Jay Cheng
Bio
Jay J. Cheng is a Professor of Biological and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. He works in the area of environmental engineering & bioenergy processes and his primary focus is on research and teaching.
His research and grants investigate bioenergy processes and waste treatments. Cheng’s publication record has resulted in over 140 articles in refereed scientific journals, and more than 100 papers in national and international technical conferences. He is the editor of “Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes” a book published in 2010 and 2018. It is considered a standard reference and textbook in the area of bioenergy.
Cheng’s research program is well funded having secured over 6 million dollars as the principal investigator or co-investigator for over 40 research projects. His program centers on international research collaborations demonstrated by over 80 key-note speeches and seminars in the US, China, Europe, Japan, and South America. He has served as Guest Editor for the journal of Fermentation and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Environmental Engineering and the Journal of Biology. He has also served on more than 25 national and international professional committees and is well recognized for his research work.
In addition to his research program Cheng teaches courses in “Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes” and “Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing” and he has mentored more than 30 graduate students. Cheng is an associate faculty member of NCSU Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering and an adjunct faculty member of the Peking University–School of Environment and Energy in Shenzhen, China.
Cheng is a member of the American Society of Biological and Agricultural Engineers (ASABE), International Water Association (IWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological, and Food Engineers (AOC), and Chinese Association for Science and Technology in USA (CAST-USA).
Education
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering University of Cincinnati 1996
M.S. Biological Engineering St. Cyril & Methodius University 1987
B.S. Chemical Engineering Jiangxi Institute of Technology, Nanchang, China 1982
Area(s) of Expertise
Bioenergy processes and waste treatments
Publications
- A highly efficient adsorbent adapting to low pH condition for Pb(II) sequestration from aqueous solution - marine diatom: Laboratory and pilot scale tests , SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (2025)
- Catalytic activity and reaction mechanisms of single-atom metals anchored on nitrogen-doped carbons for peroxymonosulfate activation , JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2023)
- Chitosan-Fe3O4 composites enhance anaerobic digestion of liquor wastewater under acidic stress , BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY (2023)
- Combined effects of oxytetracycline concentration and organic loading rate on semi-continuous anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater , BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY (2023)
- Cupric ions inducing dynamic hormesis in duckweed systems for swine wastewater treatment: Quantification, modelling and mechanisms , SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2023)
- Effect of composition of volatile fatty acids on yield of polyhydroxyalkanoates and mechanisms of bioconversion from activated sludge , BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY (2023)
- Functional biochar in enhanced anaerobic digestion: Synthesis, performances, and mechanisms , SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2023)
- Stress of cupric ion and oxytetracycline in Chlorella vulgaris cultured in swine wastewater , SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2023)
- COUPLING CIRCULARITY WITH CARBON NEGATIVITY IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS , JOURNAL OF THE ASABE (2022)
- Effects of Sulfamethazine and Cupric Ion on Treatment of Anaerobically Digested Swine Wastewater with Growing Duckweed , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2022)