Guangwen XuDr. Guangwen Xu is is President & Chair Professor at Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, China, and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), UK. Dr. Xu is an active scientist and researcher distinguished for his academic leadershp and pioneering work in chemical engineering, especially thermochemical reaction processes to convert fossil and renewable resources into value-added products. He kick-started the micro fluidization research and is the key developer of micro fluidized bed reaction analyzers (MFBRA). Professor Xu established the scientific discipline of Engineering Thermochemistry (ETC) and currently takes leadership roles in the world, national, and regional ETC societies. He is the founder of the prestigious International Symposium on Gasification and its Application (iSGA) and several other international and national conferences. Dr. Xu has authored over 400 peer-reviewed publications and 130 granted patents. He has received several international, Chinese ministerial, and provincial awards for his outstanding academic contributions to the field. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journals Carbon Resources Conversion (CRC) and Resources Chemicals and Materials (RCM) and the editorial board member of several scientific journals. Read More Read Less