Huantian Cao
Associate Professor
201 Alison Hall West
(302) 831-6124
FAX (302) 831-6081
hcao@udel.edu
Complete Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Education
- Ph.D. University of Georgia, Athens, GA
- M.S. University of Georgia, Athens, GA
- M.S. Dong Hua University, Shanghai, China
- B.S. Dong Hua University, Shanghai, China
Honors and Awards
- ITAA 2005 Lectra Innovation Award for Faculty Research.
Recent Scholarship
- Cao, H., Nam, J., Harmon, H. J., & Branson, D. H. (2007). Spectrophotometric detection of organophosphate diazinon by porphyrin solution and porphyrin-dyed cotton fabric. Dyes and Pigments, 74(1), 176-180.
- Barnes, B., Kang, M., & Cao, H. (2006). Sustainable characteristics of earthbag housing. Housing and Society, 33(2), 21-32.
- Peksoz, S., Branson, D., Cao, H., Jacobson, B., Farr, C., & Nam, J. (2006). Evaluation of two liquid cooled prototype vests through human subject testing. Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, 10(3), 17-27.
- Cao, H., Branson, D. H., Peksoz, S., Nam, J., & Farr, C. A. (2006). Fabric selection for a liquid cooling garment. Textile Research Journal, 76(7), 587-595.
- Cao, H., Frey, L. V., Farr, C. A., & Gam, H. (2006). An environmental sustainability course for design and merchandising students. Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences, 98(2), 75-80.
- Cao, H., Branson, D. H., Nam, J., Peksoz, S., & Farr, C. A. (2005). Development of a cooling capability test method for liquid cooled textile systems. Journal of ASTM International, 2(1), Paper ID: JAI12100.
- Branson, D. H., Farr, C. A., Peksoz, S., Nam, J., & Cao, H. (2005). Development of a prototype personal cooling system for first responders: User input. Journal of ASTM International, 2(2), Paper ID: JAI12105.
Research Interests
- Sustainable textile and apparel design and production
- Protective clothing for agricultural, industrial, homeland security, and military applications
- Smart textiles and clothing
Current Research Projects
- Smart clothing for firefighter protection
- Sustainable apparel design and production
- Thermal and moisture comfort of textile and clothing system
- Introduction to Textiles
- Environmental Sustainability Issues for Designers and Merchandisers
