PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

  • Katie Lewis, Ph.D.

    PROJECT DIRECTOR

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

  • Allen Berthold, Ph.D.

    CO-DIRECTOR

    TEXAS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE

  • Paul DeLaune, Ph.D.

    CO-DIRECTOR

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

  • Kevin Wagner, Ph.D.

    CO-DIRECTOR

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Donna McCallister, Ph.D.

    CO-DIRECTOR

    TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

  • 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

  • Srinivasulu Ale, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

  • Brian Arnall, Ph.D.

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Gurjinder Baath, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

  • Dianna Bagnall, Ph.D.

    SOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE

  • Joseph Burke, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

  • Chengcheng Fei, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Terry Gentry, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Lucas Gregory, Ph.D.

    TEXAS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE

  • Bridget Guerrero, Ph.D.

    WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Andrea Jilling, Ph.D.

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Wayne Keeling, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

  • Will Keeling, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION

  • Emi Kimura, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION

  • Josh Lofton, Ph.D.

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Bruce McCarl, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Ali Mirchi, Ph.D.

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Bill Pinchak, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

  • Alexandre Caldeira Rocateli, Ph.D.

    TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

  • Monte Rouquette, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

  • Sumit Sharma, Ph.D.

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Gerald Smith, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

  • Jason Smith, Ph.D.

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION

  • 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.

  • Kody Bessent

    PLAINS COTTON GROWERS

  • Dennis Brezina

    SOIL HEALTH SPECIALIST

  • Tom Buchanon

    OK PRODUCER, ALTUS IRRIGATION DISTRICT

  • Jason Coleman

    HIGH PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER DISTRICT

  • Amy Seiger

    OKLAHOMA CONSERVATION COMMISSION

  • Barry Evans

    TX PRODUCER

  • Steve Glaskow

    OK STATE RESOURCE CONSERVATIONIST

  • Mark Howard

    TX PRODUCER, COTTON INC. BOARD

  • Trey Lam

    OK CONSERVATION COMMISSION

  • Christine Morgan

    SOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE

  • Gaylon Morgan

    COTTON INC.

  • Caleb Stone

    NRCS STATE AGRONOMIST

  • Mark Thornborough

    OK PRODUCER

  • Michael Udavari

    NOBLE FOUNDATION

  • Brandt Underwood

    NRCS AGRONOMIST

  • Steve Verett

    PLAINS COTTON GROWERS

  • Ryan Vinyard

    OK Producer

  • Shawn Wade

    PLAINS COTTON GROWERS

CURRENT STUDENTS

  • Kaitlyn Anderson

    TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

  • Lindsey Berube

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Siddhartha Bhattacharyya

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Nick Boogades

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Braeland Booth

    WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Brenna Cannon

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Christopher Cobos

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Trevor Johnson

    TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

  • Jingyi Liu

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Aileen Malabanan

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Subhana Mansur

    TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

  • Opeyemi Ogunsowo

    TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

  • Bismark Osei

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Navdeep Saasan

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Rene Francis Simbi Mvuyekure

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Harsanjam Singh

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Harpreet Singh

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Tristian Williams

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Larissa Watkins

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Yifan Yang

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

FORMER STUDENTS

  • Stephanie DeVilleneuve

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Jack Edwards

    OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Sayantan Samanta

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  • Lunyu Colin Zhao

    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Danielle Kalisek

    TEXAS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE

  • Emily Monroe

    RegenAg PROJECT MANAGER
    TEXAS WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE

  • Ilene Beam

    TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH