter.com/iuvayp)
📈 Find and subscribe to Wavelength by searching IUVAYP wherever you get your podcasts!
15 Nov 2023
Global trends in wastewater treatment with Gary Hunter
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/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-hunter-67746b29/)) or by email at HunterGL@bv.com (mailto:HunterGL@bv.com)
Molly McManus: linkedin.com/in/molly-mcmanus (https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-mcmanus)
Dan Spicer: linkedin.com/in/danspicersalesengineer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danspicersalesengineer)
To contact Wavelength, you can email iuvayp@iuva.org (mailto:iuvayp@iuva.org)
3 Sept 2023
IUVA News - September 2023
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 iuvayp@iuva.org (mailto:iuvayp@iuva.org)
18 Apr 2023
Achieving Consensus on Applying GUV in Public Spaces - Part 2
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 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danspicersalesengineer/) and 4 more of the event organizers, Cameron Miller (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-miller-626b5b48/) (NIST (https://www.nist.gov/)), Ashish Mathur (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-mathur-568a253/) (UVDI (https://www.uvdi.com/international/)), Mairead Smith (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maireadwsmith/) (ECRI (https://www.ecri.org/)), and Katja Auer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katja-auer-ma-mba-cmip-edo%C2%AE%EF%B8%8F-7517108) (American Ultraviolet (https://www.americanultraviolet.com/)), 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
1 Apr 2023
Achieving Consensus on Applying GUV in Public Spaces - Part 1
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 (https://iuva.org/2023-GUV-WS). Dan Spicer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danspicersalesengineer) and 3 of the event organizers, Troy Cowan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-cowan-3bb603), Dr. Dianne Poster (https://www.nist.gov/people/dianne-l-poster), and Dr. Rick Martinello (https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/richard-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
15 Oct 2022
Live at IUVA Americas 2022
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!
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 (http://www.light-sources.com)
18 Jul 2022
UV Solutions for Food and Beverages with Dr. Tatiana Koutchma
On today’s episode of Wavelength, Molly and Dan dive into UV for food and beverage safety with Dr. Tatiana Koutchma from @AAFC_Canada (https://twitter.com/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 (http://www.light-sources.com)
9 Mar 2022
Dr. Jim Bolton on the history of UV disinfection
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 (http://www.light-sources.com)
18 Oct 2021
Dr. Ashok Gadgil and UV Waterworks (Part 2 of 2)
In the second of two parts, Molly McManus and Saketh Thanneeru continue their discussion with UC Berkeley's Dr. Ashok Gadgil (https://gadgillab.berkeley.edu/ (https://gadgillab.berkeley.edu/)) to discuss UV Waterworks and his journey developing and implementing UV systems for water disinfection in low-income settings.
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 (http://www.light-sources.com)
11 Oct 2021
Dr. Ashok Gadgil and UV Waterworks (Part 1 of 2)
In the first of two parts, Molly McManus and Saketh Thanneeru sit down with UC Berkeley's Dr. Ashok Gadgil (https://gadgillab.berkeley.edu/ (https://gadgillab.berkeley.edu/)) to discuss UV Waterworks and his journey developing and implementing UV systems for water disinfection in low-income settings.
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 (http://www.light-sources.com)
19 Apr 2021
UV in Healthcare Settings
Autonomous robots that find and disinfect surfaces with UV light. Auto UV that activates and disinfects rooms when unoccupied. Today, we’re speaking with Barry Hunt (@BarryHunt008 (https://twitter.com/BarryHunt008)) and Dr. Richard Martinello (Yale School of Medicine) about how UV is being used in healthcare settings, and the needs that are driving those innovations.
8 Dec 2020
PFAS Contamination and Treatment w/ Dr. Erin Mackey and Dr. Jim Malley
Today, we are diving into the topic of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS. We are speaking with Dr. Erin Mackey from Brown and Caldwell (Twitter: @brwncald | Instagram: @Brown_And_Caldwell) and Dr. Jim Malley from the University of New Hampshire (@UofNH) to learn where these compounds come from, why they are such a challenge, how they can be removed from drinking water, and what research is telling us about the future of PFAS control.
8 Jun 2020
IUVA recent news
On today’s special edition of wavelength, Michael and Nathan go over some of the recent news from around the IUVA, including COVID-19 Task Force updates, UV Solutions, and YP announcements.
10 May 2020
Prof. Hadas Mamane on opportunities and challenges for UV water disinfection in southern India
Today on Wavelength, host Michael Hofmann is joined by Prof. Hadas Mamane, associate professor and head of the Environmental Engineering program at Tel Aviv University. They talk about the origins and evolution of Prof. Mamane’s career in UV disinfection research, and take a deeper look at her recent work on UV solutions for small water systems in southern India.
27 Apr 2020
针对新冠病毒，国际紫外协会在行动！ (The IUVA's COVID-19 Resonse [Mandarin Chinese])
The IUVA believes that UV disinfection technologies can play a key role in reducing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19; so, the association is working hard to provide guidance on its safe and effective use. Today on Wavelength, we speak with Dr. Ron Hofmann, President of the IUVA, and Dr. Ted Mao, leader of the IUVA’s COVID-19 Task Force, about the potential roles of UV in this pandemic and the ongoing efforts of the Task Force.
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