[3] In the same year, he was elected to membership of the Sigma Xi Society, based on his research achievements and potential.

Branch of the Science Society of China,[4] and had his co-authored research paper "Motor Localization on the Cerebral Cortex of the Guinea-pig (Cavia Cobaya)" published in The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

[6] He served both as a professor and the director of the Department of Biochemistry in the Medical School of National Central University.

From 1950, Cheng worked both as a biology professor and the head of the Department of Biochemistry at the Nanjing Medical University.

He was a past chairman of the Central University Professors Association and the first council chair of the Chinese Nutrition Society.