Q&A: Larry Walker calls for 'Manhattan Project' for energy in biofuels

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb06/Larry_Walker_Q&A.aw.html

Date: Feb. 23, 2006

By Aaron Goldweber
cunews@cornell.edu

In his State of the Union speech last month, U.S. President George W. Bush expressed his commitment to funding research and development of alternative fuel sources. Cornell University is one of five Sun Grant Centers of Excellence -- regional hubs already at the forefront of researching the use of plant biomass in energy and chemical production -- and is an excellent position to advance its leadership role in these areas.

Larry Walker, professor of biological and environmental engineering and director of the Northeast Sun Grant Institute of Excellence, based at Cornell and serving 14 states and the District of Columbia, from Maine to Maryland to Michigan. recently answered some questions about this increasingly hot topic.