The company was co-founded in 2005 by [Marc] Madou and Ben Park, who is now Enevate’s chief technology officer and who has a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from UCI. … [Jarvis Tou, Enevate executive vice president for marketing and products], called the company a “spinout” from the University of California, Irvine research. The company isn’t connected to UCI as a majority state is owned by outside investors and a minority share is held by employees. [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.]