Dr. Kemal Baris is currently working as Associate Professor at Department Mining & Mineral Extraction, Zonguldak Vocational School Bulent Ecevit University (Turkey). He has completed his Ph.D. in Mining Engineering from Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Turkey. His main area of research interest focuses on Mine Ventilation, Underground Mining Methods, Ventilation Air Methane (VAM) Mitigation and Utilization Technologies, Coal Mine Methane Applications in Coal Mines, Oxidation and Spontaneous Combustion of Coal, Carbon Capture and Storage, Renewable Energy Sources, Energy Policy in the EU and Turkey. Previously he was appointed as Research Scientist at Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research (VCCER), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Post-Doc Researcher at Institute fur Bergbaukunde I RWTH Aachen University (Germany), Visiting Academics at Faculty of Civil, Mining and Environmental Sciences University of Wollongong (Australia). He successfully completed 9 research projects. He has published 9 research articles in journals, and 16 national and international Symposiums, Congresses, and Workshops contributed as author/co-author. He is also acting as reviewer for number of international journals. He is professional member of Union of Chambers of Engineers and Architects of Turkey (TMMOB), Chamber of Mining Engineers (MMO), executive member of Zonguldak Mining Engineering Society, and Global Methane Initiative (GMI), Coal Subcommitee.