1993.9 - 1997.7：武汉大学化学系，获学士学位;

1997.8 -1999.7：武汉生物工程学院；

1999.9 -2002.7：武汉大学化学学院，获硕士学位；

2002.9 - 2005.6：南京大学配位所，获博士学位；

2005.6至今：武汉大学化学学院，教师。

功能配合物、生物无机化学

1.主讲必修课《化学原理》及《无机化学》。

2.主讲通识课程《化学与社会》。

3.负责讲授《基础无机化学实验》课程，并指导化院本科生的无机化学实验操作。

1.Cai P., Hou J. R., Liu T. S, Cheng G. Z., Peng T. Y., Peng Z. H. “The synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic properties of luminescent Zn(II) complex” Spectrochimica Acta Part A in press.

2.Peng TY, Ke DN, Cai P, Dai K, Ma L, Zan L, Influence of different ruthenium(II) bipyridyl complex on the photocatalytic H-2 evolution over TiO2 nanoparticles with mesostructures, JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES    180 (2008) 498-505;

3.Zeng Q., Cai P., Li Z., Qin J. G., Tang B. Z. “An imidazole-functionalized polyacetylene: convenient synthesis and selective chemosensor for metal ions and cyanide” Chem. Commun.2008, 1094-1096.

4.Cai P., Li M. X., Duan C. Y., Lu F., Guo D., Meng Q. J. “Syntheses, crystal structure and electrochemical properties of dinuclear ruthenium complexes containing saturated and unsaturated spacers”  New J. Chem. 2005, 29 (8): 1011-1016.

5.Cai P., Li M. X., Duan C. Y., Lu F., Meng Q. J. “Synthesis and properties of the geometrically controlled mixed-valence tetrahedral (Ru^II ₂Ru^III ₂L₆) cluster” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 13: 2581-2585.

6.Cai P., Li M. X., Duan C. Y., Zhao Y. G., Meng Q. J. “A new calcium selective electrochemical and fluorescent chemosensor based on ferrocenyl-conntaining octaanuclear metallocyclic Ru(4)Fc(4)”Chin. J. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 21 (1) 141-144.

7.Zhang B. G., Cai P., Duan C. Y., Miao R., Zhu L. G., Niitsu T., Inoue H. “Imidazolidinium-based robust crypt with unique selectivity for fluoride anion” Chem. Commun. 2004, (19) 2206-2207.

8.Li M. X.,Cai P., Duan C.Y., Lu F., Xie J., Meng Q. J. “Octanuclear metallocyclic Ni(4)Fc(4) compound: Synthesis, crystal structure, and electrochemical sensing for Mg²⁺” Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43 (17), 5174-5176. (SCI, IF = 3.911)

9.Song H. B., Peng T. Y., Cai P., “Hydrothermal synthesis of flaky crystallized La₂Ti₂O₇ for producing hydrogen from photocatalytic water”, Catal. Lett., 2007, 113, 1-2.