Dr Craven comes to Universal Bioenergy with more than 14 years experience in business management and more than nine years of experience in marketing. He has been involved in R&D of alternative energy, emphasizing biodiesel.

Prior to joining Universal Bioenergy, Dr Craven worked as lead chemical researcher and developer at Antek Research, an environmentally focused non-profit research firm.

Universal noted that his research projects were aimed at optimizing and improving biodiesel reactions and production, from component miscibility to use of reaction by-products to catalytic reactions for waste-to-fuel conversion and waste conversion to other useful products.

Dr Craven said: I am pleased and excited to join the Universal Bioenergy team and look forward to a long and meaningful relationship with the company as we share many of the same views and desired positive goals and outcomes for the biofuels industry and its potential positive impact globally.