Dr. Pier Ugo Foscolo obtained a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, in 1972. He served as a research associate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering at University College London from 1980 to 1982; from 1983 to 1989, he served as an associate professor at the University of L'Aquila in Italy; and he has been a full professor in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials at the University of L'Aquila since 1989. He participated in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Italian Chemical Engineering Society. His research interests include the integration of biomass and the hot gas cleaning and conditioning system into one reactor vessel.