About Charles A. Abbas, Ph.D.

Founder and CTO, Ibiocat, inc.
www.ibiocat.com
Tel: 1-217-412-8096
Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Biology, U. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Member of US Dept. of Energy (DOE) Biomass Advisory Committee (TAC) 2017-2020
Member Advisory Board, U. of Iowa Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing (CBB)
Member of Scientific Advisory Board, 3 F Bio Glasgow UK
Affiliate, U. of Illinois-CU Carl Woese Institute for Genomics Biology
Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, U. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Former Chair of the International Yeast Commission (ICY)
Adjunct Professor, FSHN, U. of Illinois-CU
Former Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, U. of Illinois-CU
Former Faculty Advisor, U. of Illinois Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)
Former Director Yeast and Renewables Research at ADM
Email: cabbas@illinois.edu
Email: biocat1@icloud.com
Recipient of Alltech Medallion of Excellence in 2004 for work on nonconventional yeast
Recipient of Charles D Scott Award in 2016 for contributions to the biotechnology of fuels and chemicals
Recipient of BBI FEW Alcohol Award of Excellence in 2016 in recognition of significant contributions to the fuel ethanol industry through research, technical advisory or development activities