Prof. Dr. Alessandra Bonoli is a Full Professor in the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Bologna, Italy. She founded and coordinated the research group of Transition Engineering and Circular Economy, whose activities are aimed at building a sustainable future from an environmental, social, and economic point of view through the conservation and valorization of natural resources, raw materials, water, and energy. Her main research interests lie in Environmental Engineering, with particular regard to the treatment, recovery, and recycling of raw materials and solid waste, life cycle assessment and circular economy, and the dissemination of urban green technologies and unconventional building materials for climate change resilience in urban areas. Her precise research concerns the application of the above topics in cooperation with developing and emerging countries. She is also a delegate of UNIBO at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN, New York) and at the UE Commission Operational Groups of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials (EIP Raw Materials).