September 2022

Dr. Kwang Seok Kim is a senior manager of Fire&Explosion Research Department at Korea Gas Safety Corporation. His academic background is chemical engineering. Before he joined KGS, he finished his doctorate at New Jersey Institute of Technology, then worked at Korea Institute of Science and Technology as a postdoc for 2 years. His research interest includes release of flammable gases from a nozzle with/without combustion; consequences of gases explosion; and fire dynamics. Since 2013, he designed and led the construction of the KGS test site, which is called Energy Safety Empirical...Read more

Patrick Doyle is the Robert T. Haslam (1911) Professor and Graduate Officer of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Chemical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania (1992) and at Stanford University (MS 1993, PhD 1997).  

Doyle is a leader in the field of microfluidics. He has shown how fluid flow at the microscale can be used to design new processes to synthesize and study soft matter. His unique approach combines both modeling and experimental expertise to study...Read more

Julie McGill is the Vice President of Supply Chain Strategy and Insights at FoodLogiQ, a leading SaaS provider of food safety compliance, traceability, and supply chain transparency solutions. In her role, Julie monitors pending regulations, is engaged with evolving industry work, and works with FoodLogiQ customers and internal teams to advise and educate on impacts to the food supply chain.

Before joining FoodLogiQ, Julie spent over 16 years at GS1 US. She led initiatives in foodservice, convenience, and retail grocery, working with...Read more

Paula Jouhten received her doctorate from the Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University) in 2009. She is currently working as a Research Team Leader at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.Read more