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Biography
H. N. Cheng obtained his B.S. from  University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has actively developed green polymer chemistry as a platform to produce eco-friendly and sustainable products including biobased materials, biocatalysis, green processing and methodology. Cheng has also worked on polymerization theory and polymer NMR. From 2009 until 2022 Cheng was a Research Chemist at USDA Southern Regional Research Center in New Orleans. Previously he was Senior Research Fellow at Hercules Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware, where he held various R&D and managerial positions. He has authored or co-authored over 290 papers, 26 patent publications, organized 45 symposia, and edited 23 books.

Cheng was selected an inaugural Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS)  in 2009, a Fellow of the ACS Polymer Chemistry Division in 2010, and a Fellow of the ACS Agricultural and Food Chemistry division in 2018. He was selected as the outstanding Scientist of the Year at USDA Southern Regional Research Center in 2014 and in 2019. He was the recipient of ACS Volunteer Service Award (2016), Tillmans-Skolnick Award for Outstanding Service from the ACS Delaware Section (2006), Distinguished Service (2005) and Special Service (2015) Awards from ACS Polymer Division, and ACS Delaware Section Award for research excellence (1994).

Cheng served as the ACS President in 2021 and ACS President-Elect in 2020. As of 2022 Cheng is the ACS Immediate Past President. He was Chair of International Activities Committee (2013-2015), Chair of Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (2006), Co-Chair of Presidential Task Force on “Vision 2025: Helping ACS Members Thrive in the Global Chemistry Enterprise” (2012-2013), Associate Chair of Board-Presidential Task Force on “Multidisciplinary” (2004-2005), and Chair of CEPA Task Force on “Globalization Issues” (2004-2005).

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA 70124

 * 2009–2022: Research Chemist

Hercules Incorporated (now part of Ashland Inc.), Wilmington, DE 19808

 * 2002–2009: Senior Research Fellow
 * 1990–2002: Research Fellow / Program Manager
 * 1983–1990: Research Supervisor, Analytical Science Division
 * 1979–1983: Research Staff, Analytical Science Division

GAF Corporation (now part of Ashland, Inc.), Wayne, NJ

 * 1976–1979: Senior Research Chemist, Analytical Chemistry Department

Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ

 * 1974–1976: Visiting Member of Technical Staff, 1974 – 1976

Education
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), California, B.S., Department of Chemistry

Honors
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Ph.D., Department of Chemistry (Thesis Advisor: Professor  H.S. Gutowsky)
 * Phi Beta Kappa
 * University Scholarship
 * William Homan and Non-Resident Scholarships
 * NSF Undergraduate Research Participant
 * summa cum laude (from the university)
 * Highest Honors (from the chemistry department).

Honors

 * University Fellow
 * Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
 * Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
 * Phi Lambda Upsilon Honorary Chemical Society