Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois
Prasanta K. Kalita
Professor, Soil & Water Resources Engineering
Leader, Soil and Water Resources Engineering Section
University Distinguished Teacher Scholar
Research Areas
- Water quality, environmental protection, water resources
- Watershed water-quality management and non-point source pollution control
- Soil erosion, chemical and microbial transport processes modeling
Courses Taught
- ABE 221 - Agr and Bio Engineering I
- ABE 456 - Land and Water Resources Engineering
- ABE 498 - Non Point Pollution Processes and Control
- ABE 396 / ABE 397 - Independent Study/UG Research
- ABE 599 - Thesis Research
- ACES 100 - Contemporary Issues in ACES
Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- M.S., Agricultural Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
- B.S., Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
Professional Experience
- Professor, 2008-date, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department, University of Illinois
- Associate Professor, 2002-2008, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department, University of Illinois
- Assistant Professor, 1999-2002, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department, University of Illinois
- Associate Professor with Tenure, July 1999, Kansas State Univ.
- Assistant Professor, 1994-1999, Kansas State Univ.
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 1992-1994, USDA-ARS, Washington State University
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Feb-Jun 1992, Iowa State Univ.
Honors and Awards
- Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1992
- Included in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 3rd Edition, 1996
- Advisor of the Year, College of Engineering, Kansas State University, 1996.
- Most Outstanding Advisor of the Year, BAE Department, Kansas State University, 1997.
- Outstanding K-State Instructor and Advisor, K-State Mortar Board, 1997.
- Included 3 times in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1998, 2000, 2005.
- Certificate of Completion of Teaching College, College of ACES, UIUC, 1999.
- Collins Scholar, The Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2000.
- Collins Fellow, The Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2001.
- Teaching Excellence Award by the ASAE Student Club, UIUC, 2002.
- Outstanding Engineering Advisor, College of Engineering,UIUC 2002.
- J.K. Mitchell Teaching Excellence Award, Agricultural Engineering Department, UIUC, 2003.
- Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of ACES, UIUC, 2003.
- Academy of Teaching Excellence Member, College of ACES, UIUC, 2003-2006.
- Best Research Paper award, IASTED (Int. Assoc. of Sci. & Tech. for Development), Merina Del Rey, CA, Nov, 2003.
- Outstanding Engineering Advisor, College of Engineering,UIUC 2004.
- NACTA Teacher Fellow Award, Gainesville, FL, 2004.
- UIUC Campus Award for Excellence in Guiding Undergraduate Research- Honorable Mention, 2005 and 2006.
- 2005 National Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching, USDA-Higher Education Program, NASULGC, and AASCU, Washington, D.C., 2005.
- Karl E. Gardner Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award, College of ACES, UIUC, 2006.
- Accenture Outstanding Engineering Advisor, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2006.
- NACTA Regional Outstanding Teacher Award, Vancouver, CN, 2006.
- UIUC Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2007.
- Distinguished Teacher/Scholar Award, UIUC, 2007.
- ASABE President's Distinguished Service Citation Award, Minneapolis, MN, 2007.
- Ben & Georgeann Jones Excellence in Teaching Award, ABE, University of Illinois, 2008.
