








PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
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Katie Lewis, Ph.D.
PROJECT DIRECTOR
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
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Allen Berthold, Ph.D.
CO-DIRECTOR
TEXAS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE
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Paul DeLaune, Ph.D.
CO-DIRECTOR
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
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Kevin Wagner, Ph.D.
CO-DIRECTOR
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Donna McCallister, Ph.D.
CO-DIRECTOR
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
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Jourdan Bell, Ph.D.
CO-DIRECTOR
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Each director leads an extensive multi-institutional team that joins agronomists, economists, biologists, agricultural engineers, soil scientists, and Extension specialists together to accomplish our goals.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
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Srinivasulu Ale, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
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Brian Arnall, Ph.D.
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Gurjinder Baath, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
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Dianna Bagnall, Ph.D.
SOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE
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Joseph Burke, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
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Chengcheng Fei, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Terry Gentry, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Lucas Gregory, Ph.D.
TEXAS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE
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Bridget Guerrero, Ph.D.
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Andrea Jilling, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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Wayne Keeling, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
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Will Keeling, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION
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Emi Kimura, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION
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Josh Lofton, Ph.D.
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Bruce McCarl, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Ali Mirchi, Ph.D.
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Bill Pinchak, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
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Alexandre Caldeira Rocateli, Ph.D.
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
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Monte Rouquette, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
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Sumit Sharma, Ph.D.
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Gerald Smith, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
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Jason Smith, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION
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Briana Wyatt, Ph.D.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
A dynamic committee of external agricultural producers, commodity organizations, research institutes, and regional water managers was selected for the sole purpose of advising and guiding project investigators for the duration of the project. The advisory committee will oversee the research, extension, and educational objectives and outcomes, to help ensure that project goals will be adequately met and applicable to producers and stakeholders.
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Kody Bessent
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS
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Dennis Brezina
SOIL HEALTH SPECIALIST
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Tom Buchanon
OK PRODUCER, ALTUS IRRIGATION DISTRICT
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Jason Coleman
HIGH PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER DISTRICT
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Amy Seiger
OKLAHOMA CONSERVATION COMMISSION
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Barry Evans
TX PRODUCER
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Steve Glaskow
OK STATE RESOURCE CONSERVATIONIST
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Mark Howard
TX PRODUCER, COTTON INC. BOARD
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Trey Lam
OK CONSERVATION COMMISSION
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Christine Morgan
SOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE
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Gaylon Morgan
COTTON INC.
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Caleb Stone
NRCS STATE AGRONOMIST
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Mark Thornborough
OK PRODUCER
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Michael Udavari
NOBLE FOUNDATION
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Brandt Underwood
NRCS AGRONOMIST
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Steve Verett
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS
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Ryan Vinyard
OK Producer
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Shawn Wade
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS

CURRENT STUDENTS
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Kaitlyn Anderson
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
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Lindsey Berube
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Siddhartha Bhattacharyya
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Nick Boogades
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Braeland Booth
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Brenna Cannon
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Christopher Cobos
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Trevor Johnson
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
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Jingyi Liu
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Aileen Malabanan
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Subhana Mansur
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
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Opeyemi Ogunsowo
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
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Bismark Osei
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Navdeep Saasan
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Rene Francis Simbi Mvuyekure
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Harsanjam Singh
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Harpreet Singh
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Tristian Williams
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Larissa Watkins
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Yifan Yang
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
FORMER STUDENTS
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Stephanie DeVilleneuve
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Jack Edwards
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Sayantan Samanta
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Lunyu Colin Zhao
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Danielle Kalisek
TEXAS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE
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Emily Monroe
RegenAg PROJECT MANAGER
TEXAS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE -
Ilene Beam
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH