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Steering Committee
- Cameron Miller, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Ashish Mathur, Ultraviolet Devices Inc.
- Curtis Donskey, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University
- Dustin Poppendieck, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Troy Cowan, Vision Based Consulting, LLC
- Dianne Poster, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Chair
- Holger Claus, Ushio America Inc.
- Ernest Blatchley III, Purdue University
- Joy Dunkers, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Chair
- James Montavon, Blueprint Biosecurity
- Maritoni Litorja, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Phyllis Posy, PosyGlobal
- Richard Rasansky, XCMR Inc.
More steering committee members to be announced!
Cameron Miller, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Cameron Miller joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 1996. In 2022 Cameron became the Deputy Division Chief for the Sensor Science Division. Currently, he focuses on research including Photometry & Radiometry, Germicidal Ultraviolet Irradiance, Photopolymer additive manufacturing, and measurement uncertainty.
Cameron is active in standards organization and professional societies, such as Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA), CIE, and ASTM. Cameron was made an IES Fellow in 2023. He is also an NVLAP assessor for the Energy Efficient Lighting Program and the Calibration Program. Cameron Miller obtained his PhD in Physical Chemistry from Cornell University (1994).
Ashish Mathur, Ultraviolet Devices Inc.
Dr. Mathur serves as Vice President, Innovation and Technology at Ultraviolet Devices Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of UV products for both air, surface disinfection. He received his doctorate and master’s degrees in polymer science from Cornell University, USA. Dr. Mathur has over twenty-five years of experience in platform technology development, product innovation, technology transfer, manufacturing and commercialization of products for the UV disinfection and filtration industry. He holds several patents and over thirty publications to his credit.
He serves on the Board of the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) and is an active member of ASHRAE, where he recently served as Chair of the Technical Committee for Ultraviolet Disinfection. He is active in UV Standards developments, Handbook chapters and Research projects for the UV Industry and leads the Industry Working Group for application of UV technology in public spaces.
Curtis Donskey, MD, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University
Curtis Donskey, MD, is an Infectious Diseases physician and hospital epidemiologist at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and a Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. His research focuses primarily on epidemiology and control of healthcare-associated pathogens. His laboratory has conducted numerous investigations of ultraviolet light technologies in laboratory and clinical settings. These technologies have included UV-C, UV-A, and far UV-C light devices. His work has been funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Dustin Poppendieck, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dustin Poppendieck is an environmental engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He is interested in how building materials, building envelopes, low energy building designs, air filtration, infiltration, ventilation, and HVAC system operation can interact and affect indoor chemistry. His research involves characterizing primary emission sources, reactions at material surfaces and ozone influenced air chemistry. He has investigated emissions from kerosene can lamps, spray polyurethane foam, and non-smoldering cigarette butts. He has examined the impacts of air cleaners (including germicidal ultraviolet devices) and high concentrations of gaseous disinfectants on indoor chemistry.
Troy Cowan, Vision Based Consulting, LLC
Troy Cowan is the owner and founder of Vision Based Consulting, LLC, and a founding member of IUVA’s Healthcare/GUV Working Group. Beginning in 2015, Troy became an advocate for UV-C’s potential to save lives by reducing the risk of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs). As part of this ongoing efforts, he has advocated for standards to demonstrate efficacy to healthcare providers, meeting with several Senate and House Committee staffers, presenting to organizations such as IUVA, SPIE and ISO. In 2018, he and several senior members of IUVA established the IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group, which has become an international resource for promoting UV-C technology. This has led to alliances between IUVA and several key organizations, such as NIST, IES, ASHRAE, NEMA, NALMCO and HSI, involving them in developing the critical standards needed.
Recognizing the importance of governmental relations, Troy led the drive to get IUVA accepted as an ISO affiliated organization, a member of FDA’s Network of Experts, a member of EPA’s Smart Sectors program, and has established key relationships within NIST, EPA and CDC. The success of these efforts has been documented in the output from IUVA sponsored workshops and panels (e.g., a 2017 IUVA America’s Conf. panel, 2018 Workshop at the Yale School of Medicine, 2020 NIST Symposium on UV-C Disinfection, UV-C Disinfection Series at 2022 IUVA America’s, and the Atlanta 2023 UV-C Standards Workshop). The bottom line: “It’s all about saving lives”
Dianne Poster, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dr. Dianne Poster provides more than two decades of technical experience in research and development for measurements, standards, technology, and data at the United States (U.S.) Department of Commerce (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Dr. Poster is a senior advisor in the Material Measurement Laboratory Director’s Office, NIST. Her portfolio covers innovative developments in radiation physics and chemistry, materials engineering, and optical, dimensional, and chemical metrology. Her most recent work supports the U.S. DOC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Space Commerce promoting U.S. space commerce through international technical standards development and innovation. Previously, as the deputy associate director for technology and environmental policy at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Dr. Poster administered the environmental federal regulatory portfolio and advised on policy and strategy issues related to protecting the environment.
