Prof. Xin Gao received his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University in 2011, and did academic scholar from 2017 to 2018 at the University of Manchester, UK. He has been a professor in Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, since 2020. Prof. Xin Gao is the author or co-author of more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 30 patents, and worked in more than 20 research projects as Principal Investigator (PI)/Co-PI. He is the member of Editorial Board for Separation and Purification Technology, Journal of Engineering Thermophysics. He won the Te-Pan Hou Chemical Engineering Award for Young Scientist, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Emerging Investigator. His research focuses on mass transfer and separation engineering, process intensification and energy saving of advanced distillation technology, development of new materials and new equipment for reactive distillation, and application of microwave irradiation in the field of reaction and separation processes.