Grad Student Receives Wastewater Research Funding
Jonae’ Wood, a master’s student in agriculture and environmental sciences, has received funding for her wastewater research project thanks to the N.C. Water Resources Research Institute and the Urban Water Consortium.
Advised by faculty member Niroj Aryal, Ph.D., she is investigating how to more efficiently remove pollutants from municipal and food processing wastewater. The research institute is a federal-state partnership with funding through the U.S. Geological Survey in the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Faculty Promoted, Exceed Expectations
Several CAES faculty members have been promoted, effective July 1:
- Chastity Warren-English, associate professor, was promoted to full professor, Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
- Uchenna Anele, assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor with tenure, Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
- Yewande Fasina, assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor with tenure, Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Other faculty members received “exceeds expectations” in their post tenure reviews:
- Osei Yeboah, professor, Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
- Radiah Minor, associate professor, Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
- Lijun Wang, professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Design, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
- Guochen Yang, professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Design, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
