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Guy Fipps
- Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer
- Office:
- 207B Scoates Hall
- Email:
- guy.fipps@ag.tamu.edu
- Phone:
- +1 979 314 8227
- Website: http://gfipps.tamu.edu/
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S., Texas A&M University, Agricultural Engineering, 1979
- Graduate Education
- M.S., North Carolina State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 1984
- Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 1988
- Awards
- Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 2019
- Team Award for Superior Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | 2019
- 2015 Person of the Year, The Irrigation Association | November 2015
- Engineer of the Year, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 2014.
- The 13th Merriam Improved Irrigation Award, United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainage | 2013.
- Award for the Advancement of Surface Irrigation, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 2012.
- Award for Superior Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | 2009
- Metal of Excellence, 10th Mountain Division, US Army, Salerno, Afghanistan | 2006.
Areas of Expertise
- Regional water planning
- Transboundary water issues
- Irrigation technologies
- Irrigation scheme (district) management and rehabilitation
- Pumping plant efficiency and testing
- Salinity and water management
- Weather stations and ET networks.