March 20, 2024
Industry Insight Presentation
Portable Pathogen Analyzer
for Equitable
Water Quality Solutions
Presented by:
Sunny Jiang, Ph.D.
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering,
University of California, Irvine
Dave & Busters – Irvine Spectrum
661 Spectrum Center Drive
Sign-In: 11:30 am, Lunch at Noon
Presentation: 12:30 pm
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About Our Presentation
Water quality issues have a disproportionate impact on the health and well-being of underserved communities that lack the knowledge and resources for water monitoring. A cost-effective, portable pathogen analyzer designed to function in any environment and operated by anybody to detect pathogens in water empowers communities by enabling them to assess their own water quality with ease and confidence.
Central to this analyzer is a centrifugal disc, reminiscent of a music CD, featuring intricate microfluidic channels and chambers. The disc orchestrates key processes, including cell growth, nucleic acid extraction, target signal amplification, utilizing the LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) technology on a CD driver. All it takes is a manual sample loading step to initiate the pathogen assay.
The analyzer stands out for its portability, affordability, and user-friendliness, allowing communities and non-governmental organizations to conduct water testing without the need for specialized training.
Make plans now to attend this informative Industry Insight on Wednesday, March 20.
OCWA Members with Reservations: $30.00
Non-Members with Reservations: $45.00
OCWA Members without Reservations: $45.00 (at the door)
Non-Members without Reservations: $45.00 (at the door)
Reservations must be made by end-of-day, Tuesday, March 19,
to qualify for the Reservation Rate.
Cancellations received AFTER this date CANNOT be refunded.
About Our Speakers
Sunny Jiang
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Universty of California, Irvine
Dr. Sunny Jiang is a professor of Environmental Engineering at University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on microbiological water quality, engineered and natural water treatment technologies.
Dr. Jiang served on U.S. National Academies’ Water Reuse committee to guide the nation on water reuse decisions and contributed her expertise on WHO committee for Desalination.
Dr. Jiang served as the Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering between 2017 and 2022 and currently the associate director of UCI Water-Energy Nexus (WEX) Center. The WEX center promotes fundamental and applied research at the water-energy nexus in partnership with industry.