Expertise

Cai’s research has in recent years been focused in the wave propagation in various media using both analytical and computational approaches. Cai has been active the emerging area of phononinc crystals and acoustic metamaterials.

Past Affiliations

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (past)
1998 - 2001

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, Kansas State University

Communities
Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Degrees
ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Applied Mechanics, 1998
MEng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Solid Mechanics, 1988
BS, University of Science and Technology of China, China, Solid Mechanics, 1985
Keywords
continuum mechanics elasticity mechanics solid mechanics computational mechanics computer simulation or modeling composite materials mechanical properties (materials) mathematical modeling
Languages
Chinese, Mandarin, English
Associations
Acoustical Society of America
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Bioengineering Division