Recent Advances in Biofuels, Biorefinery, Biomass Utilization and Waste Management: Select Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in
暫譯: 生物燃料、生物精煉、 biomass 利用與廢物管理的最新進展：國際會議選集

Dr. Vaibhav Vasant Goud is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Assam, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from IIT Kharagpur in 2006. He worked as a lecturer at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Goa Campus from 2006 to 2007, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada from 2008 to 2009. Dr Goud's principal research interests are in the fields of processing of non-edible oilseeds, biofuels, biolubricants, and oleo-chemicals. He also works on the extraction of natural plant products such as essential oils, oleoresins, food colors, biopesticides, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals by the application of subcritical and supercritical fluids. He has published more than 160 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 20+ book chapters, and made presentations of his research at several national/international conferences.

Dr. Saket Verma is an Assistant professor in the School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. Previously, he has served as an Assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Pilani Campus, India, for 5 years. Before joining BITS Pilani, he received his Ph.D. from IIT Delhi India in 2019 with a CSIR research fellowship. He holds a master's degree (M.Tech.) from IIT Delhi, India, and a bachelor's degree (B.Tech) from National Institute of Technology Raipur, India. He has been a visiting researcher to NREL, USA (2022 & 2024), and CSU, USA (2023). He has worked extensively on hydrogen energy, especially on the development of hydrogen fueled engines and their application for vehicular purposes.

Dr. Lepakshi Barbora is a Senior Technical Officer at the School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. Her research focuses on high rate biomethanation, microbial and enzymatic fuel cells, bioremediation, and the development of value added bio-based technologies. She has contributed extensively to projects funded by DST, DBT, CSIR, MNRE, and ASTEC, spanning areas such as bioenergy generation, biochemical waste conversion, fluoride and arsenic remediation, biofuel cell design, and gas-to-liquid bioprocess intensification. Dr. Barbora has co-authored numerous research articles in International journals, focusing on advancements in sediment microbial fuel cells, biomethane-to-methanol conversion, biodesulfurization, and biochar-based biogas purification. She is also an inventor on patents including the Anaerobic Digester-Membrane Electrode Assembly (ADMEA) system for enriched biogas and power co-generation. Her work integrates biological, electrochemical, and environmental engineering approaches to develop sustainable solutions for clean energy and waste management.

Dr. Vaibhav Vasant Goud 是印度阿薩姆邦印度理工學院（IIT）古瓦哈提化學工程系的教授。他於2006年在IIT Kharagpur獲得博士學位。2006年至2007年，他在比爾拉科技與科學學院（Birla Institute of Technology and Science）皮拉尼校區的果阿校區擔任講師，並於2008年至2009年在加拿大薩斯喀徹溫大學擔任博士後研究員。Goud博士的主要研究興趣包括非食用油籽的加工、生物燃料、生物潤滑劑和油脂化學品。他還致力於利用亞臨界和超臨界流體提取天然植物產品，如精油、油樹脂、食品色素、生物農藥、營養補充品和化妝品。他在國際同行評審期刊上發表了超過160篇論文和20多個書章，並在多個國內/國際會議上展示了他的研究成果。

Dr. Saket Verma 是印度理工學院（IIT）古瓦哈提能源科學與工程學院的助理教授。此前，他在比爾拉科技與科學學院（BITS）皮拉尼校區的機械工程系擔任助理教授5年。在加入BITS皮拉尼之前，他於2019年在印度德里理工學院（IIT Delhi）獲得博士學位，並獲得了CSIR研究獎學金。他擁有印度德里理工學院的碩士學位（M.Tech.）和印度萊普爾國立技術學院的學士學位（B.Tech）。他曾作為訪問研究員前往美國NREL（2022年和2024年）和CSU（2023年）。他在氫能方面有廣泛的研究，特別是在氫燃料引擎的開發及其在車輛用途上的應用。

Dr. Lepakshi Barbora 是印度理工學院（IIT）古瓦哈提能源科學與工程學院的高級技術官員。她的研究重點是高效生物甲烷化、微生物和酶燃料電池、生物修復以及增值生物基技術的開發。她在由DST、DBT、CSIR、MNRE和ASTEC資助的項目中做出了廣泛貢獻，涵蓋生物能源生成、生化廢物轉化、氟化物和砷的修復、生物燃料電池設計以及氣體轉液體的生物過程強化。Barbora博士在國際期刊上共同撰寫了多篇研究文章，專注於沉積物微生物燃料電池的進展、生物甲烷轉化為甲醇、生物脫硫和基於生物炭的沼氣純化。她還是包括厭氧消化器-膜電極組件（ADMEA）系統的專利發明人，該系統用於增強沼氣和電力的共同生成。她的工作結合了生物學、電化學和環境工程的方法，以開發可持續的清潔能源和廢物管理解決方案。