HONORS : Shrikant Jagtap, Ph. D.

  • Held senior positions in research management
  • President, Nigerian Meteorological Society
  • Collectively secured over $3 Millions for projects
  • Extensively traveled & worked in many countries with well developed contacts
  • Substantive knowledge of government and non-government agencies in Africa
  • Reviewer for the Agricultural Systems, Discovery and innovations and other journals.
  • Over 120 publications including scientific papers, book chapters, reports, and manuals.
  • Advised over 20 graduate students (7 Ph. D; 3 M.Sc.; 12 B.Sc)
  • Established GIS laboratories with over 500 trained scientists in 14 African countries
  • Developed remotes sensing facilities at IITA and guided a 18-country wetlands development project
  • Experienced in conducting on-station/on-farm technology development studies
  • Developed geographic information systems (GIS) crop simulation models, weather simulators, risk analysis, and expert systems.
  • Worked  with  multi-disciplinary team of scientist consisting  breeders, ecologists, soil scientists, agronomists, and economists.
  • Extensive micro and main frame computer experience in developing decision aids in several procedural languages
  • Released four software packages
  • University, national and international teaching experience.
  • Recognized in the "International Who's Who in Engineering".
  • Recipient of scholarships throughout academic career.
  •  PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
  • Nigerian Meteorological Society
  • American Society of Agricultural Engineers
  • Gamma Sigma Delta, Agriculture Honor Society
  • Alpha Epsilon, Agriculture Honor Society