Mingheng Li is a Professor at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 1997, Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2000, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UCLA in 2004. He was a Senior Research Engineer at PPG Industries from 2005 to 2007. His research interests are water, energy, and materials processing. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.