Dr Fanran Meng is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Sustainable Chemical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. He is the recipient of the Royal Society of Chemistry 2025 Environment, Sustainability & Energy Early Career Prize, the 2026 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Award, the 2026 Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Warner Medal, and the 2026 Landor Links Decarbonising Transport Award- Young Professional Award. He received his PhD in Materials Engineering and Design from the University of Nottingham and held research positions at the Universities of Nottingham and Cambridge before joining Sheffield in 2023. His research addresses the decarbonisation of complex materials, chemicals, energy, and transport systems using whole-system approaches that integrate process simulation, material flow analysis, life cycle assessment, and techno-economic analysis. Dr Meng leads/co-leads research projects (valued at over £32 million) supported by EPSRC, the Royal Society, and major industrial partners, including Saudi Aramco, Unilever, Mitsubishi Chemicals, and ExxonMobil. He has published over 50 papers in leading journals such as Nature Chemical Engineering, Nature Climate Change, Nature Sustainability, Nature Energy, Nature Reviews Clean Technology, Nature Water, One Earth and PNAS, and his work has been featured by The Guardian, Financial Times, and Sky News. He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Cleaner Production Letters and as an editor for multiple leading sustainability journals, including the Journal of Cleaner Production and Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances, and sits on the editorial boards of Environmental Nexus and Chem Circularity (Cell Press). Dr Meng is a member of the EPSRC Sustainable Manufacturing and Mobility Early Career Forum and a professional member of IOM3, RSC, ISIE and IChemE.