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Title: Engineering Controls for Tuberculosis: Upper-Room Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Guidelines

Peer Reviewers
Peter Broden
Academic and Professional Credentials:
Current Position Title: R&D Manager - Applied Research, Research and Development, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Northbrook, IL
Organizational Affiliation(s):
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Provided insight into the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) process for approving equipment such as UVGI fixtures
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Lloyd Chapman
Academic and Professional Credentials:
Current Position Title:
Organizational Affiliation(s): Philips Lighting Company, Somerset, NJ
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences UVGI lamps
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
David Dubiel
Academic and Professional Credentials:
Current Position Title: Associate Research Engineer, Research and Development, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Northbrook, IL
Organizational Affiliation(s):
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Provided insight into the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) process for approving equipment such as UVGI fixtures
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Charles Dunn Sr.
Academic and Professional Credentials:
Current Position Title: President, Commercial Lighting Design, Inc. (Lumalier), Memphis, TN
Organizational Affiliation(s):
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Mr. Dunn’s company manufacturers and installs upper-room UVGI fixtures, including fixtures that were used in the NIOSH-funded study at the University of Colorado
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Melvin First
Academic and Professional Credentials: Ph.D.
Current Position Title: Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Engineering, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard University
Organizational Affiliation(s):
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Designed and operates a facility for conducting tests to evaluate the effectiveness of upper-room UVGI systems against tuberculosis surrogates
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Wladyslaw Kowalski
Academic and Professional Credentials: Ph.D., P.E.
Current Position Title: Research Associate Department of Architectural Engineering The Pennsylvania State University
Organizational Affiliation(s):
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Dr. Kowalski has published numerous articles on UV germicidal irradiation and is considered an expert in mathematical modeling and design of UVGI systems
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Kevin Landkrohn
Academic and Professional Credentials: M.S.
Current Position Title: Industrial Hygienist, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Organizational Affiliation(s): Member of the CDC Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and the ACGIH Infectious Agents Committee
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Industrial hygiene; also provided insight into OSHA’s perspective on TB and upper-room UVGI systems
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Shelly Miller
Academic and Professional Credentials: Ph.D.
Current Position Title: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Colorado at Boulder
Organizational Affiliation(s):
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Dr. Miller is the lead researcher on the NIOSH contract that formed the basis of the NIOSH guideline document and is an expert on the installation and use of upper-room UVGI systems
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Edward Nardell
Academic and Professional Credentials: M.D.
Current Position Title: Associate Professor, Departments of Environmental Health and Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard University
Organizational Affiliation(s):
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Currently involved in ongoing research projects on the effectiveness of various controls for tuberculosis, including upper-room UVGI systems
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Paul Ninomura
Academic and Professional Credentials: B.S., P.E.
Current Position Title: Mechanical Engineer, Indian Health Service, Seattle, WA
Organizational Affiliation(s): Serves on several ASHRAE committees
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Co-authored the ventilation recommendations for the 2001 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Nicholas Pavelchak
Academic and Professional Credentials: M.S., C.I.H.
Current Position Title: Industrial Hygienist, New York State Department of Health
Organizational Affiliation(s):
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Industrial hygiene; has been involved in studying hospital isolation rooms designed for tuberculosis cases
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Stephen Rudnick
Academic and Professional Credentials: Sc.D.
Current Position Title: Lecturer on Industrial Hygiene Engineering, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard University
Organizational Affiliation(s):
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences Specializes in aerosols, particularly in relation of sampling, analysis, and engineering control of particles in the occupational setting; present area of study is the use of upper-room UVGI systems
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
Michael Soganich
Academic and Professional Credentials:
Current Position Title:
Organizational Affiliation(s): Philips Lighting Company, Somerset, NJ
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences UVGI lamps
Recommended by Scientific/Professional Society or General Public: No
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