Holger Claus, Ushio America Inc.
Dr. Holger Claus is the Vice President of Technology at Ushio America Inc.. Throughout his career he has developed and produced various kind of light sources, like fluorescent lamps, various UV lamps, halogen and IR lamps, short arc Xenon, laser driven Xenon, super high pressure Mercury lamps, LED and laser products, and excimer lamps.
He has extensive knowledge and experience of application related questions of these lamps including drivers, measurements, light modeling and regulatory questions.
For many years he has been leading technical and regulatory efforts to introduce 222nm lamps into the scientific community and the market. He frequently speaks at various international conferences about specific aspects of Far UVC technology and is invited as a member of expert panels. He is an active member of IUVA and IES and is a member of various GUV task forces and standard committees.
Ernest Blatchley III, Purdue University
Ernest R. Blatchley III is the Lee A. Rieth Professor at Purdue University where he holds a joint faculty appointment in the Lyles School of Civil & Construction Engineering and the Division of Environmental & Ecological Engineering. The focus of research in the Blatchley group has been on theory, methods, and applications of ultraviolet radiation. Starting in early 2020, these research efforts shifted (largely) from water treatment applications to the use of UV for disinfection of indoor air and surfaces. He published a book in 2023 titled Photochemical Reactors: Theory, Methods, and Applications (Wiley). He teaches a graduate-level class by the same title that provides comprehensive coverage of topics related to engineering applications of ultraviolet radiation.
Joy Dunkers, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Joy Dunkers is a Physical Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD, where her technical specialty is optical imaging and spectroscopy. She has over 30 years experience with rigorous, impartial and data-driven science in the areas of materials, modeling and visualization, cell therapy, microbial systems and most recently germicidal UV inactivation. She currently serves a vice chair for ASHRAE 185: Methods of Test to Inactivate Microorganisms in HVAC Systems with UV-C Lights. She is also a member of the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 142, WG 2 (UV-C technology) and the IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group. She received her BSE, MS and PhD in Macromolecular Science from Case Western Reserve University.
James Montavon, Blueprint Biosecurity
James Montavon is a Research Analyst at Blueprint Biosecurity, where he conducts research on Far-UVC germicidal light to suppress transmission of respiratory pathogens.
James previously served as a specialist for Colorado’s Communicable Disease Training Team, designing and delivering trainings on topics such as measles, viral hemorrhagic fever, and highly pathogenic avian influenza. His previous experience includes wastewater pathogen testing, timely infectious disease modeling, contact tracing, and university biosafety. Prior to his work in communicable disease, James worked in judgment and decision making psychology and served in the US Marine Corps.
James has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology from the Colorado School of Public Health.
Maritoni Litorja, NIST
Toni Litorja is a research chemist and a member of the calibration staff in the Sensor Science Division of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at NIST.
Her work at NIST has focused on determining metrological traceability pathways for field measurement applications, mostly for emergent optical technologies in biomedicine.
She has worked on metrological traceability challenges ranging from clinical optical imaging to electric vehicle fast charging.
Phyllis Posy, PosyGlobal
PosyGlobal develops proposals and funding applications for government agencies and industry, specializing in UV, water technologies, regulatory affairs and environmental restoration. As an expert member of ISO TC282, Phyllis promoted standards for UV for water recycling for agriculture.
She recently completed 5 years as Chair of the IUVA Education Committee, establishing the IUVA Education Resource Center and the IUVA’s Glossary effort. In prior roles, she organized successful campaigns to change EPA and FDA regulations to expand use of UV as well as applying validation protocols to UV efficacy for viruses.
Richard Rasansky, XCMR Inc.
Richard A. Rasansky is the co-founder and CEO of XCMR Inc., a techbio startup specializing in next generation, proprietary UV-C protection solutions to combat infectious disease transmission. A seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience, he has held leadership roles across various industries, including biosecurity, software, healthcare, financial and consumer services. He is a pioneer in global supply chain standards and IoT, with expertise in AI, machine learning, and data science. His innovations have supported real-time data services and connected solutions to drive applications, analytics, and engagement for diverse sectors such as digital health, fintech, apparel, and foodservice. An alumnus of the Wharton School and Penn Engineering, he holds patents in respiratory protection, scheduling applications and feedback systems. Rasansky contributes to industry boards, mentors students and entrepreneurs, and lectures on innovation at leading universities.