Dr. Pérez Maqueda received his PhD (cum laude) from the University of Seville. He then relocated to Clarkson University (USA), where he remained for two years before joining the Materials Science Institute of Sevilla, where he held various positions before becoming a full professor in 2019. He has been a visiting professor at a number of foreign institutions in the USA, UK, Germany, Czech Republic, and Poland Dr. Pérez Maqueda has published more than 200 papers that have over 10,000 citations. In recent years, he has advised six PhD thesis. He has given several plenary and key lectures at international congresses. He is an Editorial Board Member of Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (Springer) and Processes (MDPI) and Invited Editor at Ceramics International (Elsevier). He has recently been the PI of 19 research projects. His scientific research is mainly focused on the reactivity of materials, thermal analysis, kinetics, ceramics, and materials for CO2 capture and thermal energy storage.