Dr. Usman Ali is currently working as an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, and received his doctoral degree from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2017. His work was on modeling and simulation of CO2 capture systems for novel configurations of conventional power generation systems. He is the recipient of the "Faculty Development Scholarship Award" for 2012 for higher education. Earlier, he completed his master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, in 2012, with research work on computational fluid dynamics of a gasifier. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the same university in 2009. He was awarded with multiple merit scholarships and earned Honours during his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. Apart from academic activities, he is also the coordinator of the Departmental Quality Enhancement Cell. Carbon capture, process modeling, and simulation and power plant engineering are his major areas of interest. Over the span of years, he supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate students, and his work is published in various reputed international journals. He also participated in several international and national conferences. His other research interests include carbon profiling, auditing and management, biomass and conventional fuels, combustion, and gasification.