Professor Callum Hill started his research in wood science and bio-composites in 1994 at Bangor University. In 2007, he moved to Edinburgh Napier University to take up a position as the Edinburgh Research Partnership Chair in Renewable Materials, where he remained until 2013. He has been a director of JCH Industrial Ecology Ltd (a consultancy that provides advice on all matters concerned with sustainability) since 2010. Prof. Hill has published over 200 research papers, 7 book chapters and 2 text books. He has been researching and providing consultancy advice for over ten years. He is a Senior Consultant at the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research in Ås, Norway, and a Consultant for Renuables Ltd.