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Sayantan Samanta

Sayantan Samanta

Assistant Professor

Office: 253 Agricultural and Biological Engineering
ssamanta@abe.msstate.edu
P 662.325.4798

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Education

  • Ph.D., Water Management and Hydrological Science, Texas A&M University, USA
  • M.S., Water Management and Hydrological Science, Texas A&M University, USA
  • B.E., Civil Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, India

Experience Record

  • Aug 2025 – Present, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, USA
  • May 2023 – Aug 2025, Post-doctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon, USA
  • Jan 2017 – May 2023, Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA

Specialty Areas

  • Hydrological modeling
  • Agricultural water management
  • Cropping system modeling
  • Regenerative agricultural practices

Research Interests

  • Agrohydrological/agroecosystem sustainability
  • Soil & water management and conservation
  • Innovations in agroecosystem modeling frameworks
  • Decision support systems for agricultural management
  • Remote sensing applications in agrohydrology

Selected Honors and Awards

  • 2025. ASABE Superior Paper Award
  • 2025. ASABE Outstanding Reviewer Award
  • 2022. Texas A&M University Dissertation Fellowship
  • 2020. USGS Graduate Research Grant Award

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
  • American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)