2025 South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã ASABE Section Meeting
April 3, 2025, at SDSU, Brookings, from 3-7 p.m.
This event promises to be an engaging and informative gathering for agricultural and biosystems engineering professionals.
Event Highlights
- Poster presentations: Explore the latest research and advancements in agricultural and biosystems engineering through technical presentations by industry experts and academic scholars.
- Industry updates: Stay informed about the latest trends, innovations and developments shaping the agricultural engineering landscape with insightful industry updates.
- Greetings and meetings: Connect with fellow professionals, colleagues and leaders in the field during networking sessions and meetings designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange.
- Social networking: Enjoy opportunities for casual networking and socializing with peers and industry professionals in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
The South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Section is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the ASABE Professional à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs, recognizing outstanding contributions from professionals in industry and academia who are actively engaged in society activities. The award criteria and submission process are listed in the link below, where you can download the nomination form. à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã recipients will be recognized at the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Section Meeting on April 3, 2025. To nominate an outstanding professional, please download, complete and submit your nomination form via email. Self-nominations are also encouraged.
For questions, please get in touch with Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan and Sushant Mehan.
We look forward to recognizing and celebrating the remarkable contributions of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers professionals in industry and academia.
Click here to register for the 2025 South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Section Meeting! Online registration closes on March 21, 2025 — don't miss out!
Click here to submit your abstract for the poster session at the 2025 South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Section Meeting! Submissions close on March 21, 2025.
Keynote Speaker
Pete Doucette, director of the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, will serve as the keynote speaker during dinner.
Pete Doucette is the director of the Earth Resources and Observation Science Center near Sioux Falls. EROS is part of the U.S. Geological Survey in the U.S. Department of the Interior. Doucette began his career in the geospatial sciences in 1990, including positions with the federal government and the private sector. He’s conducted research and development in remote sensing, image processing, machine learning with neural networks, spatial analysis and geostatistics. Doucette’s vision is to advance the use of geospatial data science to better model and predict changes to the Earth's land surface through time, using multimodal Earth observation data with analytical and deep-learning methods. He’s a leading strategist for the development of data-driven artificial intelligence approaches across a range of domains that include satellite fight and ground system operations, data management and cognitive automation. He holds a Ph.D. in spatial information engineering from the University of Maine, a M.S. in civil engineering (geomatics) from Purdue University, and a B.S. in physics from the University of Maine.
Program
| Time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 3-3:10 p.m. | Raven Precision Agriculture Center 176 | Introduction and update on 100th anniversary – Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan |
| 3:11-3:20 p.m. | Raven Precision Agriculture Center 176 | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Executive Board
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| 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Raven Precision Agriculture Center 176 | Get to know each other
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| 4:31-5:45 p.m. | Raven Atrium 199 | Poster session and social networking |
| 5:46-6:45 p.m. | Raven Precision Agriculture Center 176 | Working dinner and keynote speaker |
| 6:46-6:55 p.m. | Raven Precision Agriculture Center 176 | Student and professional recognition |
| 6:56-7 p.m. | Raven Precision Agriculture Center 176 | Concluding remarks |
| 7 p.m. | Raven Precision Agriculture Center 176 | Adjourn |
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã ASABE Section Executive Committee
Sushant Mehan – Chair
Sushant Mehan, Ph.D., works at the water resources engineering and hydroinformatics interface. His research agenda includes advancing the understanding and physical representation of nutrients' fate and transport to manage water resources using computing infrastructure. He is also interested in exploring how interactions between climate and land management operations impact water quantity and quality. His passion for working on water resources, precisely water quality, is driven by the idea that resolving water problems can solve much unseen unpredicted chaos in the ecosystem. He loves to work as a problem-solver on issues related to water sustainability.
Travis Burgers – Treasurer
Travis Burgers is a staff research engineer at CNH Industrial in Sioux Falls. At CNH, he uses data to answer business and engineering questions in areas like product development, product value proposition, system analysis, competitive analysis and customer insights. He has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has over 20 years of experience in medical research, medical devices and agriculture. Burgers is a member of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers and has authored 21 publications in agriculture, orthopedics, bone and molecular biology. He holds adjunct positions and mentors students in mechanical and biomedical engineering at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University and the University of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã.
Lin Wei – Vice Chair
Lin Wei, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University. Wei and his research team have devoted themselves to the research and education of precision agriculture, agricultural engineering, biomass conversion and bioenergy, food processing and food safety. Their research aims to improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of agriculture, food production and bioproduct development while reducing environmental impacts to move forward to agriculture digitalization era.
Ramesh K. Singh – Secretary
Ramesh Singh, Ph.D., is a program manager at the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, managing science contract for ASRC Federal. He is an agricultural engineer with specialization in soil and water management. He is a Husker fan, receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has more than 25 years of professional experience in water resources assessment, development and management both in government and private sectors. He has authored more than 40 publications in journals and proceedings. He has been a member of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers since 2006 and a certified project manager from the Project Management Institute. He lives in Sioux Falls and enjoys biking, gardening and volunteering in the community.
