Sushant Mehan earned his bachelor’s degree (2011) and master’s degree (2014), both in agricultural engineering from Punjab Agricultural University, India. At Purdue University in 2018, he earned a PhD in agricultural and biological engineering, and he currently is a postdoctoral fellow through a funded collaboration between USDA-Agricultural Research Service and Colorado State University. His research plan entails advancing the field of water resources management through geospatial analysis, hydrologic modeling, remote sensing products, wireless sensor networks, data analytics, integrated watershed modeling, and the development of decision support systems. Before moving to Colorado, he worked as an agricultural engineer for two years, completed a postdoctoral appointment at Ohio State University, and worked as a research associate at the University of Wisconsin. He has published 19 peer-reviewed journal articles and four book chapters, received more than $2M in funding as the primary applicant/co-PI, and filed an international patent for a soy-based filtration system. He was named Early Career Engineer of the Year in 2022 from the Association of Agricultural, Biological, and Food Engineers of Indian Origin, of which he has served as president, vice president and secretary. Promoting DEI is a fundamental aspect of Mehan’s teaching philosophy, and he aims to create a transformative learning environment for students while incorporating research-based teaching methodologies.

Research Interests

Water Resources Engineering