Randall von Wedel is the founder and Principal Biochemist for CytoCulture International, an environmental laboratory and consulting firm on the San Francisco Bay.

Dr. von Wedel is a graduate of Dartmouth College and received his Doctorate in Biochemistry from the University California Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. von Wedel completed 2 years as a post doctoral fellow at Scripps Research Institute before entering the biotechnology industry.

Dr. von Wedel has managed several biodiesel research contracts and he established the first B-20 fleet in California at the UC Davis (March 1999). The City of Berkeley became the first municipality in North America to run all 192 diesel powered vehicles on B-100.

In May of 2001, CytoCulture opened the first retail B-100 fuel station in North America (San Francisco) with World Energy.

He is a consultant to the City of San Francisco, Disneyland, Disney World, Pacific Gas & Electric, Florida Power & Light, and other large biodiesel fleets to source sustainable feedstock biodiesel, set protective fuel contract specifications, and establish fuel quality monitoring programs to avoid problems as fleets proceed with biodiesel implementation.

Dr. von Wedel is also the inventor of the pHLip Test for confirming the quality of B100.

JatrophaWorld 2008 Miami Speaker
Day 2 : Wednesday, June 11
16:05 FUEL QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR BIODIESEL FROM JATROPHA

JatrophaWorld 2008 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Miami from June 9 to 11, 2008, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.