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ULTRAPURE WATERUltrapure Water
2009
Conference
November 4-5, 2009 Portland, Oregon
UPW Micro ConferenceULTRAPURE WATER 2009 is a two-day conference on Microelectronics Pure Water, Pharmaceutical Water, and High-Purity Water for Steam Power Generation.   The conference consists of state-of-the-art technical papers and Table-Top exhibits.  Preliminary details of the 2009 conference and registration form are available as a PDF file: UPW2009  Click here for a Tabletop Reservation form. 

Red Lion Inn-Jantzen Beach
Hotel reservations: 503-283-4466
Fax: 503-283-4743

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Conference Moderators: Slava Libman, Ph.D., M+W Zander U.S. Operations; Andreas Neuber, Ph.D., Applied Materials; and Rich Riley, Intel

Wednesday, Nov. 4

9:00 AM—Session Introduction

9:15 AM—A Novel Photochemical Process for Water Purification

Mark Owen, Tom Hawkins, Ph.D., and Dave Moser, Puralytics

9:45 AM— Electro Positive Ion Exchange Cartridge Filter Media for Use in the Production of Ultrapure Water

Rodney Komlenic and Christine Stanfel, Ahlstrom Filtration, LLC

10:15-10:45 AM—Coffee Break

10:45 AM— Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment: Maximizing Membrane Performance

Jane Kucera, Nalco Co.

11:15 AM—Ozone Sanitization as a Cost Effective Alternative to Heat Sanitization

Hossein Zarrin and Hans Sundstrom, MKS Instruments

11:45 AM—Model Makeover for Reverse Osmosis Chemistry Modeling Software

Robert J. Ferguson and Baron R. Ferguson, French Creek Software

12:15 PM-1:45 PM—Lunch Break

1:45 PM— Reducing the Total Costs of RO Operation - The Art of Membrane Cleaning

Jantje Johnson, Genesys North America

2:15 PM—Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation from Silicon Processing Operations in the PV and Semiconductor Industries

Vivien Krygier, Ph.D., and Rolf Berndt, Ph.D., Pall Corp.

2:45 PM—PV Manufacturing Overview and Water Management Challenges

Slava Libman, Ph.D., M+W Zander U.S. Operations; Sarah Schoen, Ph.D., Balazs NanoAnalysis; Andreas Neuber, Ph.D., Applied Materials; Marty Burkhart, Hi Pure Tech Inc.; and John Morgan, H2Morgan

3:15 PM—Coffee Break Sponsored by SWAN Analytical Instruments

3:30 PM— Cost Effective High Purity Water Specification Development

Slava Libman, Ph.D., M+W Zander U.S. Operations; Sarah Schoen, Ph.D., Balazs NanoAnalysis; Andreas Neuber, Ph.D., Applied Materials; Marty Burkhart, Hi Pure Tech Inc.; and John Morgan, H2Morgan

4:00 PM— Photovoltaic Facility Design - Approaches to Water and Wastewater Treatment

Dana Brumley, P.E., and Ralph Williams, P.E., CH2M Hill

4:30PM--2009 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) Ultrapure Water Update
Jeff Chapman, IBM
5:00-6:30 PM—Reception in Exhibits Area

6:30 PM—ITRS Discussion

Thursday, Nov. 5

9:00 AM— Treatment of Silicon Grinder Water for Water Reuse 

Ray Groves, EnviroGuard Inc.; Hans Voss, Caverion NA Inc.; and Michael Ong and Bob McIntosh, SolarWorld

9:30 AM— Quality Assurance of Process Measurements

Markus Bernasconi , SWAN Analytische Instrumente AG

10:00 AM—Coffee Break

10:30 AM— Application of Statistical Methods To Monitor Continuous Processes in High-Tech Production Facilities

Gregory Carr, consultant

11:00 AM— Phosphorous Contamination from UPW in Wet Cleaning of Silicon Wafer

Drew Sinha, Ph.D., SUMCO USA; and Jeff Chapman, IBM; and Richard Godec, GE Instruments

11:30 AM— Advanced Oxidation for the Removal of Organic Contaminants in Industrial Waters

Dr. Richard Woodling, Ph.D.; Feng Jing, Ph.D. Siemens Water Technologies (Singapore); and Bruce Coulter, Siemens Water Technologies

Noon-1:15 PM—Lunch in Exhibits Area

1:15 PM— UPW Sampling Valves: Minimizing Contamination For State-of-the-Art Sample Analysis

Sarah Schoen, Ph.D., and Betty Pennington, Balazs NanoAnalysis

1:45 PM—Nano101: A Synopsis of Select Research Projects at Purdue University’s Birck Nanotechnology Center

Timothy J Miller, Purdue University – Birck Nanotechnology Center

2:15 PM— A New Device for the Rapid Collection and Subsequent Elemental Identification of Sub-50-nm Particles in UPW

David Blackford, Ph.D., Fluid Measurement Technologies; Art Ackermann and Gen Wildermuth, Microfier

2:45 PM— Managing Semiconductor Manufacturing Risk through Improved Control of Nano-particles in UPW

Andreas Neuber, Ph.D., Applied Materials; Bob Latimer, Hach Co.; Sarah Schoen, Ph.D., Balazs NanoAnalysis; Drew Sinha, Ph.D., SUMCO USA; David Blackford, Ph.D., Fluid Measurement Technologies Inc.; Slava Libman, Ph.D., M+W Zander

3:15 PM—Conference Concludes

 

 

Participants will be asked to prepare both a technical paper, as well as a Power Point presentation.  Each registrant will receive a CD containing the presentations.  CDs are not available for sale outside the conference. 

2009 Exhibitors

l AHLSTROM FILTRATION INC. l AIR LIQUIDE-BALAZS NANOANALYSIS l AQUAFINE l ARKEMA l ASAHI AMERICA INC. l CHRIST WATER TECHNOLOGY l FLUID MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES l GENESYS NORTH AMERICA l HEATEFLEX l HYDRANAUTICS l IN USA l METTLER TOLEDO THORNTON l OZONE SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY l PROMINENT FLUID CONTROLS l SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES l SWAN ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS l THE PUROLITE COMPANY 

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