Rameshwar (Ramesh) S Kanwar

Title(s):

Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor

Office

2212 National Swine Research and Information Center
Ames, IA, 50011

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Honors and Awards

  • Fulbright Specialist Fellow at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, 2022-2023.
  • Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in International Engagement, Amrican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, July 2022.
  • Elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Dec. 2021.
  • ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, July 2020.
  • Kashida International Excellence Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2019
  • USDA Excellence in Research & Extension Award for NCERA 217 Committee on Water Quality, 2018.
  • Rashtriya Gaurav Award for outstanding contributions to education, Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage, (2018).
  • Senior Fulbright Fellow at the University Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia (2017).
  • Distinguished Service Award by ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan for distinguished services (2015).
  • Golden Jubilee Alumni Award, Punjab Agricultural University, India (2015).
  • Dean’s Citation for Extraordinary Contributions, CALS, Iowa State University (2015)
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Punjab Agricultural University, India (2012)
  • International Agriculture Leadership Award, Agriculture India Today, India (2012)
  • Fellow, Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, India (2012)
  • Sakai Science and Technology Award, Asian Association of Agricultural Engineering, Beijing, China (2012)
  • John Deere Gold Medal, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) (2009)
  • Superior Research Paper Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (2009)
  • International Award of Merit from Gamma Sigma Delta (2009)
  • Fellow, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (2007)
  • Honorary Causa Doctorate Degree, Trakia University, Bulgaria (2007)
  • International Service Award, Iowa State University (2004)
  • Fellow, Indian Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2001)
  • Honorary Causa Doctorate Degree, Georgia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia (2000)
  • Honorary Causa Doctorate Degree, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agric. Mech. Engineers, Uzbekistan (1996)
  • Honorary Professorship, Beijing Agricultural University, PR China (1996).
  • Margaret E. White Graduate Faculty Award, Iowa State University (1993).
  • Outstanding Young Engineering Faculty Research Award, Iowa State University (1991).
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Iowa state University (1980).

Interest Areas

Dr. Kanwar’s research interests are in the areas of wastewater treatment and reuse for agriculture, irrigation (macro and micro), drainage, groundwater quality, mangove forests for carbon sequestration and climate mitigation, animal waste management, climate change and mitigation, sustainable agricultural production systems and modeling of hydrologic systems. Primary goal is to develop engineering solution to emerging global environmental problems from agricultural and livestock production systems. A couple of projects are highlighted below: Impact of liquid swine and poultry manure on surface and groundwater quality The public is concerned about the impacts of swine and poultry production facilities on surface and groundwater quality. He has several on-going studies to investigate the impacts of swine and poultry manure applications on water quality. The results of this study will help producers develop manure applications plans to minimize water pollution and maximize their profit margins. Bacteria and antibiotics in surface runoff and groundwater under manure fields This ongoing study was funded in 2002 to investigate the effects of dietary management on the transport of antibiotics and pathogens to surface water and shallow groundwater. This study will attempt to create a new/additional dataset on the presence of nutrients, pathogens, and antibiotics in surface and subsurface drainage waters. Learn more about Dr. Kanwar’s programs:

Appointment and Professional Positions:

  • 2009-present: C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Water Resources Engineering, Iowa State University
  • 2014-2015: Provost and Vice Rector, ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 2011-2014: Vice Chancellor, Lovely Professional University, India
  • 2001- 2011: Professor and Chair, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State Univ.
  • 1999-2002: Director, Iowa State Water Resources Research Institute, Iowa State University.
  • 1997-2001: Assistant Director, Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Iowa State University.
  • 1991-1997: Director of Graduate Education, Dept. of Agric. and Biosystens Engineering. Iowa State Univ.
  • 1991-2009: Professor of Water and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
  • 1986-1991: Associate Professor of Soil and Water Resource Engineering, Iowa State University
  • 1983-1986: Assistant Professor of Soil and Water Resource Engineering, Iowa State University
  • 1976-1982: Instructor/Teaching Assistant, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University
  • 1974-1976: Assistant Professor, Soil & Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, India

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles published in last 5 years (total of 212 refereed journal articles with h-index of 45+):

