Mikel Leturia is a Chemical Engineer from Compiègne University of Technology (2009). He prepared a Ph.D. thesis in the Chemical Engineering Department at Compiègne University of Technology on the experimental study and modeling of fluidized bed reactors using cohesive powders (2013). He is currently an associate professor at the same university, and his research focuses on powder technology (flowability, caking, fluidization, pneumatic conveying, etc.) and fluid-solid reactors.