Mr. Polarine is a Principal Consultant, Technical Services at STERIS Corporation. He has been with STERIS Corporation for twenty-five years. His current technical focus is microbial control in cleanrooms and other critical environments. Mr. Polarine is a 2019 PDA Michael S. Korczynski Award recipient and the 2024 PDA Service Appreciation Award recipient. He has lectured in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America on issues related to cleaning and disinfection, microbial control in cleanrooms, and validation of disinfectants. Mr. Polarine is a frequent international industry speaker and has published several PDA book chapters and articles related to cleaning and disinfection and contamination control. He is active on the prestigious PDA Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). He was a co-author of PDA Technical Report #70 on Cleaning and Disinfection, Technical Report #88 on Microbial Deviations, and the COVID Points to Consider. Mr. Polarine teaches industry regulators, as well as professionals in the pharmaceutical, biotech, ATMP, and medical device industries, through PDA and the University of Tennessee. Mr. Polarine currently teaches the cleaning and disinfection course as part of the PDA Aseptic Processing Course, IEST, and the University of Tennessee Parenteral Medications Course. Mr. Polarine is the immediate past President of the PDA Missouri Valley Chapter and Vice President of Membership for IEST. He is also the PDA Chapter Council Vice Chairperson and President-Elect for IEST.
Mr. Polarine graduated from the University of Illinois with a Master of Arts in Biology. He previously worked as a clinical research manager with the Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Louis, MO, and as a biology and microbiology instructor at the University of Illinois. His main hobby is storm chasing, and he is very active in tornado research and tornado safety.
