Dr. C. Regis Bauwens is a Senior Lead Research Scientist at FM Global, where he currently serves as Technical Team Leader for the Explosion and Blast Research group and holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University. Over his 17-year career at FM Global, he has gained extensive experience performing large-scale experimental studies and developing analytical and numerical modeling tools for industrial safety applications. In his work, Dr. Bauwens has conducted in-depth research on topics related to hydrogen safety, including deflagration venting, vapor cloud explosions, dispersion analysis, and large-scale flame propagation. Dr. Bauwens is an active member of several professional committees, including the NFPA Technical Committee on Explosion Protection Systems, and serves on the board of directors of the Institute on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems.