Prof. Mark Saeys is a full professor at the Laboratory for Chemical Technology at Ghent University, Belgium. He was one of the authors of the Carbon Capture and Storage/Utilization Roadmap for Singapore and of “The Chemical Route to a CO2-neutral World”, a Viewpoint published by the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium. His research combines modelling-guided catalyst design with experimental kinetic validation and state-of-the-art characterization to unravel and optimize catalytic processes.