Andrew Boal received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from North Carolina State University and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, all in chemistry. Prior to entering the water industry, he spent seven years conducting cutting edge research at Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the NASA Astrobiology Institute at the University of Hawaii. Boal joined MIOX Corp. in 2008, where he leads research initiatives designed to expand MIOX’s product lines and market access. Currently, his main focus is the commercialization of MIOX’s Integrated Advanced Oxidation technology in the water treatment, remediation, and reuse markets.