Dr. Yansong Shen is an Associate Professor in School of Chemical Engineering at University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Director of ProMO Lab. He obtained his BEng and MEng degrees in Northeastern University (China) and PhD degree in UNSW. His research interests include process modelling and simulation and its applications in resource and energy sectors. He published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in top-tier multidisciplinary journals, secures 7 ARC and 5 ACARP/ARENA grants to date, in total over AUD 5M, established industry engagements in Australia and overseas, and won several honours/fellowships e.g. ARC APDI Fellowship and ATSE Emerging Future Leaders in Low Emissions Coal Technology Fellowship. His group designed and scaled-up several new technologies of iron ore and coal utilization and reactor design which have been implemented and practiced with measurable benefits. He is selected as Chartered member IChemE, TMS, AIST, and invited/plenary speakers in several international conferences.