Dr. Amit Kumar is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta and a global leader on energy systems. He holds a Canada Research Chair in Assessment of Energy Systems (Tier 1). He is also the Cenovus Energy Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering. He servs as the Director of Centre for Hydrogen Innovation, Workforce Development and Outreach at the University of Alberta. Dr. Kumar serves as the Deputy Director of Future Energy Systems, a $75 million-dollar initiative at the University of Alberta. Dr. Kumar currently leads a large research program in energy and environmental systems engineering and life cycle and techno-economic assessments of energy systems. The focus of his research program is on the environmental and economic assessment of both conventional and non-conventional sources of energy. The overall goal of the research program is to develop information for policy formulation and investment decisions. Dr. Kumar’s research is internationally recognized. He has served on several international and national expert review panels and steering committees including the European Commission (FP7 and Horizon 2020 programs), National Science Foundation (USA), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and others. Dr. Kumar is Alberta’s representative on the Energy Council’s Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research (CLEER) University Advisory Board which is represented by governments of 14 US energy-producing states and 2 Canadian provinces (AB/SK) and helps develop energy and environmental policies. He has been an expert witness to the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada for his expertise on energy issues. He has served on expert panels for the development of the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), climate change legislation that will govern energy consumers and industries in Canada. Dr. Kumar helped the Alberta Government model hydrogen energy systems for the Alberta Hydrogen Roadmap. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), the Canadian Society of Bioengineering (CSBE) and the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). He was recently listed by Reuters in the “The Reuters Hot List,” a list of the world’s top climate scientists according to how influential they are. He has received several awards/recognitions including the 2020 Research Excellence Career Award from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). He has co-authored more than 240 peer-reviewed journal publications and 200 technical reports. He has also been a part of more than 630 conference and other presentations. Dr. Kumar holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada.