Mr. Haq is a chemical engineer with the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Biomass Program (OBP). He manages the analytical activities conducted by OBP. Prior to this position, he worked as an operations research analyst at the Energy Information Administration (EIA). He has worked for various energy consulting organizations and at Southern Company Services. He was a senior engineer in a coal gasification demonstration power plant, and has over 20 years of experience in energy and environmental areas. Mr. Haq has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. He is certified as an Engineer-in-Training in the State of Alabama.