National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Indrajeet Chaubey
PRAVASI FELLOW, ELECTED 2021

Born in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India on 1 July 1969. Educated at Allahabad Agricultural Institute, University of Allahabad, India, B.Tech. 1991; University of Arkansas, U.S.A., M.S. 1994; Oklahoma State University, U.S.A., Ph.D. 1997.

Dean, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources; Director, Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, Direcror, Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station; Director, Connecticut Cooperative Extension System, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, U.S.A., 2019 to date.

Associate Dean and Director of International Programs, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, U.S.A. 2016-2019; Professor and Head, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, U.S.A. 2013-2017; Professor, 2011-209; Associate Professor, 2007-2011, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; Purdue University, U.S.A.; Associate Professor, 2000-2006; Assistant Professor, 2006, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, U.S.A., Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Freshwater Studies, University of Alabama, U.S.A. 1998-2000.

Awards/Honours: Honorary Professor, Qinghai Normal University. 2017-18; ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2014; Agricultural Research Award, Purdue University, 2012; Seed for Success Award, Purdue University, 2011; University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, 2011; Outstanding Graduate Educator, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Purdue University, 2010; 2012; First Place Award. 2010. Southern Agricultural Economics Association for the poster presented at the Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, 2010; Award of Excellence, 2-19th Agribusiness Development Team, Indiana National Guard, 2009; New Holland Young Researcher Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2007; Outstanding Engineer Award, Arkansas Section of the ASABE, 2006; Faculty Research Award of Merit, Gamma Sigma Delta, 2006; ASAE Honorable Mention Paper Award. “Water quality at the Buffalo National River, Arkansas, 1991 – 2001” published in the Transactions of the ASAE 44 (2). Out of 362 papers published by the ASAE, only 9 were selected for the Superior Paper Award and 9 for the Honorable Mention; Best Teacher Award, Biological Engineering Student Club, University of Arkansas, 2005; Outstanding Researcher Award, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. University of Arkansas, 2002-2003; Graduate Research Excellence Award. Oklahoma State University, 1997; Phoenix Award. Oklahoma State University, 1997.

Fellow: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2017; Arkansas Academy of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 2016; Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2015

Research Areas: Non-point source pollution, water quality, watershed management, ecohydrology

Address: Dean and Director, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut, 1376 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT 06269-4066, USA; 27 Liberty Drive, S. Glastonbury, CT 06073; USA; [Tel: Off. (001) 8604862917; Res. (001) 8604306018; Email: indrajeet.chaubey@uconn.edu; indrajeet.chaubey@gmail.com]