Emeritus Professor Shahab Sokhansanj Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of British Columbia, Canada Email: shahabs@chbe.ubc.ca Topic：Logistics of woody feedstock supply to a commercial gasification plant in Canada

Dr. Shahab Sokhansanj is the Research Leader, Biomass & Bioenergy Research Group (BBRG) at the University of British Columbia. Prior to joining UBC in 2002, Dr. Sokhansanj taught agricultural engineering at the University of Saskatchewan where he holds the title of Emeritus Professor. Dr. Sokhansanj retired recently from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) where as a Distinguished Research Scientist he engaged in research on biomass preprocessing and supply logistics. Dr. Sokhansanj holds an Adjunct Professor appointment in Chemical & Biological Engineering at UBC supervising a team of post doctorals and students on wood pellets and supply systems modeling. Dr. Sokhansanj hold fellowships in Engineering Institute of Canada, Engineers of Canada, Canadian Society of Bio Engineering, and American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Dr. Sokhansanj received the 2016 International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition’s Founders Award. The Award recognized Dr. Sokhansanj’s contribution to the development of engineering science around pellets and pellet industry. Dr. Sokhansanj is an active member of the BioFuelnet Canada.