IUVA Announces New President, President-Elect and Executive Operating Committee Members The International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) is pleased to welcome Ron Hofmann, professor at the University of Toronto, as its new president, serving a two-year term. Hofmann assumes the position from Oliver Lawal, president of AquiSense, who is now the association’s immediate past … [Read more...] about Association News

Meet the IUVA YP Committee The IUVA Young Professionals (YP) Committee works to increase interest and involvement in the IUVA and UV industry among YPs (students and professionals younger than 35 or with less than five years of experience post-graduation in UV-related industry) and to allow YPs to actively contribute to the IUVA. Natalie Hull, co-chair (internal) – guides the … [Read more...] about Association News

IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group Contact: Troy Cowan director, Vision Based Consulting, at troy@visionbased-consulting.us Since the last issue, there has been a tremendous amount of outreach activity focused on expanding the visibility and credibility of UV healthcare technologies and efficacy standards. In June, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and … [Read more...] about Expanding Outreach to Other Organizations Interested in UV

IUVA Announces 2020 Americas Event – Call for Abstracts Now Open IUVA is excited to co-locate the 2020 IUVA Americas Conference with the RadTech UV+EB Technology Expo and Conference, March 9-11, 2020, at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. The anticipated combined event’s attendance is more than 1,500 and will represent the entire supply chain for UV … [Read more...] about Association News

Held near the 20th anniversary of IUVA, the 2019 IUVA World Congress was a one-of-a-kind event that took place in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 10-13. It was the first time the conference was held outside of Europe and the Americas. Congress Chair Professor Kumiko Oguma and her committee members organized a technical program that covered an array of UV technology topics. The … [Read more...] about IUVA Celebrates Several Firsts at 2019 World Congress

IUVA Creates Task Force IUVA announced the creation of a task force for the development of a draft protocol for the measurement of the UV-C efficiency of medium-pressure UV lamps. This task force was created by the IUVA board, and the first meeting took place Feb. 12, 2019, in Sydney, Australia. Jim Bolton was elected as chair of the task force. A draft protocol, written by … [Read more...] about Association News

Professor James P. Malley editor-in-chief, UV Solutions It seems like a short time ago that Jim Bolton and the late Rip G. Rice asked me to lead an effort to organize the International Ultra Violet Association (IUVA). Prior to that, my career revolved around being a water/process teacher, researcher and consultant. I had been extremely fortunate to receive support from WateRF … [Read more...] about Celebrating 20 Years of Advances in UV Technology – and Looking Ahead