The United States is an international leader in advancing sustainable biofuels research and production.  As the U.S. moves to secure an energy future grounded on a mix of domestic energy sectors, biofuels will play an increasingly important role in liquid transportation fuels for cars, buses, and airplanes.  EI and the colleges of Agriculture and Engineering at Texas A&M University, along with their associated research agencies and academic departments, have formed comprehensive and robust research collaborations to advance our national capacity in biofuels, from fundamental microbial genome research to operational advanced demonstration projects such as the AgriLife Research algae ponds in West Texas and the synthetic fuels production demonstration projects in chemical engineering.