Prof. Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb is a Professor in the Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University (Oman). He obtained his BSc in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University in 1999 and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast (UK) in 2004. Currently, the overarching aim of his research is on the utilization and conversion of waste to energy, such as biofuels, biohydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and high-value products (e.g. biochar and activated carbon). He has over 200 publications in peer-reviewed Journals, 20 international conferences, and 6 book chapters. Prof. Ala’a has had many research projects and consultancy services during the last 10 years, with a total value of around 2.5 million USD. As a recognition of excellence in scholarship and exceptional research performance, Prof. Al-Muhtaseb was awarded the prestigious Fellowship at the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK. He was selected twice by the “Web of Science” as one of the top 1% of highly cited researchers in 2020 and 2021. He is also the receiver of the Oman National Research Award in 2018 and 2019 in the Energy & Industry Sector by TRC Oman. He is an external examiner for several MSc and PhD students in the UK. He is/was actively involved towards supervising multiple postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, and graduate/undergraduate students.