Dr. Andrew B. Ross joined the University of Leeds in 1997 and is currently an Associate Professor in Energy and Resource Recovery within the School of Chemical and Process Engineering (SCAPE). He is currently theme leader of the energy transition and net zero theme and the director of  International SCAPE.  He has a BSc in Applied and Analytical Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Fuel Technology (Staffs). Areas of expertise include valorisation of biomass and biogenic wastes, integration of thermochemical and biological conversion, hydrothermal processing and anaerobic digestion, and utilisation of algal biomass and aquatic plants. He has co-authored over 160 papers (h-index 53) and 5 book chapters.