Yogendra Shastri is a Visiting Research Assistant Professor at the Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is working on computational modeling and systems analysis of biomass feedstock production and provision. He is a chemical engineer by training and specializes in modeling, simulation and analysis of engineering systems. He has extensive multi-disciplinary research experience that includes contributions in bioenergy, environmental management, and theoretical and applied aspects of sustainability.