News - Urban Sustainability Modeling & Analysis Research Team

July 1, 2024

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.

June 28, 2024

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.

June 27, 2024

uSMARTers present at international conferences

This summer members of the uSMART team presented at a variety of international conferences.

December 18, 2023

Dr. Cai co-organized the 1st Urban Science and Sustainability Conference in Xiamen, China

October 1, 2023

Dr. Cai and Zhuoli Yin develop AI-based TA tool to help students

AI-based TA tool helps improve student outcomes.

November 4, 2021

Three ways to shrink your carbon footprint the next time you're grocery shopping

How you stock your shelves and fill the fridge may matter more for the environment than going vegan, this report says.

October 20, 2021

Hardaway named "Trailblazer"

Kendrick Hardaway was selected for the LATinE Trailblazer program by the College of Engineering.

March 30, 2021

Agrali Dean's Teaching Fellowship

Purdue IE Graduate Student, Cansu Agrali, was named a Dean's Teaching Fellow for work during a decidedly different semester.

March 25, 2021

Dr. Cai and Dr. Kou earn "2020 Best Paper" accolades

Resources, Conservation & Recycling journal named three "Best Paper" awards from 2020. Recent IE graduate, Zhaoyu Kou, PhD,'s work, "Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions reduction from bike share systems: a model considering real-world trips and transportation mode choice patterns", was among them.

November 4, 2020

Zhaoyu Successfully Defended His Dissertation

Zhaoyu Kou has successfully defended his dissertation! Congratulations, Dr. Kou!