Hamid J. Farahani

Associate Professor – Irrigation and Water Management Hamid J. Farahani

Email: hfaraha@clemson.edu
Office: 1-803-284-3343 Ext. 229

Education:
Ph.D. Agric. Engr. - Colorado State University, Fort Collins - 1991
M.S. Agric. Engr. - University of Arizona, Tucson - 1987
B.S. Agric. Engr. - Kansas State University, Manhattan - 1985

Responsibilities:
Develop a strong interdisciplinary, externally-funded and nationally-recognized research and extension program in irrigation water and systems management.  

Research Interest:
  • Irrigation - Management, modernization and automation for high water productivity
  • Near-surface geophysics - Applications in agriculture including soil spatial variability
  • Precision agriculture - variable rate application/technology
  • Agro-meteorology – Automated agricultural meteorology networks
  • Systems modeling - cropping systems simulation modeling
  • Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum processes - Crop water relations, crop water stress detection, evapotranspiration measurement and modeling, yield response to water, and water use efficiency and productivity
Professional Experience:
  • Irrigation & Water Management Specialist (2005-2008) - International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Integrated Water & Land Management Program, Aleppo, Syria
  • Agricultural Engineer (1998-2005) - USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Water Management Research Unit, Fort Collins, Colorado
  •  Soil Scientist/Agricultural Engineer (1995-1997) - USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Systems Research Unit, Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Post Doctoral Fellow (1992-1995) - Colorado State University, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Fort Collins
Publications:
Authored or co-authored more than 70 publications, including refereed papers, book chapters, technical reports, symposium proceedings, and extension articles (Coming Soon - Click for List/Download).

Professional Society Activity:
  • Associate Editor - Soil & Water Division, ASABE Transactions, 2002-present
  • Member – ASABE, ASA/CSSA/SSSA, Irrigation Association (IA), Carolinas Irrigation Association (CIA), South Carolina Turf Foundation
Honors and Awards:
  • ICARDA – Award for Quality Performance, 2007
  • Faculty Affiliate - Colorado State University, 1995-2006
  • USDA-ARS Award for Excellence in Application Technology - AccuPulse, 1999
  • USDA-ARS Award for Excellence in Modeling - RZWQM, 1996
  • USDA-ARS Graduate Research Assistantship, Colorado State University, 1987-1990
  • Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture, University of Arizona, 1986
  • Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Arizona, 1985-1987
  • Engineering Honor Student, Kansas State University, 1982
Courses:
In development

Websites:
http://www.clemson.edu/edisto/