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Clemson University
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R. Karthikeyan

Charles Carter Newman Endowed Chair of Natural Resources Engineering
Agricultural Sciences Department

Office: 247 McAdams Hall
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Email: rkarthi@clemson.edu

 

Educational Background

PhD Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

MS Agricultural Engineering
University of Georgia, Athens, GA

BEng Agricultural Engineering
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India

Profile

I have diverse academic, consulting, and research experience in crop modeling, plant physiology, contaminant fate and transport in the environment, geographic information science, water quality monitoring and modeling, water disinfection, and environmental microbiology. Over the years, I have contributed my technical expertise to 31 projects addressing critical environmental and agricultural problems associated with millions of dollars in economic value. At Clemson, I lead an interdisciplinary research program to strengthen crop production systems across the nation.

Links

Coastal agriculture: challenges and opportunities
Partial desalination: hydroponic CEA
Salinity tolerance: cucumber
Heat stress: rice
Powdery mildew resistance: watermelon
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