Biodiesel is an alternative fuel made from vegetable oils and has numerous benefits including decreased: toxicity, green house gas emissions, cost, and dependence on foreign oil. A large problem in biodiesel production is the creation of waste by-products that contaminate the biodiesel fuel, and can lead to reduced engine performance and costly repairs. The goals of this project are the development of a small, bench top reactor capable of producing biodiesel from waste vegetable oil and the identification, assessment, development and execution of analytical methods to test the quality of the synthesized biodiesel. I am developing the methods set by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and using instrumentation available in the Bridgewater State College (BSC) chemistry department. These methods are being used to evaluate the efficiency of my biodiesel reactor and improvements to the chemical process. This research was supported by grant from the BSC Adrian Tinsley Program.