Water Technology Innovation: implementing change in semiconductor facilities

Webinar

Thursday, April 3rd 2025

15:00 - 16:30 UTC

Online

The semiconductor industry needs to accelerate technology adoption to address critical water scarcity and regulatory challenges. However, there is a huge hurdle for facilities and their supply chain to overcome balancing implementation with risk, since unexpected downtime can cost millions of dollars. How will facilities deal with existential challenges on the horizon - such as UPW recycling and wastewater complexity - without new technology implementation?

This webinar will ask what is working to accelerate technology adoption and innovation and what should be changed from archaic methods.

This webinar will bring together a variety of perspectives to discuss how different stakeholders can work synergistically to change the technology landscape. Hear from facilities leaders, investment decision-makers, start-ups, systems integrators and R&D leaders.

Speakers

Mike Knapp

Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company

Mike Knapp is from Oregon and attended Oregon State University where he graduated with a Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration. Since moving to Austin in 2014 he has worked at Samsung Austin Semiconductor with a short stop in automotive manufacturing during that time as well. Water nerd by heart that 'fell into' the industry and enjoy all that water offers. Primary focus is industrial wastewater treatment, and always looking for way to collaborate on application of existing and emerging technologies. Hobbies include continuously learning within the water industry, music, comedy, mentoring, running and hiking the hill country, and spoiling his two dogs.

Kelly Osborne

Intel

Kelly Osborne is a staff engineer at Intel Corporation. Her focus is water conservation through optimizing water use, wastewater treatment, and reclaim. She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Mexico and has been with Intel for 21 years. During her time at Intel, she held engineering positions is wet etch, diffusion, and yield prior to moving to corporate services to support the industrial waste systems group then on to her current role.

Rob Simm

Stantec

Dr. Robert Simm is a Senior Vice President in Stantec’s water group. He specializes in industrial water and wastewater treatment processes and has over 30 years’ experience in multiple industrial sectors including semiconductor, mining, power, oil and gas, food and beverage, and manufacturing. His broad experience base includes process engineering, facility planning, detailed design, alternative project delivery, operations optimization, and operators training. Dr. Simm is a Director in the “Stantec Institute of Water Technology and Policy” helping the firm’s industrial water client’s find solutions to their most pressing water needs through applied research.