Edwin H. Walker Jr earned his doctorate in chemistry at age 27 and has barely looked back. With 13 publications under his belt before coming out of graduate school, he has also given more than 20 poster presentations in national venues, most recently at the American Chemical Society. He can also include securing a half-million-dollar National Science Foundation grant for Southern University as a feather in his cap. Walker has a great appreciation for literature and African American history, including the work of David Walker, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. "After you read (Washington's) Up From Slavery you can't do anything but work hard," he says. This document give a brief overview of the accomplishments of Edwin H. Walker Jr., Associate Professor, Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge.