Biotechnology for Biofuels
is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal featuring high-quality studies describing technological and operational advances in the production of biofuels from biomass.
Biotechnology for Biofuels is overseen by Co-Editor-in-Chief Chris Somerville.
Chris Somerville
Chris Somerville is a professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley and a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is also director of the new Energy Biosciences Institute at UC Berkeley, University of Illinois and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He has published more than 200 scientific papers and patents in plant and microbial genetics, genomics, biochemistry, and biotechnology. His current research is focused on the characterization of proteins, such as cellulose synthase, implicated in plant cell wall synthesis and modification. He has served as a member of the scientific advisory boards of numerous academic institutions, corporations, and private foundations in Europe and North America. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, The Royal Society of London and the Royal Society of Canada and has received numerous scientific awards and honorary degrees.
