Dr. Mahmoud Sharara is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist at the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He was a postdoctoral research associate and an assistant scientist at the Biosystems Engineering Department and the Wisconsin Energy Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Sharara's research focuses on pathways for the sustainable management of agricultural waste and byproducts to generate value-added products and reduce adverse impacts. His research incorporates bench-top studies, field demonstrations, process modeling techniques, techno-economic assessment (TEA), life cycle assessment (LCA), and spatial optimization to guide the development and adoption of sustainable management practices and technologies.