Cristian Torri is Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician”.  His research activity has focused on the field of hybrid thermochemical-biological approaches, i.e. the coupling of thermochemical and biological processes to obtain new materials (bioplastics or agricultural amendments) and fuels from by-products, waste and renewable energy (Power To Chemicals). In this field, he actively works on direct design and development of new processes, including the production of small-scale demonstration plants and knowledge transfer activities. He coordinated or joined several international, national and regional research projects on the valorisation of agricultural and industrial residues. As follow up of the B-PLAS DEMO project he founded a University Spin-off (B-PLAS sbrl) which markets a new process for Sludge-To-Polyhydroxyalkanoates conversion