Dr. I. Sekar is a Professor of '~orestry and is,currently heading the Department of Forest Products and Utilization, Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam. He is involved in teaching, research and extension for the past 18 years. He has got good experience in teaching UG, PG and Ph.D Programme in Forestry and has guided several M.Sc and Ph.D students. He has handled many external funded projects funded by Government of India and Tamil Nadu State Forest Department with special emphasize on wood technology, secondary timber forest product and value addition of forest and agroforestry residues. He has been trained in wood seasoning and preservation at University of Melbourne, Australia. He has published more than 5 books and over 70 research papers in forestry research.