Wei Cai

Chinese-American mechanical engineer
Person human Q49263842
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Wei Cai

Summary

Wei Cai is a human[1]. He was born on +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a professor[3], mechanical engineer[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Wei Cai was born on +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Wei Cai was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Wei Cai worked as a professor[3].
  • Wei Cai's professions included mechanical engineer[4].
  • Wei Cai's professions included academic[5].
  • Wei Cai's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Wei Cai's field of work was mechanical engineering[9].
  • Wei Cai was employed by Stanford University[10].
  • Wei Cai was employed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[11].
  • Wei Cai's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Wei Cai's education included a stint at Huazhong University of Science and Technology[13].
  • Wei Cai received the Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award[14].
  • Wei Cai is recorded as male[15].
  • Wei Cai's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Wei Cai's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109894547[17].
  • Wei Cai's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 75747256[18].
  • Wei Cai's GND ID is recorded as 1118541251[19].
  • Wei Cai's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2006070870[20].
  • Wei Cai's IdRef ID is recorded as 113457367[21].
  • Wei Cai's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-5919-8734[22].
  • Wei Cai's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ctu2013796352[23].
  • Wei Cai's family name is recorded as Cai[24].
  • Wei Cai's family name is recorded as Cai[25].
  • Wei Cai's given name is recorded as Wei[26].
  • Wei Cai's given name is recorded as Wēi[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Huazhong University of Science and Technology[13], a university[32], in People's Republic of China[33], founded in 1953[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include professor[3], mechanical engineer[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. Wei Cai's field of work was mechanical engineering[9]. Employers include Stanford University[10], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1885[37], headquartered in Stanford[38] and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[11], a research institute[39], in United States[40], founded in 1952[41], headquartered in Livermore[42].

Recognition

Wei Cai received the Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award[14].

Why It Matters

Wei Cai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Wei Cai do for work?

Wei Cai worked as professor[3], mechanical engineer[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Wei Cai go to school?

Wei Cai was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12] and Huazhong University of Science and Technology[13].

What awards did Wei Cai receive?

Honors received include Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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