This document contains the biographical details of Tianxing Cai including his educational background, awards, publications, conference proceedings, and selected conference presentations. Tianxing Cai is a faculty member in the Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. His research focuses on optimization methods to minimize environmental impacts from industrial operations including chemical plants and energy networks. He has over 15 journal publications and conference proceedings and has presented his work at numerous national and international conferences.

1. Tianxing Cai
Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University
Beaumont, TX 77710, USA
E-mail: tcai@lamar.edu
Tianxing Cai
Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University
Beaumont, TX 77710, USA
E-mail: tcai@lamar.edu
AWARDS & HONORS
2013 AIChE Environmental Division's Best Graduate Student Paper Award(Third Prize)
2005 Third Prize of National University Mathematics Modeling Contest
2004 First Prize of Shanghai Advanced Mathematics Contest
2003 Third Prize of Shanghai Advanced Mathematics Contest
2001 Second Prize of National Olympic Mathematics Contest
2001 Second Prize of National Olympic Physics Contest
2001 Second Prize of National Olympic Chemistry Contest
2000 First Prize of Shanghai White Cat Chemistry Contest
1999 First Prize of Shanghai Mathematics Contest
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1.Cai, T. X, Wang, S. J., Xu, Q., Ho, T. C. Proactive Abnormal Emission Identification via Air-quality
Monitoring Network, Industrial & Chemical Engineering Research, 52, 9189-9202, 2013.
2.Cai, T. X, Wang, S. J., Xu, Q. Scheduling of Multiple Chemical Plant Start-ups to Minimize
Regional Air Quality Impacts, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 54, 68-78, 2013.
3.Cai, T. X., Zhao, C. Y., Xu, Q. Energy Network Dispatch Optimization under Emergency of Local
Energy Shortage, Energy, 42, 132-145, 2012.
4.Fu, J., Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. Coupling Multiple Water-Reuse Network Designs for Agile Manufacturing,
Computers & Chemical Engineering, 45, 62-71, 2012.
5.Mittal, V., Cai, T., Krishnadevarajan, K., & Xu, Q. (2014). EmissionConsidered Diesel Blending
Optimization. Chemical Engineering Technology, 37(2), 293-300,2014.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. Application of Leading and Lagging Indicators to Improve Situation Awareness,
Proceeding of 2014 AIChE Spring Meeting 10th Global Congress on Process Safety, New
Orleans, LA, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2014.
2.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. Uncertainty Relationship Analysis for Multi-Parametric Programming in
Optimization, Proceedings of the 2013 World Congress on Global Optimization (WCGO 2013), The
Yellow Mountains, China, Jul 7-12, 2013.
3.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. HAZOP Analysis and Debottleneck for Laboratory Operation in the
Semiconductor Industry, Proceeding of 2013 AIChE Spring Meeting 9th Global Congress on
Process Safety, San Antonio, TX, Apr 28-May 2, 2013.
4. Wang, S. J, Cai, T. X, Eick, C.F. New Clustering and Analyzing Techniques for Mining Multi-sources
Enriched Geo-spatial Data, Proceedings of GeoRich 2014 First International ACM
Workshop on Managing and Mining Enriched Geo-Spatial Data. June 28, 2014, Snowbird, Utah,
USA.

2. 5. Wang, S. J, Cai, T. X, Eick, C.F. Two New Spatiotemporal Clustering Algorithms and Their
Applications on Ozone Pollution Studies, Proceedings of IEEE ICDM Workshop on Data Mining for
Geoinformatics and Environmental Hazards. December 7, 2013, Dallas,TX, USA.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Air Quality Considered Site Selection for New Chemical Plants”, FOCAPD 2014,
Cle Elum, Washington, July 13-17, 2014.
2.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Application of Leading and Lagging Indicators to Improve Situation Awareness”,
AIChE Spring Meeting 10th Global Congress on Process Safety, New Orleans, LA, Mar 30-Apr 3,
2014.
3.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Optimization of Water Network Design and Dynamic Operation for Agile Batch
Manufacturing”, AIChE Spring Meeting 10th Global Congress on Process Safety, New Orleans,
LA, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2014.
4.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Monte Carlo Optimization for Site Selection of New Chemical Plant”, AIChE
Annual National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 3-8, 2013.
5.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Data Integration for Proactive Abnormal Emission Identification Via Air-Quality
Monitoring Network”, AIChE Annual National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 3-8, 2013.
6.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Emergency Response Network Optimization to Reduce Environment Impact for
Potential Chemical Transportation Accident”, AIChE Annual National Meeting, San Francisco, CA,
November 3-8, 2013.
7.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Uncertainty Relationship Analysis for Multi-Parametric Programming in
Optimization”, The 2013 World Congress on Global Optimization (WCGO 2013), The Yellow
Mountains, China, Jul 7-12, 2013.
8.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “HAZOP Analysis and Debottleneck for Laboratory Operation in the
Semiconductor Industry”, AIChE Spring Meeting 9th Global Congress on Process Safety, San
Antonio, TX, Apr 28-May 2, 2013.
9.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Scheduling for Multiple Chemical Plant Turnarounds to Minimize Regional Air
Quality Impact”, AIChE Annual National Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 28-November 2, 2012.
10.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Chemical Transportation Network Optimization under Extreme Weather
Conditions”, AIChE Annual National Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 28-November 2, 2012.
11.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Optimization of Agile Energy Network for System Design and Dispatch under
Emergency”, AIChE Annual National Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 28-November 2, 2012.
12.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Uncertainty Relationship Analysis for Multi-Parametric Programming in
Modleing and Optimization”, AIChE Annual National Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 28-
November 2, 2012.
13.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Proactive Emission Source Detection and Evaluation with Air Quality
Monitoring Network”, AIChE Annual National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 16-21, 2011.
14.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Scheduling of Multiple Chemical Plant Start-Ups for Minimizing Regional Air
Quality Impacts”, AIChE Annual National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 16-21, 2011.
15.Cai, T. X., Xu, Q. “Energy Network Dispatch Optimization Under Emergent Events of Local
Energy Shortage”, AIChE Annual National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 16-21, 2011.