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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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: iuvayp@iuva.org

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

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

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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: iuvayp@iuva.org

💡 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!