Professor Habibi holds a dual Ph.D. in Organic and Polymer Chemistry from Joseph Fourier University (Grenoble, France) and the University of Cadi Ayyad (Marrakech, Morocco). After an international career (US, Belgium and Luxembourg), he joined the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Morocco to take up a Chair in Sustainable Materials. He is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and a Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM). Prof. Habibi works across many branches of the development of sustainable materials through green chemical processes and his research interests encompass the design of new bio-derived polymers and (nano)fillers, the development of biomaterials and high-performance nanocomposites from lignocellulosic materials, biomass conversion and recycling technologies, and the application of novel analytical tools to biomass. He is the author of over 120 peer-reviewed articles and has been included in the Global Highly Cited Researchers (Clarivate Analytics) over the past four years.  He also authored over 20 book chapters and edited one book.