Dr. Kilos is a Senior Research Scientist and Technical Leader in Chemical Science, Core R&D at Dow. She graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland with a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry. As one of Europe’s few scholars selected for the prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship, she completed work toward the latter degree at the Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l’Environnement de Lyon in Villeurbanne, France. Following her doctoral studies, Dr. Kilos worked as a postdoctoral researcher with a joint appointment at the University of California at Berkeley’s Department of Chemical Engineering and at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She has been working at Dow career since 2008 on a wide array of projects with a focus on heterogeneous catalysis and materials science. She has defined, led, and contributed to R&D projects spanning multiple Dow businesses including Industrial Solutions, Consumer Solutions, Construction Chemicals, Coating Materials, Hydrocarbons, and Polyurethanes. Her work at Dow has included contributions toward the commercialization of UNIFINITYTM fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation process technology for on-purpose propylene, which has been recognized with a 2017 ICIS Best Process Innovation Award and a 2017 R&D 100 Award. In recognition of her scientific achievements, she was named a 2017 ACS Rising Star award recipient and 2018 ACS Early Career Fellow of the Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division and 2023 Michigan Catalysis Society Parravano Memorial Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research and Development. She is also a recipient of a 2017 Dow Chemical Engaged for Impact Award and 2017 WIN champion award. She serves as treasurer of the North American Catalysis Society, sits on the advisory boards of Reaction Chemistry & Engineering journal and the Journal of Catalysis, and is a first industrial editor for the ACS Catalysis journal.