Dr. Mohammad Latifi is a researcher (Class II) in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal. He holds an NSERC-Discovery grant focused on the recycling of metals and plastics from e-waste. As a cleantech entrepreneur, he co-founded NeoCtech Corp., which specializes in the recycling of rare earth elements, which are essential for advanced clean and cutting-edge technologies, including in the energy transition. Dr. Latifi has led industrial projects related to green process engineering, hydrogen, critical minerals, and the circular economy. He has collaborated with companies such as TOTAL, OCP and Niobec. He has developed induction-heated fluidized bed reactors, which are used in various projects. Dr. Latifi received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Western University. Prior to moving to Canada, he worked for oil and petrochemical companies in Iran and earned a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tehran.

Dr. Mohammad Latifi is a research associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal. He holds an NSERC Discovery Grant focused on metal recycling and the recycling of plastics from electronic waste. As an entrepreneur in clean technologies, he co- founded NeoCtech Corp., specializing in the recycling of rare earth elements, which are critical for advanced clean- and high technologies, especially in energy transition. Dr. Latifi has led industrial projects related to green process engineering, hydrogen, critical minerals, and circular economy. He has collaborated with companies such as TOTAL, OCP, and Niobec. He developed induction-heated fluidized bed reactors, which have been applied in various projects. Dr. Latifi earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Western University. Before moving to Canada, he worked for oil and petrochemical companies in Iran and obtained a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Tehran.