Dr. Mark B. Shiflett is a Foundation Distinguished Professor at the School of Engineering at the University of Kansas (KU). Dr. Shiflett is the Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center—Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH)—and the Director of the Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering at KU. Before joining the University of Kansas, he worked for the DuPont Company for 29 years and retired in 2016 as a Technical Fellow in the Central Research and Development Organization located at the Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware and his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from N.C. State University. Professor Shiflett is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Delaware, and his research at KU focuses on environmentally friendly, energy-efficient processes and products for the chemical industry.