K-State agronomy professor honored by international association of Indian scientists

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Source: Vara Prasad, 785-532-3746, vara@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Steve Watson, 785-532-7105, swatson@k-state.edu

Thursday, March 1, 2007

K-STATE AGRONOMY PROFESSOR HONORED BY INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN SCIENTISTS

MANHATTAN -- Vara Prasad, assistant professor of crop physiology at Kansas State University, has received the 2006 Young Agricultural Scientist Award from the National Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin.

The association is an affiliate of the American Society of Agronomy, the largest organization of agricultural scientists in the world. The award recognizes young agricultural scientists of Indian origin who have made an outstanding contribution by the age of 40.

Prasad joined the faculty of K-State's department of agronomy in September 2005. A native of India, he received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University in Hyderabad, India, and his doctorate from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.

Prasad teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in crop physiology and stress physiology at K-State. His research involves the effect of environmental stresses on crops.