**M. Toufiq Reza**

M. Toufiq Reza, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences of Florida Institute of Technology. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2011 and 2013, respectively. He has published more than ninety peer-reviewed journal articles, five patents, two book chapters, and more than one hundred oral and poster presentations. Dr. Reza was named as one of recipients of the I&EC Research 2021 Class of Influential Researchers. He has also contributed to the AIChE Journal 2022 Futures Issue. He was the recipient of the 2022 New Holland Young Researcher award from American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and 2022 FASABE Young Researcher Award. He is also listed in the "World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists" in the 2021 and 2022 database published by Stanford University. Dr. Reza leads the Biofuels Research Lab at Florida Tech, with primary research interest on upcycling wastes via hydrothermal carbonization. His current research projects have been funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Chemical Society, Florida Sea Grant, U.S. Agency for International Development, Sugarbush Foundation, and other agencies. Dr. Reza is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, and American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. He is the secretary of PRS-707 Food & Organic Waste Management & Utilization at the ASABE. He is an Associate Editor of *Frontiers in Fuels*, a Section Editor of the *Energies* journal, and an Editorial Board member of the *Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery* journal.
