Vernon Larson Lecture Archive

More About Dr. Prasad

P.V. Vara Prasad is a University Distinguished Professor and R.O. Kruse Endowed Professor in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University. He was the former Director of Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab at Kansas State University. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (India) and Ph.D. from the University of Reading (U.K).

His research at K-State focuses on understanding responses of crops to changing environments and developing best management strategies to improve and protect yields. His research, education and outreach programs spread across several countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. His efforts are focused on building human and institutional capacity and improving lives and livelihoods of people and smallholder farmers around the world.

He has published >555 journal articles and book chapters; and trained >250 students for 15 different countries. For the last four years, he is listed among the top 1% of highly cited and influential scientists around the world with over 40,000 citations and h-index of 103. He received grants over $200 million to support research, education and outreach activities in united states and around the world. He is an elected fellow of the American Society of Agronomy; Crop Science Society of America; and American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a former President of the Crop Science Society of America. He was recently elected to serve as the President of the Council of Agricultural Science and Technology.

December 11-12, 2024

Dr. Nurmala Simbolon, Director of the Language Center at Politeknik Negeri Pontianak (POLNEP). A Fulbright Visiting Scholar.

First-generation Students Education Abroad Experience:

3:30 p.m. @ McVay Town Hall within the Staley School of Leadership

In association with: K-State International Education Week #KStateIEW2023 #IEW2023 #KStateOIP

Join Rebeca Paz, Brent Holliday, and Katelin Christianer-Donkers as they present a case study of the First-Generation International Experience, an applied learning opportunity. A collaborative presentation by Education Abroad and the Office of First-generation Students.

Research indicates that high impact learning practices, such as education abroad programs, have a positive effect on student success, belonging, and retention. This is especially true for first-generation students who are underrepresented in education abroad participation compared to their continuing generation counterparts. In an effort to increase representation of first-generation students in education abroad programs, Kansas State University created a faculty-led study abroad experience mitigating cost to make it affordable for participants through partnerships and collaborations with campus partners. Come learn how education abroad experiences are helping to support the K-State Next-Gen Strategic plan!

In-person attendance is encouraged, however for those unable to physically attend please register in advance using this link: REGISTRATION CLOSED