A "Transforming Energy" Lecture by Valerie Sarisky-Reed
June 13, 2008

This lecture is in conjunction with the UMERC Biofuels Symposium.

Abstract

This presentation will address the technical, political, and infrastructure barriers facing the development of a successful biofuels industry in the U.S., as well as the efforts the department is taking to overcome them through its Biofuels Initiatives. This discussion will include a description of the goals of the President's Advanced Energy Initiative and 20 in 10 Initiative, current programmatic work, major research and development successes and planning for the future.

Biography

Valerie Reed is the team leader for Biochemical and Thermochemical Conversion R&D in the Biomass Programs for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy. She received her Ph.D. in chemistry from Georgetown University in 1993. Since then, she has been working 15 years in various arenas on producing liquid fuels from biomass. She worked closely with administration in developing the Executive Order entitled "DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING BIOBASED PRODUCTS AND BIOENERGY," which was formalized into law under the Biomass R&D Act of 2000 and has lead to EPACT 2005 Bioenergy Provisions as well as the recently enacted Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.