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College Honors Research Excellence

June 27, 2025

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A group of ten people poses indoors in front of a screen displaying North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Five people in the center hold certificates; blue and gold balloons are on each side.

Honorees in the Competitive Grants category were honored for their work in 2024-25 at an event at the University Farm. Mentors and top college administrators also attended the event, and are standing beside the honoree in their department. From left: Interim Dean Shirley Hymon-Parker; Biswanath Dari, Ph.D.; M. Ray McKinnie, associate dean and Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T administrator; Kathleen Liang, Ph.D.; Kenrett Jefferson Moore, Ph.D., chairwoman of the Department of Agribusiness, Agricultural Education and Agriscience Education; Arnah Bhowmik, Ph.D; Niroj Aryal, chairman of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design; Roberta Claro da Silva, Ph.D; Muditha Senanayake, chairman of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences; Gregory Goins, Ph.D., associate dean, research division.

Researchers from the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T won awards at the college’s Awards of Excellence luncheon, held May 16 at the University Farm.

The awards were:

  • Interdisciplinary Team Award – Osei Yeboah, Ph.D. and Paula Faulkner, Ph.D. – Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education; Kingsley Ekwemalor, Ph.D., Department of Animal Sciences.
  • Rookie of the Year Award – Blessing Masasi, Ph.D., Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design.
  • Competitive Research Awards – Arnab Bhowmik, Ph.D. – Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design; Biswanath Dari, Ph.D. – Cooperative Extension; Roberta Claro Da Silva, Ph.D. – Department of Family and Consumer Sciences; Chyi Lyi Liang, Ph.D. – Cooperative Extension.

High-Impact Journal Publications Awards

  • Department of Animal Sciences – Uchenna Anele, Ph.D., Yewande Fasina, Ph.D., Xiaoyu Niu, Ph.D., and Yongjie Wang, Ph.D.
  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design – Niroj Aryal, Ph.D., Arnab Bhowmik, Ph.D., Beatrice Dingha, Ph.D., and Lijun Wang, Ph.D.
  • Urban and Community Food Complex – Hao Feng, Ph.D.
  • Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education – Obed Quiacoe, Ph.D. and Terrence Thomas, Ph.D.
  • Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies – Shengmin Sang, Ph.D.
  • Department of Family and Consumer Sciences – Roberta Silva, Ph.D., Reza Tahergorabi, Ph.D., and Jianmei Yu, Ph.D.

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