Name: Zheling Zeng

Gender: Male

Job title: Doctor/Professor/Doctoral supervisor in Nanchang University/Vice-president of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University/Chairman of Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation, Nanchang University/Permanent Staff of State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University

Email Address: zlzengjx@hotmail.com, zlzengjx@163.com, zlzengjx@ncu.edu.cn

Education and Work Experience ：

2015 to Present, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering / School of Resources Environment and Chemical engineering / Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Edible and Medicinal Resources Exploitation / State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. Professor/doctorial tutor/ Subdecanal /Director

2010 to 2015: School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. Professor / Doctorial tutor / Subdecanal

2014 to 2015: New Mexico State University, New Mexico, Las Cruces, The U.S.A., Visiting Researcher.

2007 to 2008: Horticulture & Food Research Institute of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, Visiting Scholar.

2003 to 2010: School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering / State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Professor / Doctorial tutor.

2001 to 2007: School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. Doctor in Food Science.

2001 to 2003: School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Professor/Subdecanal.

1999 to 2001: Government of County Lianhua, Jiangxi, China, Deputy County Mayor.

1997 to 2001: School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Associate-Professor/ Director of Fermentation Engineering Teaching and Research Office.

1994 to 1997: Agricultural Bureau Gaoan, Jiangxi, China, Deputy Director.

1993 to 1997: Department of Food Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Lecturer/ Director of Fermentation Engineering Teaching and Research Office

1985 to 1990: Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Industry University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Teaching assistant.

1990 to 1993: Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Master in Chemical Engineering.

1981 to 1985: Department of Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Industry University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering.

Teaching："Introduction to Biotechnology (Bilingual)" (Bachelor) and "Biochemistry"(Bachelor)

"Advanced Separation Engineering" (Master and Doctor), "Chemical Transfer Process" (Master and Doctor), and "Principles of Adsorption and Separation" (Master).

Research fields:

Development and utilization of food resources and biomass converting

Bio-manufacturing of food ingredient and additive

Isolation of bioactive components and structure function analysis

Development and utilization of bioactive resources.

10 national level science and technology plan projects, 30 provincial and ministerial level science and technology plan projects, and 3 prefecture level science and technology plan projects were completed. 1 national level project and 2 provincial and ministerial level projects are in progress. 172 academic papers (including 103 papers indexed by SCI) were published, 24 invention patents were applied for, and 14 invention patents were granted.

Research projects：

1. The major achievement transformation project "High value utilization technology and product creation of Camphor camphora Seed ", Jun. 2022- Nov.2041, ¥ 35 million, Contract No. 2022360113008901A、2022360113008902A.

2. The 2011 National International Science and Technology Cooperation Special Project “The Medicinal and Edible Development and Utilization of Camphor camphora Seed Kernel Oil”. Jan. 2012- Dec.2017, ¥ 3.75 million, Contract No. 2011DFA32770.

3. The 2014 Jiangxi Provincial Science and Technology Support Plan Major Project "Research and Development and Pilot Test of Structural Lipids for Injection", Jan. 2015- Nov.2018, ¥ 0.5 million, Contract No. 20143ACG70015.

Awards and Honors：

1. 2017, Jiangsu Province “Double-Creation Program” Innovation Leading Talents

2. 2016, Leading Talents of “Green Yang Jinfeng Project” in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province (Innovative)

3. 2013, Person Selected of Jiangxi “Gan Po Ying Cai 555 Program” / 2018, Jiangxi “Thousand Talents Program” Talents

4. 2011, Nanchang Hongcheng Specially Invited Expert

5. 2004, Jiangxi University and College Youth Academic Leader

6. 2003, First and Second Order Person Selected of “Jiangxi New Century Million Talents Program”

7. 2002, Leader of Jiangxi Main Scientific Academy and Technology

8. 1999, The National Science Progress Award of China (Development of the Micro-capsule Oil Powder and its Production Technique) Certificate Number 02-2-003-08

9. 2022, Natural Science Award of Jiangxi (Controllable preparation and surface chemical regulation of porous carbon adsorbents)

