What happens when a water chemist leaves the lab and heads to the pump room? Dr. Jake Elliott knows firsthand. A former PhD researcher who studied resource recovery from trade‑waste customers, Jake …
466 Stories, Math, and “Never Again” Moments: Inside AWT Technical Training with Dan Merritt (Part 2)
AWT’s in‑person technical training is a keystone for developing competent water treaters. Yet classroom knowledge only matters when it survives the drive home and emerges later in the field. In this second …
465 From Classroom to Cooling Towers: Teaching Water Treatment with Dan Merritt (Part 1)
Industrial water training only works when the knowledge transfers. That means the material lands with the audience, survives the drive home, and shows up later in the field when decisions …
464 Corrosion Coupons, Brand Building, and Having Fun at Trade Shows with Will Ritter
“Don’t be afraid to say I don’t know. – Will Ritter” Corrosion is expensive, relentless, and easy to underestimate—until a “lasagna battery” turns aluminum foil green and reminds you what …
463 Mapping the Future of Water Innovation with Paul O’Callaghan
“If you say something over and over often and enough, it becomes true because perception is reality.” Paul O’Callaghan has built a career at the intersection of water science, wastewater …
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462 From Lab Chemist to Field Mentor: Water, Culture, and Representation
Industrial water work rewards people who can move between precision and practicality. Katie Holliday brings both. She started as a lab chemist, then transitioned into field service with Apex Water and Process, where …
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461 Corrosion, Lead, and Algae: New Tools for Old Water Problems
Corrosion rarely announces itself as a “big water problem.” It shows up as leaching at the tap, residual loss in the field, premature equipment replacement, and the slow, expensive erosion of decision-quality. …
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460 Building Boiler Talent: Fundamentals, Online Training, and Better Partnerships with Eric Johnson
Boilers can feel intimidating the first time you step into a boiler room—the heat, the noise, the pressure gauge, and the weight of knowing that mistakes can be costly. Trace …
459 From Wastewater to Resource: Water Reuse with Dr. Veronika Zhiteneva
Industrial water professionals are increasingly pulled into conversations about scarcity, resilience, and “where the next gallon comes from.” Dr. Veronika Zhiteneva, CEO and Co-founder of Waterloop Solutions frames water reuse as an …
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458 Hiring Olympics and High-Performance Culture with J.D. Roth
“Stay curious. And you only have one reputation. Guard it with your life.” Hiring for judgment, not just rehearsed confidence Industrial water treatment is full of decisions made with …
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