Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao

Elvis is a lifelong Schmidt Science Fellow, selected by Schmidt Futures in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, pursuing his independent research of integrated carbon capture and utilization at MIT. During his Ph.D. study at Cornell University, he landed on Forbes 30 Under 30 for North America. Dr. Cao has been named an Activate Fellow, an MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium Impact Fellow, a Carbon Removal Justice Fellow, and a German Chancellor Fellow by the Humboldt Foundation. Besides research, Elvis was inducted into the Edward Bouchet Honor Society for his effort in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.