Dr. David Bransby is a Professor of Energy Crops and Bioenergy in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University in Alabama. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of bioenergy, is a national leader in research on switchgrass and bioenergy in general, and has an international reputation for his work at Auburn. Dr. Bransby is author or co-author on over 300 technical publications, and has attracted over $7 million in grant money to fund his research. He serves on the editorial boards of two international bioenergy journals, acts as a consultant for several private companies in the emerging cellulosic biofuel industry, and has briefed President Bush twice on this topic.