Dr. Raymond Legge is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo.  His expertise is in the area of biochemical engineering with applications to environmental engineering, water treatment, green bioprocesses and pharmaceuticals.  His focus on water treatment includes constructed wetlands, biological water treatment and membrane-based processes and the use of spectroscopic techniques combined with chemometric methods for process optimization and the development of on-line sensor technology.  He has pioneered the application of spectroscopic techniques and their practical application in the area of bioprocess monitoring and the study of the biophysical properties of biomolecules.  More recent activities include the development of a dry separation approach for the production of protein- and starch-enriched fractions from agricultural sources like pulses and grains.  During his career he has published over 150 refereed publications, 10 book chapters and review articles, over 180 refereed conference and non-refereed conference proceedings and 3 patents.  His career Google Scholar h-index is 42.  He has served widely as a consultant both in the private and public sector.