Dr. Elnaz Esmizadeh received her Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering from the Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute in 2015. She then served as an Assistant Professor in the Polymer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Bonab, Iran, till 2019. In October 2019, she joined the University of Waterloo as a Postdoctoral Researcher, continuing until September 2020. Subsequently, she worked as an R&D Engineer and Rubber Chemist at AirBoss Rubber Solutions from September 2020 to May 2021. In May 2021, Dr. Esmizadeh joined the National Research Council Canada (NRC) as an Assistant Research Officer in the Construction Material Evaluation and Durability team, focusing on research and performance assessments of materials used in construction and retrofit applications. Her research interests include the durability and service life prediction of construction materials, sustainable building materials, and polymer engineering.