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 is currently leading the rewrite of PDA’s Technical Report #70 on Cleaning and Disinfection and leading PDA’s commenting efforts on USP <1072> Disinfectants and Antiseptics. Mr. Polarine is a frequent international industry speaker and has published several PDA book chapters and industry articles related to cleaning and disinfection and contamination control. He is active on the PDA Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). He was a co-author of PDA’s Technical Report #70 on Cleaning and Disinfection, Technical Report #88 on Microbial Deviations, and the COVID Points to Consider. Mr. Polarine teaches the PDA Aseptic Processing Course and the University of Tennessee’s Parenteral Medications Course. Mr. Polarine is the immediate past President of the PDA Missouri Valley Chapter. He is the PDA Chapter Council Vice Chairperson and President-Elect of 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.
