Dr. Charles Xu is a full Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Fellow of Chemical Institute of Canada (FCIC), Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE), Director of Industrial Bioproducts Laboratory of Western University, and was the NSERC/FPInnovations Industrial Research Chair in Forest Biorefinery between 2011 and 2016. He is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of biorefinery, particularly in the production of bio-energy, bio-fuels, bio-based chemicals and materials (e.g., bio-based resins/coatings/plastics/adhesives/insulation-fire-resistant materials) from forestry/agricultural residues, catalytic conversion of glycerol/sugars to platform chemicals, and biomass applications in metallurgical processes and emissions control. In the past 20 years, he has authored/co-authored 3 books, 20+ book chapters, 260+ papers in peer-reviewed journals (received 13000+ total citations, with an H-index of 62) and 160+ conference papers/abstracts. With more than 16 PCT/US/Canadian Patents granted/pending, Dr. Xu is Founder and Senior Advisor of Western Maple Bio Resources Inc. (a clean-tech company aiming at development of high-value sustainable/green chemical products), the co-Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (IJCRE). He is recipient of the Outstanding Young Scientists Award from Japan Institute of Energy in 1999, the Syncrude Canada Innovation Award in 2011 from Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (CSChE), the 2014 Outstanding Profile Award in Professionals Sector from Fairchild Television, and the 2019 Award in Design and Industrial Practice from CSChE.