Center to Research Algae-Based Fuels - Stephen Mayfield

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A consortium of academic researchers is pushing to make San Diego a hub for research on algae-based fuels, a task that, if successful, could pour more jobs and funding into the area.

Stephen Mayfield, a biologist and associate dean at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, is spearheading an effort to elevate the region’s position as a leader in algae-based fuels.

He is lobbying government officials to build a multimillion-dollar facility that would combine academic research teams from Scripps’ research institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego.

“Ultimately, I think, we’d like to have a building maybe on the campus of UCSD,” he said.

His timing could prove spot on. San Diego, home to a handful of companies trying to create high-octane fuel from algae, could position itself as a major center for algal research under a new presidential administration that campaigned on renewable fuels and energy independence.

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