Dr. Jude A. Onwudili obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Leeds in 2005. He worked as a research/teaching fellow at the School of Chemical & Process Engineering, University of Leeds, from 2006 to 2015. He joined Aston University in November 2015 as a lecturer and is currently a Reader in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Onwudili is an expert on catalytic and non-catalytic thermochemical (hydrothermal, pyrolysis, liquefaction, and gasification) processing of biomass, plastics, algae, and municipal solid wastes for the production of fuels and chemicals as well as the recovery of materials. He is currently leading a sustainable fuels and chemicals research team at the Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University, with a strong focus on sustainability through chemistry and engineering. He is EBRI’s Industrial Research Lead and Principal Investigator on several UKRI, EU, and industry-funded projects. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), an associate member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), a full member of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), and a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).