Apply Now: Funded Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Dr. Cai is seeking one undergraduate student to participate on research project to analyze the energy use and carbon emissions of training autonomous vehicles.
uSMART team member Shirley Li named 2024 NABSA Meddin Emerging Scholar
Li is a PhD candidate in the Purdue University school of Environmental and Ecological Engineering.
uSMARTers present at international conferences
This summer members of the uSMART team presented at a variety of international conferences.
Dr. Cai and Zhuoli Yin develop AI-based TA tool to help students
AI-based TA tool helps improve student outcomes.
Welcome to the Urban Sustainability Modeling & Analysis Research Team (uSMART)!
With over half of the global population now lives in urban areas and an increasing rate of urbanization, identifying a sustainable path for urban development while conserving natural resources and constraining emissions is of critical importance.
Our group uses agent-based modeling, life cycle assessments, system dynamics, big data analytics, GIS, and optimization tools to study the environmental implications of emerging technologies from the systems perspective. Our research interests include energy-water nexus, emerging transportation systems, energy policy, sustainable consumption, and sustainable and resilient supply chains.
Interested in joining uSMART? Please feel free to contact:
Dr. Hua Cai
Thomas and Jane Schmidt Rising Star Associate Professor
Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering
Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Purdue University
315 N. Grant Street
Grissom Hall Room 390
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Tel. 765-49-47701
Fax: 765-49-47704
Email: huacai@purdue.edu