Gazi A. K. M. Rafiqul Bari is an assistant professor of the School of Mechanical, Smart, and Industrial Engineering at Gachon University in the Republic of Korea. He earned his doctoral degree in materials science and engineering in 2020, working under the guidance of Professor Haekyoung Kim at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. Following the successful completion of his PhD, he contributed his expertise as a postdoctoral researcher in the research group led by Professor Young-si Jun. This valuable experience was gained within the Department of Chemical Engineering at Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea. Before embarking on his doctoral journey, he assumed the role of senior chemist at Shah Cement Industry Limited, holding a significant position within the Department of Quality Assurance in Bangladesh. Before joining Shah Cement Industries Limited, he had completed both his BSc (Hons) and MS degrees at the Department of Chemistry from the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Bangladesh. His academic pursuits are notably focused on various domains. These encompass materials related to carbon capture and conversion, energy storage and conversion, photocatalysts, porous carbon, photocatalytic hydrogen production, plastic degradation, barrier film, organic electronics, NOx removal, as well as polymers designed for environmental applications and remediation efforts.