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.





