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Cheng awarded
Fulbright grant
Dr. Jay J. Cheng, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, has received a Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct a research project during the 2005-06 academic year.
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Dr. Jay J. Cheng |
Fulbright grants are awarded each year to leading researchers, teachers and administrators at universities worldwide, allowing the recipients to travel, conduct research and teach abroad at host universities for up to one year.
Cheng will do research on conversion of wastes into renewable energy at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Sofia, Bulgaria. The grant’s five-month term begins Sept. 1. Cheng’s expertise is in wastewater treatment; nutrient removal from animal wastes, especially swine; and biotechnology of agricultural residues into value-added products.
Cheng received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Jiangxi Institute of Technology in China in 1982, his master’s degree in biological engineering from St. Cyril & Methodius University in Macedonia in 1987 and his doctorate in environmental engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1996. He joined the NC State faculty in 1997.
The Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is the most prestigious international exchange program for scholars. Since its inception in 1946, approximately 88,000 U.S. and foreign scholars have participated in the program.
Posted July 14, 2005
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