**Meet the editor**

Krzysztof Biernat Ph.D. (Mech.Eng.), is a professor of the Automotive Industry Institute (PIMOT), acting as Coordinator of Polish Technology Platform for Biofuels. He is member of Coordinating Committee of Polish Technology Platform for Bioeconomy and a member of Scientific Board. Prof. Biernat is also a Deputy Director of Institute of Ecology and Bioethics at state University

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in Warsaw. He represented Poland in European Technology Platform and in Renewable Heating and Cooling European Technology Platform. He is also a member in American Council on Renewable Energy. Prof. Biernat is a an expert in Organization States of America and Operational Programmes: Infrastructure and Environment, Innovation Economy and Human Capital. He specializes in chemical thermodynamics of environmental processes as well as obtaining technologies, quality evaluation and use of exploitative liquids, including biofuels, and biorafinery systems. He received many national and foreign distinctions, decoration and orders for scientific and pro-innovative activities. He is an author of above 200 publications in area of properties and exploitative conditionings of fuels, biofuels and other liquids as well as environmental protection. He has supervised a few dozen of master's and engineering thesis's in this area. K. Biernat has expert licence in the field of fuel and energy economy. Prof. Biernat is a member of many national and foreign scientific societies including American Chemical Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science.
