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K-State Agronomy Faculty Bring Home National Awards
Kansas Ag Connection - 09/18/2018
Three Kansas State University Department of Agronomy faculty members are being honored by their peers nationally and internationally for their exemplary work in agronomy, crop and soil science.
Ignacio Ciampitti, agronomy associate professor has been honored with two prestigious awards for his work in agronomy and crop science. The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) selected Ciampitti as the 2018 CSSA Early Career Award recipient.
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) also chose Ciampitti as its 2018 Early Career Award recipient.
The two societies are separate international professional organizations that share a cooperative relationship along with the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). Ciampitti will be presented the awards at the society's annual meeting held jointly in Baltimore,
Maryland, Nov. 5, 2018.
Ciampitti's research focuses on maximizing yield and closing yield gaps by implementing best management practices, employing review and synthesis-analysis procedures, investigating interactions between crop production factors, and using modeling and remote
sensing approaches. He is a prolific speaker and author, with numerous conference presentations, more than 50 refereed papers, six book chapters, and is the main editor of the ASA Sorghum Book. In his specialist role with K-State Research and Extension,
he has given more than 220 presentations that have reached more than 20,000 participants. He provides leadership for several organizations, serving ASA as a member and past-chair of the Extension Education and Early Career communities and CSSA as a
member and chair of the C-3 division as well as an associate editor of the Crop Science Journal.
Both awards recognize individuals who have made an outstanding contribution in the areas of agronomy and crop science within seven years of completing their final degree. Nominees are evaluated on several criteria including effectiveness in extension and
outreach activities, significance and originality of research, achievements in private section application of agronomy, crop, and/or soil science.
Nathan Nelson, professor in agronomy, was named the recipient of the 2018 Soil Science Education and Extension Award by the Soil Science Society of America. He will be honored at the SSSA Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif. on Jan. 8. The award
recognizes educational achievements in soil science. Nelson teaches courses in soil fertility, fertilizer chemistry, nutrient cycling, and international studies, and incorporates the use of case studies, podcasts, and hands-on activities to facilitate learning and increase
student engagement. His research program develops best management practices that minimize nutrient loss and maximize nutrient use efficiency, particularly with respect to phosphorus. Nelson has authored 27 peer-reviewed journal articles, two book chapters,
and numerous extension publications, abstracts, and proceedings.
David Mengel, professor emeritus and past department head in agronomy, was awarded the 2018 ASA Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes someone who has made a transformational contribution to the profession of agronomy. The focus of
the evaluation criteria is on agronomic service with associated educational, public relations, administrative contributions, and efforts as a member of ASA. Mengel served as president of ASA in 2014 and has received several awards during his years of
membership. In 1997, he was elected Fellow of both ASA and the Soil Science Society of America.
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