The primary objective of this project is to synthetically convert waste oil from the York College of Pennsylvania cafeteria to biodiesel. Currently, efforts have been concentrated on analysis of the waste oil to determine water content, free fatty acid concentration and general viability. Although many procedures for biodiesel synthesis exist, the exploration of both heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis as well as a base catalyzed two-phase synthesis will be the focus of this investigation. The short term goals include development of small-scale biodiesel syntheses, comparison of viable methodologies and ASTM analysis of the products. It is envisioned that future collaborations with engineers may lead to the development of a cost efficient large scale production.