Bernard Cooker, PhD, is the Principal and Owner of the consultancy firm Chemical Processing Solutions (Email: bcooker@chemprosol.com). He has conducted industrially oriented experimental R&D for more than 30 years. He recently worked for biotechnology start-ups in California, investigating lignocellulosic biomass deconstruction through ultra-high-shear and conversion of recycled cellulosics to benzene, toluene, and xylenes. His research also included novel, co-product-free routes to propylene oxide; catalyst preparation, characterization, scale-up, and manufacture; polymer synthesis and recovery, including engineering resins and their monomers; and bulk solids mechanics. He has 38 publications, including 20 issued U.S. patents. He received his BSc(Eng) from Imperial College, Univ. of London, and PhD from the Univ. of Cambridge, both in chemical engineering.