Roy D. Vore, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant, Vore & Associates LLCDr. Roy Vore is a pool operator, researcher and frequent speaker on recreational water management, float tanks and regulations of aquatic venues. He has been a Certified Pool & Spa Operator and Instructor for over a decade. He has been researching and developing treatments to control microbial growth in recreational water and aqueous products since 1991. Roy is a member of Pool and Hot Tub Alliance Recreational Water and Air Quality Committee, was a major contributor to the Disinfection Water Quality module of the CDC’s Model Aquatic Health Code (the “MAHC”), and the lead author of PHTA’s Recreational Water Illness handbook. Roy holds a Ph.D. in bacterial physiology, masters and bachelor’s in microbiology. He has over 100 scholarly papers and presentations on the selection and use of industrial biocides, biocide testing methodology, the microbiological of swimming pools and spas, and the governmental regulation of biocides. Roy is a member of the Board of Directors for The Float Conference as well as the Floatation Tank Association.