Associate Professor
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Brooklyn College
United Kingdom
Zhongqi (Joshua) Cheng is an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, director of the Environmental Sciences Analytical Center at Brooklyn College, and a faculty member for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program at the CUNY Graduate Center and the Macaulay Honors College. He is an associate editor for the Journal of Environmental Quality, chair of the Committee on Research for USDA NRCS NE Soil Sciences, and member of the Scientific Committee for the 9th SUITMA Conference. Dr. Cheng is co-founder of the NYC Urban Soils Institute.
Environmental and analytical geochemistry, with focus on urban environmental issues. Using ecological and sustainable approaches to address environmental problems. Currently, Dr. Cheng is mainly working on: urban soil contamination and its implication on urban agriculture and public health, green infrastructure for stormwater control.