Distinguished Chinese Faculty at Iowa State University
This page highlights distinguished Chinese faculty using publicly available Iowa State profile pages, fellowship announcements, and institutional award records. The records below summarize national awards, discipline fellow recognitions, and Iowa State's highest faculty honors.
Last updated: March 17, 2026
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National and Federal Recognitions
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Discipline Society Fellow Honors
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ISU Highest Academic Honors Listed Here
National and Federal Honors
National Academy of Sciences
Qijing Zhang (2022)
Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professor, Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine; recognized for major contributions to antimicrobial resistance and food safety.
ProfileAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows
Wenyu Huang (2024 class)
Professor of Chemistry; works on catalytic systems and renewable-energy-related reactions.
ProfileYan Zhao (2023 class)
Professor of Chemistry; recognized for contributions in supramolecular chemistry.
ProfileYanhai Yin (2022 class)
Professor and Chair, Genetics, Development and Cell Biology; recognized for plant growth and stress-response research.
ProfileKan Wang (2020 class)
Professor of Agronomy; internationally recognized for plant biotechnology and crop transformation research.
ProfileJianming Yu (2018)
Professor of Agronomy and Pioneer Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding; leader in quantitative genetics and genomics.
ProfileQijing Zhang (2018)
Veterinary microbiologist with global impact in pathogen control and antimicrobial resistance research.
ProfileFulbright Scholars
Shenglan Zhang (2022) - Professor of Chinese Studies, Department of World Languages and Cultures.
ProfilePresidential Early Career Award
Zengyi Shao (2025) - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; synthetic biology and metabolic engineering research.
ProfileNSF CAREER Award Highlights
- Cheng Wang (2025) - ECE (AI hardware)
- Cheng Huang (2024) - ECE
- Qi Li (2023) - Computer Science
- Wenjie Xia (2023) - Aerospace Engineering
Recent Discipline Society Fellows
Compiled from public profiles, college announcements, and disciplinary society records where available.
| Year | Society | Faculty | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Zhaoyu Wang | ECE Professor; power distribution and microgrids |
| 2025 | Optica | Xinwei Wang | Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering |
| 2024 | Optical Society of America / Optica | Jigang Wang | Professor of Physics and Astronomy |
| 2024 | Royal Society of Chemistry | Wenzhen Li | Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| 2022 | American Academy of Forensic Sciences | Yong Guan | Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| 2021 | American Physical Society | Jigang Wang | APS Fellow citation in quantum materials research |
| 2021 | American Statistical Association | Lily Wang | Professor of Statistics |
| 2020 | American Ceramic Society | Xiaoli Tan | Professor of Materials Science and Engineering |
| 2020 | American Statistical Association | Zhengyuan Zhu | Professor of Statistics; Fellow of ASA |
| 2020 | Institute of Mathematical Statistics | Lily Wang | IMS Fellow |
| 2018 | Allied Computational Electromagnetics Society | Jiming Song | ECE Professor; Fellow of ACES and IEEE |
| 2018 | Crop Science Society of America | Jianming Yu | Professor of Agronomy |
ISU Highest Faculty Honors
These entries are aligned with Iowa State profiles and public university announcements where possible.
ISU Distinguished Professors
Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professorship in Agriculture and Life Sciences
Kan Wang, agronomy (2024)
ProfileAnson Marston Distinguished Professorship in Engineering
- Hui Hu, aerospace engineering (2024)
- Kejin Wang, civil, construction and environmental engineering (2023)
- Xinwei Wang, mechanical engineering (2022)
Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professorship in Veterinary Medicine
Qijing Zhang, veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine (2018)
ProfileISU University Professors
Tin-Shi Tam (2023)
Charles T. & Ivadelle Cobb Cownie Professor of Music (University Carillonneur), music and theatre.
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- This page focuses on distinguished Chinese faculty highlighted in campaign research and supporting public records.
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