Hua Cai
Purdue University| Purdue University | |
| WEST LAFAYETTE, United States | |
| Member ID | 0383 |
|---|---|
| Member since | Sep 08, 2011 |
| Status | Active |
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Dr. Hua Cai is the Thomas and Jane Schmidt Rising Star Associate Professor at Purdue University. She holds a joint appointment in Industrial Engineering and Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Her research interests include data-driven system modeling and optimization, environmental implications of emerging technologies, AI for sustainable development, complex adaptive systems, and decision making for sustainable consumptions.Details
Education:University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Joint Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering & Natural Resources and Environment, August 2015
with Graduate Certificate in Complex Systems, offered by Center for the Study of Complex Systems; Graduate Certificate of Science, Technology, and Public Policy, offered by Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Complex Systems Summer School, May-June 2013
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
M.S. in Environmental Engineering, May 2007
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
B.E. in Environmental Engineering, July 2005
Selected Publications:
Luo, H., Chahine, R., Gkritza, K., Cai, H., (2023) “What motivates the use of shared mobility systems and their integration with public transit: evidence from a choice experiment study”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 155:104286
Li, Y., Luo, H., Cai, H., (2023) “Photovoltaic-battery powered bike share stations are not necessarily energy self-sufficient”, Applied Energy, 348:121505
Song, L., Cai, H., Zhu, T. (2021) “Large-scale Micro-analysis of U.S. Household Food Carbon Footprint and Reduction Potential”, Environmental Science & Technology, 55(22), 15323-15332
Luo, H., Zhang, Z., Gkritza, K., Cai, H., (2021) “Are Shared Electric Scooters Competing with Buses? A Case Study in Indianapolis”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 97, 102877.
Luo, H., Zhao, F., Chen, W., Cai, H., (2020) “Optimizing bike sharing systems from the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions perspective”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 117: 102705
Lokhandwala, M., Cai, H., (2020) “Siting charging stations for electric vehicle adoption in shared autonomous fleets”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 80:102231
Luo, H., Kou, Z., Zhao, F., Cai, H. (2019) “Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Station-based and Dock-less Bike Sharing Systems”, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 146:180-189
Song, L., Lim, Y., Chang, P., Guo, Y., Zhang, M., Wang, X., Yu, X., Lehto, M., Cai, H. (2019) “Ecolabel’s Role in Informing Sustainable Consumption: A Naturalistic Decision Making Study”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 218:685-695
Cai, H., Jia, X., Chiu, A., Hu, X., Xu, M. (2014) “Siting Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations using Big-Data Informed Travel Patterns”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 33:39-46.