With over 10 years experience in industry and academia, Dr. Cai's research interests include water chemistry, stormwater treatment, watershed / environmental statistics and climate change. Current research focuses on cost-effective technologies and materials to treat wastewater and stormwater. Dr. Cai is also an environmental statistician and GIS analyst, capable of multiple statistical methods and software including ArcGIS.
Recent Studies
- Low-concentration sulfate reduction by chemical precipitation technology
- Highway stormwater treatment using locally available waste materials
- Assessing environmental stressor impacts such as climate change 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
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
Growth performance of hybrid poplar clones on two agricultural sites with and without early irrigation and fertilization
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Performance Evaluation of Alternative Biofilter Media Amendments
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