10. 2012, Science Progress Award of Jiangxi (Integration of the Key Production Techniques of Oligopeptides Tasty Agent and its Industrialization)

11. 2010, Science Progress Award of Jiangxi (Using Controllable-hydrolysis and Combined Membrane Separation Coupled Technique to Produce Oligopeptides Tasty Agent)

12. 2004, The Science Progress Award of Jiangxi province (Development of the Instant Effervescent Vegetable Powders and their Production Technique) Certificate No. J-235-03-3-03-R01

13. 1999, Science Progress Award of Jiangxi (Production Technique of Vegetables and Fruits) Certificate No. 99-轻-3等-02-01

Representative papers and patents：

1. Xianghui Yan, Zheling Zeng*, David Julian McClements, Xiaofeng Gong, Ping Yu, Jiaheng Xia*, Deming Gong. A review of the structure, function, and application of plant-based protein–phenolic conjugates and complexes. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science Food Safety, 2023, 22: 1312–1336.

2. Xianghui Yan, Shibo Liang, Ting Peng, Guohua Zhang, Zheling Zeng*, Ping Yu**, Deming Gong, Shuguang Deng. Influence of phenolic compounds on physicochemical and functional properties of protein isolate from Cinnamomum camphora seed kernel. Food Hydrocolloids, 2020,192:105612.

3. Jiaheng Xia, Ping Yu, Zheling Zeng*, Maomao Ma, Guohua Zhang, Dongman Wan, Deming Gong, Shuguang Deng, Jun Wang. High Dietary Intervention of Lauric Triglyceride Might be Harmful to Its Improvement of Cholesterol Metabolism in Obese Rats. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2021，69(15): 4453-4463.

4. Junxin Zhao, Maomao Ma, Xianghui Yan, Dongman Wan, Zheling Zeng*, Ping Yu*, Deming Gong. Immobilization of lipase on β-cyclodextrin grafted and aminopropyl-functionalized chitosan/Fe3O4 magnetic nanocomposites: An innovative approach to fruity flavor esters esterification. Food Chemistry, 2022, 366: 130616.

5. Guohua Zhang, Xianghui Yan, Jiaheng Xia, Junxin Zhao, Maomao Ma, Ping Yu, Deming Gong, Zheling Zeng*. Assessment of the effect of ethanol extracts from Cinnamomum camphora seed kernel on intestinal inflammation using simulated gastrointestinal digestion and Caco-2/RAW264.7 co-culture system. Food & Function, 2021, 12: 9197-9210.

6. Maomao Ma, Junxin Zhao, Zheling Zeng*, Dongman Wan, Ping Yu, Ding Cheng, Deming Gong, Shuguang Deng. Antibacterial activity and membrane-disrupting mechanism of monocaprin against Escherichia coli and its application in apple and carrot juices. Food Control, 2020,131:109794.

7. Zheling Zeng, Guibing Zeng, Ping Yu, Jiaheng Xia, Dongman Wan, Miao luo, Cheng Zeng, Xuefang Wen. A method for extracting edible and safe Cinnamomum camphora seed kernel oil. Invention Patent, China, ZL202111331563.5[P]，2022-11-22。

8. Zheling Zeng，Junxing Zhao，Cheng Zeng,Dan Luo, Ping Yu, Dongman Wan, A Staphylococcus caprae strain (NCU S6) expressing lipase. Invention Patent, China, ZL202010594015.0[P]，2022-03-09。

9. Zheling Zeng, XueFang Wen, YanJun Xiao, Cheng Zeng, Ping Yu, JianYu Wang. A method for extracting eucalyptus seed oil by aqueous solution of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Z16-1. Invention Patent, China, ZL201510280502.9 [P].2018-08-13.

10. Zheling Zeng, JingShui Xu, Dongman Wan, Method for extracting eucalyptus seed oil by water emulsification extraction and freeze-melting emulsification release method. Invention Patent, China, ZL201410502537.8[P]. 2016-08-12.