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Prasanta Kumar Kalita

Professor

Biography

Dr. Prasanta Kalita is a professor of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, and the Presidential Fellow of the University of Illinois System. A Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and Indian Society for Agricultural Engineering (ISAE), Dr. Kalita’s areas of research include water resources management and environmental sustainability, food security, and water quality. He is widely recognized for his excellence in teaching, research, and international engagement; he has worked extensively in educational development and capacity building, water resources, food production, and food security issues around the world.

Additional Campus Affiliations

Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Professor, Grainger College of Engineering

Recent Publications

Jha, R. K., Kalita, P. K., Kumar, P., Davidson, P. C., & Jat, R. (2024). Assessment of Different Frameworks for Addressing Climate Change Impact on Crop Production and Water Requirement. Water, 16(14), Article 1992. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16141992

Alam, M. M., Saha, C. K., Ali, M. R., Ahamed, S., Sarkar, S., Mozumdar, L., Hussain, M. M., Tasnim, N., & Kalita, P. K. (2023). Agripreneurial Models for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Bangladesh. In 2023 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2023 ASABE Annual International Meeting). American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.202300386

Gupta, R., Bhattarai, R., Kalita, P. K., Dokoohaki, H., Coppess, J. W., & Armstrong, S. D. (2023). Evaluation of long-term impact of cereal rye as a winter cover crop in Illinois. Science of the Total Environment, 877, Article 162956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162956

Gupta, R., Bhattarai, R., Dokoohaki, H., Armstrong, S. D., Coppess, J. W., & Kalita, P. K. (2023). Sustainability of cover cropping practice with changing climate in Illinois. Journal of Environmental Management, 339, Article 117946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117946

Jha, R. K., Kalita, P. K., & Cooke, R. A. (2021). Assessment of climatic parameters for future climate change in a major agricultural state in India. Climate, 9(7), Article 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9070111

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