Xin Tu is Chair Professor of Plasma Catalysis in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics at the University of Liverpool. His research mainly focuses on plasma-catalysis for environmental clean-up (e.g., oxidation of VOCs and PAHs) and for the synthesis of fuels and chemicals from a range of carbon and nitrogen sources (e.g., CO2 conversion, CH4 activation, nitrogen fixation, tar reforming and heavy oil cracking). He has published over 110 peer-reviewed papers in leading international journals, including Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., ACS Catal., Appl. Catal. B: Environ., Green Chem., and has given over 40 invited talks at leading international conferences. He has chaired three international conferences and served as a member of the Scientific/Advisory Board for several international conferences and consortia. His recent breakthrough towards developing an innovative plasma-catalytic process for the direct, single-step conversion of CO2 into liquid fuels and chemicals at room temperature and ambient pressure has been reported by a number of scientific and trade medias.