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Shaobiao Cai

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Faculty and Staff

Shaobiao Cai

Ph.D.

Department Chair, Professor | Faculty

Address: 228 TE
Phone: (507) 389-1918
Email: shaobiao.cai@mnsu.edu

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