by Britt Flaherty
Green algae may soon be what powers our cars, planes, and light bulbs, but only if a workforce of smart professionals learns how to grow and process the energy stored in photosynthetic bugs. That's where Educating and Developing Workers for the Green Economy, or EDGE, comes in. EDGE is a collaborative effort on behalf of San Diego powerhouses such as UCSD, SDSU, CleanTECH San Diego, BIOCOM, and the San Diego Workforce Partnership, focused on educating a next-generation workforce in green technology. In this second entry of SD-CAB's new blog on all things green in San Diego, I'll profile a few students from an EDGE course on Biofuels this past quarter, taught by Professor John Buchner, Ph.D. Buchner, like many EDGE instructors, is a post-doctoral scholar in an SD-CAB lab and is focused on a career in educating the next generation of scientists and researchers.These are the men and women who will power the green economy:
