With 10+ year experience in industry and academia, Dr. Cai's research interests include water chemistry, stormwater treatment, climate change, watershed and environmental statistics. Current researches focus on using cost-effective technologies/materials to treat wastewater and stormwater to sustain resources and protect our environment for resilient communities. Dr. Cai is also an environmental statistician and GIS analyst, capable of multiple statistical methods and softwares, and ArcGIS.
Recent Studies
- Low-concentration sulfate reduction by chemical precipitation technology
- Highway stormwater treatment using locally available waste materials; and
- Assessing environmental stressors impacts such as climate changes on aquatic biological communities
Education
- Post-doctoral research associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Tennessee – Knoxville, 2010-2012
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee – Knoxville. 2010
- M.S., Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark. 2006
- B.S., Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology. 1997
Publications
Size distributions and dry deposition fluxes of water-soluble inorganic nitrogen in atmospheric aerosols in Xiamen Bay, China
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Size distributions and health risks of particle-bound toxic elements in the southeast coastland of China
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Long-term primary production trends in the Laurentian Great Lakes: a comparison of geochemical methods
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Vectors of Efficiency in Hybrid Poplar Genotype Testing
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Chemical nature of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> in the coastal urban Xiamen, China: Insights into the impacts of shipping emissions and health risk
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
