“…Energy & Fuels has established annual Pioneers in Energy Research (PIERs) for honoring highly influential scientists who have made pioneering contributions to respective fields of energy research. 1 Professor Javier Bilbao (University of Basque Country, Spain) has been selected as the first PIER in the field of bioenergy, biofuels, and biorefinery for his outstanding contribution to the area of biomass and waste conversion.…”