Dr. Dimitris Kalderis obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry and his PhD in Environmental Chemistry (University of Leeds, UK). He currently works as an Assistant Professor at the Hellenic Mediterranean University at the Department of Electronic Engineering. His expertise is on processing of biomass/agricultural waste for the production of added-value materials used in environmental remediation, hydrothermal carbonization of industrial wastewaters and solid waste, remediation of soils contaminated with organic substances. He has more than 48 peer reviewed publications on applied and environmental chemistry subjects and contributed chapters in specialized books.