**About the Editors**

### **Jos ´e Carlos Magalh ˜aes Pires**

JCM Pires graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University (FEUP) in 2004, with a final classification of 16. He worked in two chemical companies (SunChemical and Tagol) and then started his PhD in Environmental Engineering in 2006 at FEUP. J.C.M. Pires is an Assistant Researcher at LEPABE. He has strong expertise in environmental applications of microalgae (CO2 capture and wastewater treatment), microalgal technology, process modelling, and integration. His teaching activity comprises several multidisciplinary topics, such as the Project of Engineering (for Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Bioengineering), and Air Pollution, among others. He is/was the Principal Investigator of five research projects (total funding 0.80 M€): (i) FCT Investigator Grant IF/01341/2015 - Design configurations of photobioreactors for cultivation of microalgae: bioprocess modelling and sustainability assessment (2017–2021); (ii) project PIV4Algae - Process Intensification for microalgal production and Valorisation (2018–2022); (iii) Power2Biofuel –Storing Renewable Energy in Liquid Biofuels through Microalgae (2021–2022, working with Galp Energy company); (iv) Environmental Management at IMPETUS (2021–2022); and (v) PhotoBioValue - Light effect on photobioreactor design for microalgae cultivation: enhancement of photosynthetic efficiency and biomass value (2022–2024). He is/was also involved in (11) other research projects. He is (co)-author of 76 papers (>4100 citations, h-index=29), 6 books, and 27 book chapters. He was on the list of the world's most cited scientists (career-long impact and single-year impact) released by Stanford University in 2020–2022. J.C.M. Pires (co)-supervises/(co)-supervised more than 40 students, including Post-Doc Fellows, and PhD and MSc students. He is a member of the Editorial Board of seven international journals, including Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Frontiers) and Algal Research (Elsevier).
