Keynotes Announced for UV Water & Wastewater Treatment Conference Dr. Mihaela Stefan will keynote the Municipal Drinking Water session at the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) World Congress, September 17-20, in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Dr. Stefan, a Senior Research Scientist with Trojan Technologies, will present on UV-Chlorine AOP for Water Treatment: Understanding the Science, Recognizing the Challenges . In addition, Prof. Ernest (Chip) Blatchley, Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental and Ecological Engineering from Purdue University, is keynoting a session on Ballast Water Treatment , with a lecture on Ballast Water Performance Standards: Should They be Based on “Viable” or “Live/Dead?” Dr. Peter Sperfeld, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) will kick off the event with a Plenary talk on Calibration of Reference Radiometers for UV Water Disinfection. The IUVA World Congress brings together leading academic and industry experts to discuss novel developments and practical applications of UV technologies. The event includes technical sessions, an exhibition, poster presentations, and session presentations including: Wastewater and reuse, municipal drinking water, disinfection and contaminants control, AOP, UV-photocatalysts, UV-LEDs, and Ballast Water Treatment. For details and to register please visit http://www.iuva.org/2017WorldCongress. ;