To conduct research and provide educational programs in environmentally-sound biobased product and energy development leading to the establishment of sustainable bioenergy and biorefinery industries in Oklahoma.

Strengthen basic research foundation in feedstock development and conversion technologies.
Provide undergraduate and graduate training for future biobased economy workforce.
Formulate teams of university personnel to determine the most appropriate opportunities in feedstock production and conversion applications for specific regions in Oklahoma.
When and where appropriate, establish producer-based feedstock demonstration plots of selected perennial grasses, such as switchgrass.
Establish OSU as one of the predominant cellulosic research universities in the U.S.