Cai, Ximing
Ximing Cai received his B.S. in Water Resources Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, in 1990, M.S. in Hydrology and Water Resources at Tsinghua University in 1994, and Ph.D. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering in 1999. Before he joined the faculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois, he worked with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington DC as a Postdoctoral Fellow (1999-2002); and as a joint Research Fellow at IFPRI and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Colombo, Sri Lanka (2002-2003).
Dr. Cai teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in water resources engineering, surface water hydrology and application of geographic information systems, and river basin management.
Dr. Cai is a registered professional engineer (Maryland since 2002). He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Geographic Union, and International Water Resources Association.