J.C. Lai received her BEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak campus, in 2011. She received her MPhil from the same institution in 2016. J.C. joined the School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus) (SUTS) as an Associate Lecturer in October 2015 and subsequently appointed as Lecturer in 2016.
Her research interests include oil palm wastes treatment and advancement of composting method on empty fruit bunches.