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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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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Re-Use of Minnesota Waste Material in Sustainably Designed Soils, Part 2
Saftner, D. A. (PI), Aro, M. (CoI) & Cai, M. (CoI)
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
10/24/22 → 9/30/24
Project: Research project
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Addressing the research needs for the sustainable application of TDA in stormwater infiltration/treatment
Gulliver, J. S. (PI) & Cai, M. (CoI)
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
6/3/22 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Minerals and Water: Demonstration of Three Sulfate Reduction Technology Applications
Hudak III, G. J. (PI), Cai, M. (CoI), Chun, C. L. (CoI), Johnson, L. B. (CoI), Kolomitsyn, I. V. (CoI), Hanson, A. T. (Other Role) & Rao, S. (Other Role)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
8/26/21 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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Development of In Situ Bioslopes & Bioswales
Saftner, D. A. (PI), Cai, M. (CoI), Johnson, K. W. (CoI) & Patelke, M. M. (Other Role)
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
8/18/17 → 10/31/19
Project: Research project
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Phytoplankton trends in the Laurentian Great Lakes (2001–2021) reveal significant changes in phytoplankton abundance and taxonomic composition
Reavie, E. D., Kovalenko, K. E., Cai, M., Alexson, E. E., Wellard Kelly, H. A. & Scofield, A. E., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 51, 2, 102514.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
The recent diatom-based paleolimnology of Lake Michigan
Reavie, E. D., Bramburger, A. J. & Cai, M., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Paleolimnology. 73, 4, p. 347-360 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inhalable, elongate mineral particles from lake sediment records trace mining activities in northern Minnesota
Zanko, L. M., Reavie, E. D., Post, S. P., Geerts, S. M. D., Hudak, G. J. & Cai, M., Aug 2022, In: Journal of Paleolimnology. 68, 2, p. 215-230 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
Size distributions and dry deposition fluxes of water-soluble inorganic nitrogen in atmospheric aerosols in Xiamen Bay, China
Wu, S. P., Li, X., Gao, Y., Cai, M. J., Xu, C., Schwab, J. J. & Yuan, C. S., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry. 79, 1, p. 17-38 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations -
厦门港大气PM2.5中重金属污染特征及健康风险评价
Translated title of the contribution :Characterization and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in PM2.5 in Xiamen Port Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Scopus citations
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Maps of wind-wave height on Minnesota lake shorelines
Herb, W. R., Janke, B., Cai, M., Stefan, H. G. & Johnson, L. B., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, Jan 27 2022
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/226175
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