Prof. Dr. Reynaldo Palacios is a professor at the Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (CECS), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Ingenería (2002), a master’s degree in Energy Systems Planning (2007) from the State University of Campinas and a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering (2011) from the State University of Campinas. He has experience in mechanical engineering, with an emphasis on thermal engineering, working mainly on the following subjects: thermal process modeling and integration, biofuel production processes, waste valorisation, exergetic analysis and energy cogeneration.