Where does Kaiyu Guan work?

Kaiyu Guan is Founder of HabiTerre.

Where did Kaiyu Guan go to school?

Kaiyu Guan studied at Princeton University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Engineering); Princeton University (Master of Arts - MA, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology); Nanjing University (Bachelor's Degree, Geography and Geoinformatics).

Kaiyu Guan

Founder

Founder at HabiTerre

Urbana-Champaign Area

FoundedHabiTerre

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869 people in our graph share verified history with Kaiyu — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Dr. Julie PullenunlockedKaiyu: together at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2025)

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×2Kaiyu: together at Nanjing University

Founder at HabiTerre

Experience

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignLevenick Endowed Professorcurrent2025 — present
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignFounding Director, Agroecosystem Sustainability Centercurrent2021 — present
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBlue Waters Professor, University Scholarcurrent2024 — present
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBlue Waters Assistant and Associate Professor2016 — 2024
HabiTerreFounder & Executive Chairman of the Boardcurrent2019 — present
NASA AcresChief Scientistcurrent2023 — present
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineBoard Member, National Academies Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR)current2025 — present
The Climate CorporationQuantitative Scientist2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral Scholar2013 — 2015Stanford
Princeton UniversityPhD Research Assistant2008 — 2013Princeton, NJ
Esri ChinaArcGIS Training Instructor (intern)2007Beijing, China

Skills & more

Crop Modeling and ForecastingRemote SensingEnvironmental AwarenessGISMicrosoft OfficeArcGISEnvironmental ScienceStatisticsRMatlabEnglishClimate Change

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kaiyu Guan?: Executive Officer, Director at HabiTerre
Where does Kaiyu Guan work?: Kaiyu Guan is Founder of HabiTerre.
What companies did Kaiyu Guan found?: Kaiyu Guan founded HabiTerre.
Where did Kaiyu Guan go to school?: Kaiyu Guan studied at Princeton University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Engineering); Princeton University (Master of Arts - MA, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology); Nanjing University (Bachelor's Degree, Geography and Geoinformatics).

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Nanjing University mafia13

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Will PriceInvestor at Next Frontier Capital Kent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURES Zhenan BaoAdvisory Partner at Fusion Rebecca LiVice President at Sky9 Capital Violet TanPartner & COO at UpHonest Capital Lingling JiangPartner at DWF Labs

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Shared employers

Also worked at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign151

Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford David KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpact Graham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag David AnSenior Software Engineer at Red Cell Incubation Sara Crown StarVenture Partner at FemHealth Ventures Dorin BanielPartner, Israel at NightDragon

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Also worked at HabiTerre2

Nick ReinkeExecutive Officer, Director at HabiTerre David WoodburnExecutive Officer, Director at Edison Agrosciences

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Luis MartinezVenture Principal at Capital Factory Dr. Julie PullenScientist, writer, and advisor working at the boundaries of sea, sky, and living systems Priyanka KanalSenior Associate, Venture at McKesson Ventures Peter ShannonFounder, Managing Director at Radius Capital Ventures Sunny BatesCEO, Sunny Bates Associates at The 98 Deepali PatelDirector of International Policy at AMR Action Fund

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Also worked at Stanford University1,147

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