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Kai Wu
- PhD studentPhD, Atmospheric Chemistry and ClimatologyDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringSamueli School of EngineeringUC Irvine20202024
- PhD studentPhD, Atmospheric Chemistry and ClimatologyDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringSamueli School of EngineeringUC Irvine20202024
- Senior ScientistAdvanced Power and Energy ProgramUC Irvine2024
Record last updated: October 10, 2025.
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ITS Affiliations
Recent Projects
In Progress | Sep 2023—Feb 2025
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Recent Research Products
published journal article |
Jun 2025
Emissions and air quality implications of decarbonizing the natural gas system with renewable hydrogen
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Events
Past May 18, 2012 @ 11:00am
Seminar
Seminar: Investigating traffic and driving behaviors at signalized intersections using high-resolution event data
Publications
Note: Publications listed below are generally limited to those associated activity during Kai Wu's affiliation with ITS-Irvine. The list may be incomplete. For a more comprehensive list, please consult other data sources in their Related Information.
Journal Articles
- Michael Mac Kinnon, Shupeng Zhu, Yan Zhao, Andres Colorado, Vince McDonell, Kai Wu and G.S. Samuelsen (2025) “Emissions and air quality implications of decarbonizing the natural gas system with renewable hydrogen”, Fuel, 390, p. 134702. Available at: 10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134702. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Shupeng Zhu, Kai Wu, Michael Mac Kinnon, Jun Wu and Scott Samuelsen (2024) “Modeling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations from wildfires in California”, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 352, p. 110043. Available at: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110043. [ITS-Irvine record]
Technical Reports
- Michael MacKinnon, Kai Wu and Scott Samuelsen (2025) Maximizing the Air Quality and Environmental Justice Benefits of Zero Emission Off-road Vehicles and Equipment in California. Available at: https://ezid.cdlib.org/id/doi:10.7922/G21Z42SX (Accessed: September 16, 2025). [ITS-Irvine record]
- Xinkai Wu, Sawanpreet Dhaliwal, Will Recker, Wenlong Jin and Xudong Jia (2016) Evaluation of Signalized Intersection Safety Using Centracs System. Final Report CA17-2646. Caltrans / CalPoly Pomona / ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/research-innovation-system-information/documents/final-reports/ca17-2646-finalreport-a11y.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
Policy Briefs
- Michael MacKinnon, Kai Wu and Scott Samuelsen (2025) Switching to Zero Emission Off-Road Vehicles and Equipment Has Significant Air Quality and Environmental Justice Benefits in California. Policy Brief. Available at: https://ezid.cdlib.org/id/doi:10.7922/G2X63K9Z (Accessed: September 16, 2025). [ITS-Irvine record]