- Guy Fipps
- Professor & Extension Agricultural Engineer
- Office:
- 207B Scoates Hall
- Email:
- g-fipps@tamu.edu
- Phone:
- 979-845-7454
- http://gfipps.tamu.edu/
- 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
- Metal of Excellence, 10th Mountain Division, US Army, Salerno, Afghanistan | 2006.
- Award for Superior Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | 2009
- Award for the Advancement of Surface Irrigation, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 2012.
- The 13th Merriam Improved Irrigation Award, United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainage | 2013.
- Engineer of the Year, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 2014.
- 2015 Person of the Year, The Irrigation Association | November 2015
- Team Award for Superior Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | 2019
- Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 2019
Research Interests
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.