Prof. Cai has long been engaged in research on the formation mechanisms and sources of secondary organic aerosols in typical polluted regions both in China and abroad, and has published over 40 papers, including 13 first/corresponding-author papers in renowned atmospheric science journals such as Nature Geoscience, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Environmental Pollution, and Atmospheric Measurement Techniques ( over 10 of which were published as first/corresponding author), with a total citation count exceeding 1,000. His research achievements have been highly recognized by experts in the field of atmospheric science both domestically and internationally, and have been widely reported by media in multiple languages. In addition, the applicant was selected for the first cohort of the Ministry of Education's Overseas Postdoctoral Talent Recruitment Program (Tier II) and the Jiangsu Specially-Appointed Professorship. As principal investigator, he has led a General Program grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and a Horizon project funded by a European research center; as project/subproject leader, he has undertaken research projects including the National Key R&D Program of China and a project funded by the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation of Finland.
Research areas included:
Organic aerosols from primary and secondary sources;
Ship emissions and their environmental impacts