Dr. Hongfei Lin is an Associate Professor in the Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. He received his B.E and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University, China, and his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University, USA.  After graduation, he has been a postdoctoral fellow for two years at the University of California, Santa Barbara and then worked in renewable energy industry for three years.  Dr. Lin’s current research focuses on catalysis for sustainability, with the emphasis on developing liquid-phase catalytic processes for production of fuels and chemicals from renewable feedstocks. He has authored 50 scientific papers in the premier scientific journals including Energy and Environmental Science, Green Chemistry, ChemSusChem, etc.  He has also delivered numerous presentations in conferences and research institutions. He is the international advisory board member of Energy Technology, and the editorial board member of Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials. He also served as the guest editor for Catalysis Today. He is the current Program Chair of the Energy and Fuels Division of American Chemical Society (ACS).