Dr. Maruthi Devarakonda has 18 years of experience in emissions abatement across energy and transportation sectors, where he applied chemistry to develop novel model-based control systems and analytics. He holds 39 patents (26 US, 13 EU) in the broader areas of emissions and has published in 26 peer-reviewed publications including an invited book chapter. Maruthi holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and is currently a senior manager for emissions strategy at ChampionX, where he works in greenhouse gas emissions management and low carbon emission solutions.