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, 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 published several PDA book chapters and articles related to cleaning and disinfection and contamination control. He is active on the prestigious PDA’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). He was a co-author on PDA’s 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 the pharmaceutical, biotech, ATMP, and medical device industries at the 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 at the University of Tennessee Parenteral Medications Course.

Mr. Polarine is the current past President for the PDA Missouri Valley Chapter and Vice President of Membership for the IEST. He is the PDA Chapter Council Vice Chairperson and President Elect for the 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 is very active in tornado research and tornado safety.