Dharmendra Saraswat
Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Purdue University
Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
225 South University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093
Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
225 South University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093
Office: ABE 3041 P
Phone: +1 501 954-0365
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Areas of Interest
- Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering
- Data Science and Digital Agriculture
Research Areas
Precision/Digital Agriculture- Remote sensing and Internet of Things (IoT) for managing plants/animals, development of spatio-temporal/machine learning models for site specific plant management, and decision support tools for natural resources management. https://dad.saraswat.rcac.purdue.edu/
Biography
Dr. Dharmendra Saraswat is a professor in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department at Purdue University. He received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Allahabad; a master’s degree in agricultural engineering from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi and a Ph.D. degree in food, agricultural and biological Engineering from The Ohio State University.
Prior to coming to Purdue, Dr. Saraswat was a faculty member at the University of Arkansas, a scientist at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India and an assistant professor at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, India.
His research focus is on using information and communication technologies for solving issues in plant production (field and nursery crops ) and management of natural resources. He accomplishes research goals through multi-disciplinary collaborations, development of cloud-based tools & decision support systems and delivery of research-based information using native mobile applications. His other expertise includes watershed simulation modeling, spatial and temporal modeling using remote sensing & geographic information systems and data collection/analysis from field and innovative unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-based sensors.
Dr. Saraswat’s overall research and extension efforts have been well recognized both nationally and internationally. He has received several awards including Fellow of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (2014), John W. White Outstanding Extension State Faculty Award (2014), American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award (one in 2015 and two in 2013), Excellence in Remote Sensing and Precision Agriculture from National Association of County Agricultural Agents(2013), ASABE superior paper award (2012), Southern Region-American Society of Horticultural Sciences Blue Ribbon Extension Communication Award (2012), Early career award and Innovation award (2011) from the University of Arkansas.
Prior to coming to Purdue, Dr. Saraswat was a faculty member at the University of Arkansas, a scientist at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India and an assistant professor at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, India.
His research focus is on using information and communication technologies for solving issues in plant production (field and nursery crops ) and management of natural resources. He accomplishes research goals through multi-disciplinary collaborations, development of cloud-based tools & decision support systems and delivery of research-based information using native mobile applications. His other expertise includes watershed simulation modeling, spatial and temporal modeling using remote sensing & geographic information systems and data collection/analysis from field and innovative unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-based sensors.
Dr. Saraswat’s overall research and extension efforts have been well recognized both nationally and internationally. He has received several awards including Fellow of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (2014), John W. White Outstanding Extension State Faculty Award (2014), American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award (one in 2015 and two in 2013), Excellence in Remote Sensing and Precision Agriculture from National Association of County Agricultural Agents(2013), ASABE superior paper award (2012), Southern Region-American Society of Horticultural Sciences Blue Ribbon Extension Communication Award (2012), Early career award and Innovation award (2011) from the University of Arkansas.