Dr. Tabil started at the Department of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering of the University of Saskatchewan as Assistant Professor in August 2000. He was promoted to Associate Professor and given tenure in 2004. He was promoted to Professor and appointed Head of the department (Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering) in 2008. The Department of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering was merged with the Department of Chemical Engineering in 2010, where he ceased to be Head upon merger. The new department is now known as Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Prior to this academic position, Dr. Tabil was a Research Engineer with the then Agricultural Value-added Engineering Centre (AVEC) of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development from October 1997 to July 2000, where we work on a wide range of client-based projects dealing with postharvest technology and value-added processing of agricultural products. The areas of research in which he works and maintains interest include bioprocess engineering, value-added engineering and postharvest handling of crops. He has also conducted applied research and development projects related to value-added processing of agricultural products including storage, drying and cooling, and physical properties of agricultural and biological materials. For the past few years, he has been working on projects dealing with the utilization of flax straw as fibre reinforcement for biocomposites, bioplastic development from pulse starch and postharvest treatment for red lentil milling. His current projects include pre-processing and densification of biomass for the biorefinery and conversion of lignocellulosic waste into bioproducts, and many others. Dr. Tabil continues to work and have interest in projects such as agricultural waste and processing byproduct utilization and the processing of agricultural materials into industrial products. Dr. Tabil teaches courses including Properties of Materials in Biosystems and Mechanics of Materials in Biosystems. He is also the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair of the Biological Engineering program where he looks after among other things, outcomes-based assessment and evaluation of the program for accreditation with CEAB. Just recently, Dr. Tabil just returned from a six month sabbatical leave where was Visiting Professor at Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines) and China Agricultural University (Beijing, China). He is a member of the Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE). He is a Professional Engineer registered in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. He is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

2013-2014 Development of Green Composites with Improved Physico-mechanical Properties from Oat Hulls and Flax Straw, Agriculture Development Fund. Integrated Oilseed Bio-energy/Bio-products Platform, Global Institute of Food Security. 2012-2013 NSERC Strategic Canadian Biochar Research and Application Network (Biochar Net), NSERC Strategic Networks. Reducing Commercialization Risk for Biocomoposites by Correlating Material Properties with Manufacturing Processes and Parameters, Agriculture Development Fund. Pelletization Equipment for Making Novel Biosorbents with Enhanced Adsorption Performance. Biological Pretreatment of Crop Biomass for Biofuel and Biomaterial Applications, Agriculture Development Fund. Development of Green Composites with Improved Physico-mechanical Properties from Oat Hulls and Flax Straw, Agriculture Development Fund. Development of Value-added Pyrolysis Products Generated from oat Hulls, Agriculture Development Fund. High-efficient Ethanol Production from an Acid-catalyzed Hydrolysis Byproduct Derived from Lignocellulosic Biomass, Agriculture Development Fund. 2011-2012 Application of Pretreatments for Biomass Densification and Search for New Fungal Biocatalysts to Add Value to Lignins from the Pulp and Paper and Bioenergy Industry Sectors, NSERC Strategic Project Grants Biomass Pretreatment, Densification and Logistics for the Biofuel Industry, Network for Canadian Research Integration and Innovation in Biofuel Sustainability, NSERC Strategic Networks Determining Properties of Agricultural Straw for Equipment Design and as Feedstock for the Biofuel Industry, Case New Holland Development and process optimization for the bioconversion of renewable biomass for biobutanol production, led by Olds College and with my participation and that of PIs from other universities for NRCan's ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative. NSERC Strategic Canadian Biochar Research and Application Network (Bio-C Net), NSERC Strategic Networks 2010-2011 Biomass Pretreatment, Densification and Logistics for the Biofuel Industry, Network for Canadian Research Integration and Innovation in Biofuel Sustainability (Letter of Intent) Gender and Localized Postharvest Technology Development: Strengthening the Sustainable Livelihood of Small Farming Communities in Northern Mindanao, Philippines, Canadian International Food Security Research Fund of IDRC. NSERC Strategic Canadian Biochar Research and Application Network (Biochar Net), NSERC Strategic Networks Preprocessing and Densification of Biomass Feedstock for the Biorefinery, NSERC Strategic Research Program 2009-2010 Gender and Localized Postharvest Technology Development: Strengthening the Sustainable Livelihood of Small Farming Communities in Northern Mindanao, Philippines, Canadian International Food Security Research Fund of IDRC

Emami, S., L.G. Tabil, L. Campbell, E. George and P. Adapa. 2013. Densification of heat sensitive protein/fibre biomass. Canadian Biosystems Engineering 55: 3.19-3.28. http://dx.doi.org/10.7451/CBE.2013.55.3.19 Iroba, K.L., L.G. Tabil, T. Dumonceaux and O.D. Baik. 2013. Effect of alkaline pretreatment on chemical composition of lignocellulosic biomass using radio frequency heating. Biosystems Engineering 116: 385-398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.09.004 Mosqueda, M.R.P., L.G. Tabil and V. Meda. 2013. Physico-chemical characteristics of microwave-dried wheat distillers grain with solubles. Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy 47(3): 155-176. http://jmpee.org/jmpee_site/Vol_47(3)/47-3-155Mosqueda.pdf Tumuluru, J.S., L.G. Tabil, Y. Song, K.L. Iroba and V. Meda. 2013. Grinding energy and physical properties of chopped and hammer milled barley, wheat, oat, and canola straws. Biomass and Bioenergy 60 (1): 58-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.10.011 Daraei Garmakhany, A., M. Kashaninejad, M. Alami, Y. Maghsoudlou, M. Maghsoudlou and L.G. Tabil. 2014. Enhanced biomass delignification and enzymatic saccharification of canola straw by steam explosion pretreatment. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 94: 1607-1613. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.6466 Emami, S., L.G. Tabil, P. Adapa, E. George, A. Tilay, A. Dalai, M. Drisdelle and L. Ketabi. 2014. Effect of fuel additives on agricultural straw pellet quality. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 7(2): 92-100. http://www.ijabe.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/996 Iroba, K.L., L.G. Tabil, S. Sokhansanj and T. Dumonceaux. 2014. Pretreatment and fractionation of barley straw using steam explosion at low severity factor. Biomass and Bioenergy 66: 286-300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.02.002. Iroba, K.L., L.G. Tabil, S. Sokhansanj and V. Meda. 2014. Producing durable pellets from barley straw subjected to radio frequency-alkaline and steam explosion pretreatments. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 7(3): 68 82. http://www.ijabe.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/1085 Kashaninejad, M., L.G. Tabil and R. Knox. 2014. Effect of compressive load and particle size on compression characteristics of selected varieties of wheat straw grinds. Biomass and Bioenergy 60(1): 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.11.017 Satpathy, S.K., L.G. Tabil, V. Meda, S.N. Naik and R. Prasad. 2014. Torrefaction of wheat and barley straw after microwave heating. Fuel 124: 269-278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.01.102 Soleimani, M. and L. G. Tabil. 2014. Evaluation of biocomposite-based supports for immobilized-cell xylitol production compared with a free-cell system. Biochemical Engineering Journal 82: 166-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2013.11.011 Adapa, P.K., Tabil, L.G. and Schoenau, G.J. (2013). Factors affecting pellet quality and energy analysis of pelleting process, International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 6(2), 1-12. Mosqueda, M.R.P., Tabil, L.G. and Muthukumarappan, K. (2013). Effects of condensed distillers solubles and drying temperature on the physico-chemical characteristics of laboratory-prepared wheat distillers grain with solubles, International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 6(2), 73-86. Soleimani, M. and Tabil, L.G. (2013). Simultaneous quantification of carbohydrates, alcohols and toxic components in a bio-based medium using dual-detection HPLC analysis, American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 4(5), 265-272. Soleimani, M. and Tabil, L.G. (2013). Interaction of medium detoxification/supplementation and cell recycling in fermentative xylitol production, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 10.3109/10242422.2013.815746. (Accepted) Mosqueda, M.R.M., Tabil, L.G. and Christensen, C. (2013). Effect of drying conditions and level of condensed distillers solubles on protein quality of wheat distillers dried grain with solubles, Drying Technology, 31(7), 811-824. Doaguei, A.R., Ghazanfari, A. and Tabil, L.G. (2013). Mesophilic anaerobic digestion of damask rose bagasse with different proportions of cattle manure, Canadian Biosystems Engineering, 54, 8.1-8.6. Li, X., Mupondwa, E., Panigrahi, S., Tabil, L.G., Sokhansanj, S. and Stumborg, M. (2012). A review of agricultural residue supply in Canada for cellulosic ethanol production, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 16, 2954-2965. Li, X., Mupondwa, E., Panigrahi, S., Tabil, L.G., Sokhansanj, S. and Stumborg, M. (2012). A review of agricultural crop residue supply in Canada for cellulosic ethanol production, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 16, 2954-2965. Li, X., Mupondwa, E., Panigrahi, S., Tabil, L.G. and Adapa, P.K. (2012). Life cycle assessment of densified wheat straw pellets in the Canadian Prairies, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 17, 420-431. Mupondwa, E., Li, X., Tabil, L.G., Adapa, P.K., Sokhansanj, S., Stumborg, M., Gruber, M. and Laberge, S. (2012). Technoeconomic analysis of wheat straw densification in the Canadian Prairie Province of Manitoba, Bioresource Technology, 110, 355-363. Tabil, L.G., Talebi, S., Shaw, M.D. and Crerar, W.J. (2011). Utilization of mechanical compression as a disinfestation technique for Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor (say)) in timothy hay: Field test, International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 4(4), 12-20. Fabunmi, O., Tabil, L.G., Panigrahi, S. and Chang, P.R. (2011). Effects of incorporating polycaprolactone and flax fiber into glycerol-plasticized pea starch, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 19, 841-848. Talebi, S., Tabil, L.G., Opoku, A. and Shaw, M. (2011). Compression and relaxation properties of timothy hay, International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 4(3), 69-78. Adapa, P.K., Tabil, L.G., Schoenau, G.J., Canam, T. and Dumonceaux, T. (2011). Quantitative analysis of lignocellulosic components of non-treated and steam exploded barley, canola, oat and wheat straw using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B, 1, 177-188.