Amin Mirkouei is an Associate Professor at University of Idaho, Forbes sustainability contributor, certified Professional Engineer (PE), and experienced Technologist. He has over 12 years of experience contributing and leading cross-disciplinary projects in decarbonization technologies, renewable materials, sustainable design and manufacturing, cyber-physical control and optimization, and operations research, particularly renewable fuels, green chemicals, and rare earth elements and minerals. He has published and co-authored over 50 articles in scientific journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings.