Bertman, Western Michigan University professor of chemistry, forgoes the cryptic implications of these issues that are often found in scientific reports and texts for a chance to address the realities of the nation's energy crisis.
A talk about "What Biofuels are in Your Future?" will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Room 1220 of WMU's new Chemistry Building. During this free, public discussion, Bertman will touch on the nation's current and future energy needs, basic properties of biofuels and other alternative energy sources, and the viability and accessibility of resources needed to maintain the modern lifestyle.
"We are certainly not the world's leader in alternative energy," Bertman says. "We're way behind the game. We should have been where we are now decades ago."