Erol Yilmaz is an Associate Professor at Civil Engineering Department (Geotechnical Division) in School of Engineering and Architecture at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University (RTEU: Rize, Turkey). He received his B.Sc. degree (with honors first class) in Mining Engineering from Istanbul University in 2000, and his M.Sc. degree in Mining Engineering from Karadeniz Technical University (KTU: Trabzon, Turkey) in 2003. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Sciences from Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue(UQAT: Rouyn-Noranda, Canada) in 2010, and completed his Post-Doctoral Research at the same university in 2011. He has over 20 years of rich experience in industry, academia, and research by focusing on analytical, innovative and operational issues on geotechnics, mine fills and waste cementitious materials covering several countries in North America, Asia and Europe. Before joining the university, he worked as an Engineer for Cayeli Bakir Isletmeleri A.S. of First Quantum Minerals Ltd. He has authored or co-authored over 100 scientific publications, including books, reports, and journal/conference articles. His research is well recognized by the academic society, drawing more than 1350 citations with H-index of 23 (Web of Science). He is serving as Lead Guest Editor of Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (AMSE), an Editor of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Geotechnical Engineering (ICE – GE), and an Editorial Board Member of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (GEGE) and Journal of Mining and Environment (JME). He has a very close relationship with the industry. He actively works with Chinese, Canadian and many international professional bodies on green waste management and development tools as well as resource efficiency issues. At present, he has been repeatedly invited as a Keynote Speaker and acts as a Consultant and a Reviewer for several scientific committees, peer-reviewed journals, funding agencies, and several international projects.