Dr. Katy Wolf is director of the Institute for Research and Technical Assistance (IRTA), a nonprofit organization that assists firms in converting to low- and non-solvent technologies in cleaning, dry cleaning, electronics, paint stripping, coatings and adhesives. IRTA runs and operates the Pollution Prevention Center which helps companies adopt low- and non-solvent technologies, performs test and demonstration projects that focus on whole industry groups and holds conferences on emerging technical issues. Dr. Wolf spent fourteen years at the Rand Corporation, where she performed research on alternatives to ozone depleting substances and chlorinated solvents.  Dr. Wolf has authored more than 200 publications. She has a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics.

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