Gadi Rothenberg is Professor and Chair of Heterogenous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam, where he teaches courses on catalysis and workships on scientific writing and innovation. He has published four books and more than 230 articles in peer-reviewed journals, invented 16 patents and co­founded four companies. His current research interests include clean energy, biomass conversion, and creating value from waste. Since 2023 he is also the Technical Director C02 and Circular Economy at the Shanghai Institute for CleanTech Innovation.