Date & Time
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Track
Headliner
Name
Maintaining AI Amid Major Challenges: Water Treatment for Data Centers and Chip Fabrication
Description
As semiconductor fabrication operators struggle with talent shortages, geopolitical risks, and specialized construction, and data center operators are increasingly overwhelmed by power grid bottlenecks, surging electricity demands for AI, and complex project timelines, both sectors are facing critical challenges. In this session, Michael Beatty, CDCP, CDCS, DCEP, Associate VP of Global Data Center & Microelectronics Construction at Nalco Water, focuses on how the industry can effectively manage stringent ultrapure water (UPW) standards and monitoring along with emerging data center themes, such as propylene glycol (PG25) quality in direct liquid cooling (DLC) applications, to help solve issues today and into the future.
Speakers
Michael Beatty, AVP Global Data Center and Microelectronics Construction, Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company