Charles Cai has been appointed as Associate Professor at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
PhD Charles Cai has been appointed as tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems as of 1 August 2026. The field of the professorship is Sustainable Bioproducts and Processes.
Cai received his doctorate from University of California, Riverside, in 2014. Following the completion of his doctoral studies, he worked as a researcher in several companies and also served as an Adjunct Professor. He is the co-founder and CTO of two startups: the Hurd Co (Santa Monica, CA) and MG Fuels (Northbrook, IL). Most recently, he worked as an Associate Research Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Riverside.
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