Anh Phan is a Professor and a Chair of Circular Chemical Engineering at the School of Engineering at Newcastle University. She completed her PhD studies in Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Sheffield. She then worked as a research assistant at Newcastle University in 2008–2012. Her research interests include process intensification, reactor engineering, kinetic modelling, valorization of plastic waste, biorefining of biomass/residues/waste for energy, materials and fuel, cold plasma technologies, and CO2 utilization.