Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes (PDF)

Jay J. Cheng (Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Environmental Engineering) 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, and his program centers on international research collaborations demonstrated by over 50 key-note speeches and seminars in the US, China, Europe, and South America. He has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Environmental Engineering and is the present associate editor of the Journal of (Chinese) Biology. Dr. Cheng has served on more than 15 national and international professional committees and is well recognized for his research work. In addition to his research program Cheng teaches a course in "Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes" and he has mentored 16 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 - Graduate School of Environment and Energy in Shenzhen, China. Cheng is a member of the 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).