Magnus Arvidson, a fire protection engineer at the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) since 1991, has been an active committee member for NFPA 750, Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems, and CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, on its technical committees on the installation of water mist fire protection systems. He’s also been an active subcommittee member on fire protection at the International Maritime Organization and is a member of the Scientific Council of the International Water Mist Association. In 2020, he presented a licentiate thesis on water mist fire protection systems.

Jack Mawhinney, PEng, FSEPE, has worked in the field of fire suppression for nearly 60 years, most recently serving as a research engineer in fire suppression systems for Jensen Hughes, before retiring in 2014. Previously, Mr. Mawhinney served as a senior technical officer at the Institute for Research in Construction in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and later as a senior research officer with the National Fire Laboratory of Canada. Mr. Mawhinney served as chair of NFPA 750, Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems, during the formative editions of the standard, and also served on NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems.

Göran Sundholm, founder and owner of the MariGroup of companies, has made it his life’s work to manufacture quality products from his engineering design and innovation. He is known for developing the revolutionary HI-FOG® fire protection system. His companies now cover a variety of specialized technologies, many relating to safety and sustainability.

Jerry Back is a senior fire protection engineer at Jensen Hughes with over 38 years of experience conducting research and fire hazard analysis projects, FHAs and R&D programs for federal agencies/DOD and commercial organizations, including major projects for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and the Federal Aviation Administration. Throughout his career, he’s led research in developing and assessing the capabilities of water mist fire suppression systems and lithium battery hazards, mitigation techniques, and procedures. His recent focus is on the assessment of environmentally friendly AFFF alternatives. Mr. Back has published more than 100 papers on fire protection related topics, and is the current author of the SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering chapters on foam fire suppression systems and water mist fire suppression systems.