SHUKLA, Manoj K.
Title: Nakayama Chair and Professor
Address: Plant and Environmental Sciences Department
New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30003
Las Cruces, New Mexico,USA- 88003
Tel: 575-646-2324
Email: shuklamk@nmsu.edu
Educational Background:
PhD, 1998 Soil Physics,University of Agric. Sciences, Vienna (with distinction)
MS, 1988 Soil and Water Engineering, J.N. Agriculture University, India (with distinction)
BS, 1986 Agricultural Engineering,J.N. Agriculture University, India (with distinction)
Working Experiences:
2014-Present Nakayama Chair, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA
2014-Present Professor of Environmental Soil Physics, New Mexico State University
2009-2014 Associate Professor of Environmental Soil Physics, New Mexico State University
2005-2009 Assistant Professor of Environmental Soil Physics, New Mexico State University
2001-2005 Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
2000-2001 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Illinois, USA
1999-2000 Research Scientist, University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna, Austria
Research Interests:
Irrigation with brackish water and RO concentrate: balancing sustainability, quality and water scarcity, irrigation scheduling and nutrient leaching from specialty crops of New Mexico, modeling water and solute transport through vadose zone, toxicity and dissipation of indaziflam herbicide in Pecan orchards, abiotic stresses and plant physiology
Professional Activities:
Authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and three Books
Editor book-review Vadose Zone Journal and Associate Editor for Soil Science Society America Journal
Member Border Health Research Expert Panel (USA and Mexico)
Invited to give talks and key note addresses by University of Juarez, China Agriculture University, University of Durango, among others
Served as Chair, Convener and Presiding Officer for various multi-state projects, committees, panels and international symposiums and meetings
