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Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty

Dr. Jia Cheng

Jia Cheng

Scholarly Assistant Professor

Office:

Sloan 35

Phone:

(509) 335-0928

Fax:

(509) 335-7632

Education

  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering Program, Washington State University
  • B.S., Polymer Science and Processing Engineering, Sichuan University

Professional Experience

  • Instructor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2020~present
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2018~present
  • Assistant research professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2015~2018
  • Lab manager, Washington Center for Asphalt Technology, Washington State University, 2015~2018
  • Research assistant, Materials & Science Program, Washington State University, 2009~2014
  • Teaching assistant, Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, 2014
  • Undergraduate research assistant, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, 2008~2009

Teaching

  • Statics
  • Mechanics of Materials

Publications

  • Jia Cheng; Pei Zhang; Tao Liu; Jinwen Zhang. Preparation and properties of hydrogels based on PEG and isosorbide building blocks with phosphate linkages. Polymer 2015. 10.009
  • Fang Liu; Jia Cheng; Haifang Wen. Development of Oxidation Kinetics Models for Rheological and Damage Properties based on “In-service” Asphalt Binders. Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Journal, Oct. 2015
  • Shifeng Deng; Jia Cheng; Xiaojie Guo; Long Jiang; Jinwen Zhang. Fiber spinning of polyacrylonitrile grafted soy protein in an ionic liquid/DMSO mixture solvent, Journal of Polymer and the Environment 2014, 22, 17 – 26 (DOI:10.1007/s10924-013-0617-8).