Haotian Zheng

Haotian Zheng is an academic professional currently serving as an Assistant Professor in Food Chemistry (Tenure-Track) at North Carolina State University. Previous roles include Interim Director of the Dairy Innovation Institute and Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Dairy Foods Manufacturing/Bioengineering at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, as well as a Lecturer in Food Engineering at Lincoln University New Zealand. Haotian Zheng has also worked as a Research Technologist/Scientist in Protein Powder & Cultured Foods at the Fonterra Research and Development Centre in New Zealand, and was a Riddet Scholar during doctoral studies at the Riddet Institute. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. in Dairy Science and Technology from the University of Otago, focusing on the structure of milk fat globule membrane, and a Master's Degree in Food Technology from Wageningen University & Research.