Department
of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Prasanta K. Kalita
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Professor, Soil & Water Resources Engineering and University Distinguished Teacher Scholar
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Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building
332L AESB, MC-644
1304 W. Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Ph: (217) 333-0945
Fax: (217) 244-0323
E-mail: pkalita@uiuc.edu
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| Research Areas |
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Water quality and environmental protection
Watershed water-quality management and non-point source pollution control
Soil erosion, chemical and microbial transport processes modeling
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| Courses Taught |
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ABE 221 - Agr and Bio Engineering I |
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ABE 456 - Land and Water Resources Engineering |
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ABE 498 - Non Point Pollution Processes and Control |
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ABE 396/397 - Independent Study/UG Research |
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ABE 599 - Thesis Research |
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ACES 100 - Contemporary Issues in ACES |
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| Education |
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Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa |
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M.S., Agricultural Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand |
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B.S., Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India |
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| Professional Experience |
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Professor, May 2008-date, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois |
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Associate Professor, August 2002-May 2008, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois |
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Assistant Professor, August 1999-July 2002, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois |
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Associate Professor with Tenure, July 1999, Kansas State Univ. |
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Assistant Professor, August 1994-June 1999, Kansas State Univ.
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 1992-1994, USDA-ARS, Washington State University
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Feb-Jun 1992, Iowa State Univ.
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| Honors and Awards |
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Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1992
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Included in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 3rd Edition, 1996 |
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Advisor of the Year, College of Engineering, Kansas State University, 1996. |
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Most Outstanding Advisor of the Year, BAE Department, Kansas State University, 1997. |
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Outstanding K-State Instructor and Advisor, K-State Mortar Board, 1997. |
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Included 3 times in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1998, 2000, 2005. |
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Certificate of Completion of Teaching College, College of ACES, UIUC, 1999. |
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Collins Scholar, The Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2000. |
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Collins Fellow, The Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2001. |
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Teaching Excellence Award by the ASAE Student Club, UIUC, 2002. |
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Outstanding Engineering Advisor, College of Engineering,UIUC 2002. |
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J.K. Mitchell Teaching Excellence Award, Agricultural Engineering Department, UIUC, 2003. |
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Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of ACES, UIUC, 2003. |
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Academy of Teaching Excellence Member, College of ACES, UIUC, 2003-2006. |
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Best Research Paper award, IASTED (Int. Assoc. of Sci. & Tech. for Development), Merina Del Rey, CA, Nov, 2003. |
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Outstanding Engineering Advisor, College of Engineering,UIUC 2004. |
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NACTA Teacher Fellow Award, Gainesville, FL, 2004. |
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UIUC Campus Award for Excellence in Guiding Undergraduate Research- Honorable Mention, 2005 and 2006. |
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2005 National Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching, USDA-Higher Education Program, NASULGC, and AASCU, Washington, D.C., 2005. |
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Karl E. Gardner Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award, College of ACES, UIUC, 2006. |
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Accenture Outstanding Engineering Advisor, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2006. |
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NACTA Regional Outstanding Teacher Award, Vancouver, CN, 2006. |
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UIUC Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2007. |
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Distinguished Teacher/Scholar Award, UIUC, 2007. |
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ASABE President's Distinguished Service Citation Award, Minneapolis, MN, 2007. |
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Ben & Georgeann Jones Excellence in Teaching Award, ABE, University of Illinois, 2008. |
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