Operator’s Corner: UV Disinfection Systems: Challenges and Solutions
Compiled by Castine Bernardy and James P. Malley Jr., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Editor’s Note: Owners and operators of UV technology...
Christian Schraft Joins Light Sources as Chief CEO
Light Sources Inc. announced Christian Schraft as the Company’s new chief executive officer. Schraft will assume Christian Sauska’s role in the Light Sources/LightTech organization to...
UV-C Disinfection for EMS Vehicles: A COVID-19 Double Trial Review
Esai Umenei, Ph.D., principal engineer-innovation, GHSP
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of America and the world, stretching medical and ambulance services to the limit....
UV Degradation Effects in Materials – An Elementary Overview
Chris Rockett
production and applications engineer, LightSources, Inc.
As ultraviolet (UV) radiation consists of photons with high energy relative to visible light, it can cause degradation...
Achieving Consensus on GUV in Public Spaces Workshop Earns “Wow” Response
By Troy Cowan, IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group
A most memorable and productive workshop on “Achieving Consensus on GUV in Public Spaces” was held in Atlanta,...
Application of UV LEDs in Advanced Oxidation Processes
By Priya Dharwadkar, Ph.D. student, Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University; Irene Carra, Ph.D., Lecturer in Chemical Processes, Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University;...
Intelligent Heat Extraction with Thermoelectric Cooler for UV-C LEDs
Pablo Fredes, project manager, Hydraluvx UV Disinfection Technologies; Ulrich Raff, optics and semiconductors lab, Physics Department, University de Santiago de Chile; Ernesto Gramsch, optics and...
Designing for Surface Decontamination with UV-C LEDs: A Review of UV Reflectance Materials
By Amy Hedrick, CEO/Founder, Cleanbox Technology
In designing a UV-C-based product for multi-material, multi-dimensional surface decontamination, there are several critical components to consider. These components...
UV-A Disinfection Technology Delivered to South Bend NICU
Erik Swenson, general manager, Nichia America Corporation
Germicidal UV solution 365DisInFx™ UV-A technology from GE Current, a Daintree company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, has been...
UV-C Tunnels Transporting Food within Processing Plants
IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group
Dr. Danny Bayliss, Ph.D. New Technology Lead, Campden BRI
Peter E. Gordon VP of sales and marketing, Cudoform Inc.
Food...
