- Opening Ceremony8:20 – 8:30 AM
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Thursday, Feb 18, 2021
All presentation times are in China Standard Time (GMT+8)
Session 1 - Invited Keynote Speeches
(Chair: Kumiko Oguma)
- Emerging importance of wavelength in UV disinfection applications8:30 – 9:00 AM
Karl Linden, University of Colorado, Boulder - UVC-based applications for control of SARS-CoV-29:00 – 9:30 AM
Ernest R. Blatchley III, Purdue University - An IUVA perspective on advances in UV for public health9:30 – 10:00 AM
Ron Hofmann, University of Toronto - Validation of UV devices for inactivating surfaces and objects10:00 – 10:30 AM
Jim Malley, University of New Hampshire - The development of UV studies and applications in 21st century10:30 – 11:00 AM
Wenjun Sun, Tsinghua University - Q & A11:00 – 11:30 AM
- Poster Show & Speech11:30 – 12:00 NOON
- Lunch & Break12:00 – 1:30 PM
Session 2 - UV Disinfection
Chair: Wenjun Sun
- UV disinfection: the achievements and prospects for the future1:30 – 2:00 PM
Kumiko Oguma, University of Tokyo - Comparison of ultraviolet efficiency on inactivation, gene damage, and gene transfer inhibition of antibiotic resistant bacteria under different wavelengths2:00 – 2:15 PM
Yijing Liu and Natalie Hull, The Ohio State University - Simultaneously enhance the inactivation and inhibit the photoreactivation of fungal spores by the combination of UV-LEDs and chlorine: Kinetics and mechanisms2:15 - 2:30 PM
Gang Wen, Qiqi Wan, Ruihua Cao and Yuancheng Xia, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology - Effects of UV-LEDs wavelength combinations on bacterial inactivation and the underlying mechanisms 2:30 - 2:45 PM
Kai Song, Fariborz Taghipour and Madjid Mohseni, The University of British Columbia - UV-C irradiation for harmful algal blooms control in reclaimed water: effectiveness and its mechanisms 2:45 – 3:00 PM
Yi Tao, Shang Li and Hong-Ying Hu, Tsinghua University - Q & A3:00 - 3:20 PM
- Break3:20 - 3:30 PM
Session 3 – UV-LEDs, Vacuum UV, and Far-UVC
Chair: Ran Yin
- Not all light is created equal: Germicidal weighting across the UV spectrum3:30 – 4:00 PM
Rich Simons, AquiSense Technologies - Photo-reductive decomposition of PFAS with hydrated electron generated through VUV irradiation 4:00 – 4:15 PM
Ehsan Banayan Esfahania and Madjid Mohseni, The University of British Columbia - Evaluation of 222 nm safety, efficacy and light source performance 4:15 - 4:30 PM
Toru Koi, Hiroyuki Ohashi and Tatsushi Igarashi, Ushio Inc - UV LED Disinfection – A future with controlled chaos 4:30 - 4:45 PM
Erik Swenson, Nichia - Vacuum UV/UV in water treatment: Accurate kinetics determination, enhancement mechanism, and reactor optimization 4:45 – 5:00 PM
Mengkai Li, Zhe Sun, Wentao Li and Zhimin Qiang, RCEES - Q & A5:00 - 5:20 PM
- Break5:20 - 6:00 PM
- IUVA YP Forum7:00 - 7:30 PM