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., & Cooke, R. A. (2021). Assessment of climatic parameters for future climate change in a major agricultural state in India. Climate, 9(7), [111]. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9070111
Monjurul Alam, M., Saha, C. K., Sarkar, S., & Kalita, P. K. (2021). Present Status of Appropriate Scale Mechanization in Selected Villages of Southern Delta of Bangladesh. In American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, ASABE 2021 (pp. 1975-1984). (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, ASABE 2021; Vol. 3). American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.202100776
Dattamudi, S., Kalita, P. K., Chanda, S., Alquwaizany, A. S., & Sidhu, B. S. (2020). Agricultural nitrogen budget for a long-term row crop production system in the Midwest USA. Agronomy, 10(11), [1622]. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10111622
Jha, R. K., Kalita, P. K., & Jat, R. (2020). Development of production management strategies for a long-duration rice variety: Rajendra Mahsuri—using crop growth model, DSSAT, for the state of Bihar, India. Paddy and Water Environment, 18(3), 531-545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-020-00799-3
Jha, R. K., Kalita, P. K., Cooke, R. A., Kumar, P., Davidson, P. C., & Jat, R. (2020). Predicting the Water Requirement for Rice Production as Affected by Projected Climate Change in Bihar, India. Water, 12(12), [3312]. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123312