Dr Orla Williams is an Anne McLaren Research Fellow in the Advanced Materials Research Group at the University of Nottingham. Dr Williams is an expert in biomass processing and is also Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 8 years of industrial experience in the rail, defence aerospace, construction and power sectors in the UK and USA. During her Engineering Doctorate at the University of Nottingham, she focused on the milling of biomass for power generation. Her current fellowship is investigating sustainable biomass-based processing techniques to produce critical raw materials for the circular economy.