Dr. Michael P. Harold, the M. D. Anderson Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston. With expertise in reaction engineering and catalysis, Harold is the author of more than 110 papers and has given over 240 presentations and invited lectures. In 2012 Harold was appointed the 7th editor in the AIChE Journal’s 56-year history. He is the founder and principal investigator of the University of Houston’s Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center, established in 2003. A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, Harold received his Bachelor’s degree at Pennsylvania State University, and his PhD from the University of Houston. He joined the faculty at University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1985 where he became Associate Professor. In 1993 Harold joined DuPont Company, where he held several technical and managerial positions. In 2000 Harold returned to the University of Houston where he became the Dow Chair Professor and Department Chair, a position he held for 8 years. In 2010 Harold was named the M.D. Anderson Professor. His honors include the Fluor-Daniel Outstanding Faculty Award from the University of Houston and the American Chemical Society’s Fuel Division Richard A. Glenn Award.