The mission of our blog, Avista® Connect, is to encourage a shared experience among industry peers that leads to a deeper connection with the Avista brand and provides readers with exposure to field experience and the exploration of chemistry – with a touch of hilarity.
The Adventures of ROman A. Membrane
Originally introduced at the 2015 IDA World Congress in San Diego, ROman A. Membrane is a “Membrane Advocate” helping membranes work better and live longer. He traveled on to Europe, attending Aquatech 2016 in Amsterdam where he met people from around the globe and learned about issues faced by membranes overseas. Knowing that he could … Read More
Meet ROman A. Membrane
I was born in 1964 in San Diego, CA to a researcher at UCLA who worked on a project called reverse osmosis and an engineer who worked with nuclear reactors. In the early 1970’s I found my true calling in a process called separation. Some thought that I invented it so they called it Membrane … Read More
What do you do for a living?
For those of us in the membrane industry, responding to the cocktail party question of “what do you do?” has always been a conversation killer. Water isn’t particularly glamorous and trying to engage someone in the technology of water treatment is challenging at best. But times are changing and now when I tell people what … Read More