COLUMBUS, OH — Nonprofit independent research and development organization Battelle Memorial Institute (Batelle) has hired John McArdle to coordinate its research and commercial activities in water and wastewater treatment technologies, according to a September 9 Battelle press release.

Prior to joining Battelle, McArdle, a recognized expert in water and wastewater treatment technologies with an emphasis on membrane filtration, worked for Koch Membranes Systems Inc. as director of business development and business manager for industrial water, the release said. In these positions, McArdle was responsible for the commercial introduction of membrane filtration technologies in several novel water and wastewater treatment applications. He also was closely involved with the introduction of membrane filtration technology into the very rapidly growing water and wastewater treatment markets of China and India.

In the newly created Battelle position — manager of business development, water technology — McArdle initially will focus on the development of Battelle’s worldwide strategy in collaboration with the national laboratories that Battelle manages and co-manages for the Department of Energy.

“We are pleased that John has joined our team,” Battelle Vice President of Industrial and International Markets Spencer Pugh is quoted as saying. “Battelle and the national laboratories that it manages have an extensive but widely dispersed portfolio of water and wastewater technologies and world-class engineering and environmental service capabilities. John’s role is to work closely with these organizations to implement strategies that will rapidly deploy these technologies and services into the water and wastewater treatment market.”

McArdle has a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Manhattan College, a master’s in chemical engineering from Northeastern University, and an M.B.A. in finance and international business from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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