  • Rose Tirtalistyani, R., M. Murtiningrum, and R.S. Kanwar. 2022. Indonesia Rice Irrigation System: Time for Innovation. Sustainability journal. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912477.
  • Sorensen, R.M., R.S. Kanwar, and B. Jovanović. 2022. Past, present, and possible future policies on plastic use in the USA, particularly microplastics and nanoplastics: A Review. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4678.
  • Bhatia, D., R.S. Kanwar, J. Singh, N.R. Sharma, and R.V. Khandare. 2022. Biodegradation of Disperse Red 167 dye with bacteria inhabiting in textile effluents. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04163-2.
  • Bhatia, D., S. Kanwar, J. Singh, N.R. Sharma and R.V. Khandare. 2022. Biodegradation of Disperse Red 167 dye with bacteria inhabiting in textile effluents. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04163-2.
  • Singh, S., P.C. Ramamurthy, D. Singh, S. Rana, D. Bhatia,S. Kanwar, N.R. Sharma, and J. Singh. 2022. Design and development of onsite biofilter for effective remediation of wastewater. CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, July 2022 issue. https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.202100396
  • Singh, S, V. Kumar, S. Kanwar, A.B. Wani; J.P.K. Gill, P.C. Ramamurthy, J. Singh. 2021. Toxicity and detoxification of monocrotophos from ecosystem using different approaches: A review. Chemosphere https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130051.
  • Neher, T, M. Soupir, and S. Kanwar. 2021. Lake Atitlan: A Review of the Food, Energy, and Water Sustainability of a Mountain Lake in Guatemala. Sustainability 13(2), 515:1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020515.
  • Hartfiel, L, M. Soupir, and S. Kanwar. 2020. Malta’s water scarcity challenges: past, present, and future mitigation strategies for sustainable water supplies. Sustainability 12(23), 9835:1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239835.
  • Dougherty, B.W., C.H. Pederson, A.P. Mallarino, D.S. Andersen, M.L. Soupir, S. Kanwar, and M. J. Helmers. 2020. Midwestern Cropping System Effects on Drainage Water Quality and Crop Yields. Journal of Environmental Quality 2020 (1):1-12. https//doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20007.
  • Hoover, N.L., J. Y. Law, L.A. Ann, M. Long, S Kanwar, and M. Soupir. 2019. Long-term impact of poultry manure on crop yield, soil and water quality, and crop residue. Journal of Environmental Management 252:1-11.
  • Wyngaard, N., M.L. Cabrera, A. Shober, and S Kanwar. 2019. Fertilization history can affect the estimation of nitrogen mineralization potential with chemical methods. Plant and Soil 432 (1):75–89.
  • Hruby, C.E., M.L. Soupir, T.B. Moorman, C. Pederson, and S. Kanwar. 2018. Salmonella and fecal indicator bacteria survival in soils amended with poultry manure. Water, Air, Soil Pollution 229(2) DOI 10.1007/s11270-017-3667-z.
  • Bhatia, D., N. Sharma, and S. Kanwar, and J. Singh, 2018. Physico-chemical assessment of industrial textile effluents of Punjab, India. Applied Water Science 8:83-94. DOI: 10.1007/s13201-018-0728-4.
  • María Isabel Delgado, S. Kanwar, C. Pederson, C. Hoang, and Huy Nguyen. 2018. Rainfall simulations to evaluate pathogen and nutrients runoff loss under controlled conditions. Pollution Research 37:145-151.
  • Bhatia, D., J. Singh, N. Sharma, and S. Kanwar. 2017. Biological methods for textile dye removal from wastewater: A Review. Journal of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Tech. 47 (19): 1836-1876.
  • Tanaskovik, V., O. C. Kaliev, S. Kanwar, L.K. Heng, M. Markokski, V. Spalevic. 2016. Nitrogen fertilizer use efficiency of pepper as affected by irrigation аnd fertilization regime. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca Journal 44(2):525-532 (Online: DOI: 10.15835/nbha44210415).
  • Hoover, N.L., J. Y. Law, L.A. Ann, M. Long, S Kanwar, and M. Soupir. 2019. Long-term impact of poultry manure on crop yield, soil and water quality, and crop residue. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109582
  • Wyngaard, N., M.L. Cabrera, A. Shober, and S Kanwar. 2019. Fertilization history can affect the estimation of nitrogen mineralization potential with chemical methods. Plant and Soil 432 (1):75–89.
  • Hruby, C.E., M.L. Soupir, T.B. Moorman, C. Pederson, and S. Kanwar. 2018. Salmonella and fecal indicator bacteria survival in soils amended with poultry manure. Water, Air, Soil Pollution 229(2) DOI 10.1007/s11270-017-3667-z.
  • Bhatia, D., N. Sharma, and S. Kanwar, and J. Singh, 2018. Physico-chemical assessment of industrial textile effluents of Punjab, India. Applied Water Science 8:83-94. DOI: 10.1007/s13201-018-0728-4.

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