Education

Ph.D. Plant and Soil Science. 2005-2009. University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Concentration: Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Environment

M.S. Plant, Soil and Environ. Sciences. 2003-2005. West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX.

B.Sc. Agriculture. 1996-2000. N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, AP, India.

Professional Experience

Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Associate Research Professor, 2015-Present

UC Davis Energy Institute, University of California, Davis, CA. Project Scientist, 2013-2015.

 Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Staff Scientist, 2010-2013.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division, Oak Ridge, TN. Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2008-2010.

University of Delaware, Plant and Soil Sciences Department, Newark, DE. Graduate Research Assistant, 2005–2008. *Research conducted at USDA-ARS, Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab, Beltsville, MD.

West Texas A&M University, Dryland Agricultural Institute, Canyon, TX. Graduate Research Assistant, 2003-2005. *Research conducted at USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Research Lab. Bushland, TX.