FACULTY
Dean Eisenhauer (emeritus) was named a 2018 Fellow, elected during the 2017-2018 year for "his broad and extraordinary contributions in teaching, extension, and research emphasizing engineering practices for improved water management in agriculture." Fellows are members of extraordinary professional distinction in the fields of agricultural, food, or biological engineering.
Yufeng Ge is the recipient of the New Holland Young Researcher Award in "recognition of his work developing sensing technologies to monitor plant stress."
Troy Gilmore, Derrel Martin, staff member Erin Ingram, and team members Jesse Korus, Katie Pekarek, and Lisa Pennisi are ASABE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Winners in the Web Sites category for the Pilot Watershed Science Curriculum for National Resources Districts site.
Derek Heeren is the recipient of the A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award for "excellence in teaching and advising undergraduate and graduate students and initiating and advising the highly competitive University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fountain Wars team."
Suat Irmak is an ASABE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Winner in the Publications category for three separate publications:
"Simplified forms of deep percolation estimation method below the crop root zone for silt-loam soils" (short category)
"Simplified forms of surface runoff estimation method for silt‐loam soils" (short category)
"Evapotranspiration (ET) basics and estimating actual crop ET from reference ET and crop specific coefficients" (medium category)
Suat Irmak and the Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network team (Jenny Rees, Gary Zoubek, Brandy VanDeValle, and Aaron Nygren) are ASABE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Winners in the Web Sites category for the NAWMN website. The NAWMN was established in 2005 with a team of external partners with the primary concept and goal of technology implementation in agriculture for research-based decision making. The Network has become the largest water management network in the United States and has been significantly contributing to water and energy conservation. The Network also established a tradition for utilizing technology in large scale production fields for improved water management practices. The Network has been recognized by numerous national and international organizations for its contribution to natural resources conservation.
Amy Schmidt, Rick Koelsch, Rick Stowell, and Leslie Johnson (Manure Management Program Coordinator, Haskell Ag Lab) are ASABE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Winners in the Web Sites category for the Nebraska Ag Site Planner.
STUDENTS
Meetpal Kukal, a doctoral student working with Suat Irmak, received 3rd place award in the ASABE Boyd-Scout Graduate Research Paper Competition. He also received 1st place award in the Graduate Student Research Paper Competition organized by the Association of Agricultural, Biological, and Food Engineers of Indian Origin.
Enshi Liu, a doctoral student working with Mark Wilkins, won an award for the ASABE Oral Presentation/Poster Competition for the Energy Science and Environmental, Health and Safety communities.
ALUMNI
Ajay Kumar (Ph.D. 2009, MS 2006) is the recipient of the Gale A. Holloway Professional Development Award for "his leadership and active involvement in ASABE communities and his encouragement of preprofessional development."
Randal Taylor (Ph.D. 1996) is the recipient of the G.B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering Award for "outstanding contributions across extension, research, and education through his technological advancements in conservation management of the countryside."
Hongwei Xin (Ph.D. 1989, MS 1985) is the recipient of the Cyrus Hall McCormick Jerome Case Gold Medal Award for "exceptional engineering and administrator achievements in advancing animal agriculture worldwide."