University of Porto, Portugal;Rui S. Ribeiro holds MSc in Biological Engineering (University of Minho, Portugal) and PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering (University of Porto, Portugal). He is a Fulbright Scholar (2022/2023) and member of LSRE-LCM since 2011. Dr Ribeiro’s current research interests span across interdisciplinary fields, including carbon materials, engineered nanoparticles, electrochemistry, sensors, environmental monitoring, surface science, nanomedicine, catalytic membranes, and water treatment by advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Among other achievements, he received 16 awards and grants, including a nomination as the Portuguese Candidate for the 2023 EFCATS Young Researchers Award; delivered 14 invited talks across 3 continents (Europe, America, and Asia); and currently serves as Early Career Editorial Board Member with Carbon Trends.

Instituto de Carboquímica, CSIC, Spain;José Luis Pinilla holds an MSc and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Zaragoza, Spain. He is currently Senior Researcher and Deputy Director of the Institute of Carbochemistry (ICB-CSIC), part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Dr Pinilla’s research focuses on heterogeneous catalysis and the development of sustainable processes for energy and fuel production. His interests include catalytic methane cracking for low-carbon hydrogen production and the simultaneous generation and valorization of carbon materials, as well as catalytic ammonia cracking for hydrogen production. His work also covers catalytic hydroprocessing and biorefinery approaches for the conversion of renewable and waste-derived feedstocks, including biomass, waste oils and fats, algae, plastics, pyrolysis products, and Fischer–Tropsch streams, into value-added products and advanced fuels, with particular emphasis on sustainable aviation fuels.

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom;University College London, United Kingdom;Polina Yaseneva studied environmental chemistry to MChem degree at Novosibirsk State University and obtained her PhD in Chemistry with specialisation in heterogeneous catalysis at Cardiff University. After post-doc position at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at University of Cambridge, she obtained a Senior Research Fellowship at the Institute for Sustainability Leadership also in Cambridge. Since 2023 Polina holds Assistant Research Professor position at Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge. She is also appointed as a part-time teaching lecturer in Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) at the University College London. Polina’s has been working on developing sustainability assessment methods for complex problems of integration of bio-feedstocks into the emerging circular chemical supply chains. Specifically, Polina’s research focuses on modelling the sustainability performance of industrial processes during the early stages of design and technology scale-up (techno-economic analysis, LCA, optimization), with the aim of informing strategic decision-making and supporting the development of more sustainable technologies.