Dr. Sushil Adhikari is a professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and the Director of the Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts at Auburn University. He obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal; his M.S. in Energy Technology from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; and his Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from Mississippi State University. His research interests are biomass gasification; biomass pyrolysis; hydrothermal liquefaction; torrefaction; and biodiesel production.