Indrajeet Chaubey

International Programs In Agriculture

Assc Dean/Director IPIA/Prof ABE
Associate Dean

Phone

765.494.2780

Fax

765.494.9613

Lack of clean water to meet society’s needs is recognized as one of the major challenges of modern times by the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Chaubey’s research is focused on improving water quality and watershed management by integrating field data collection and mathematical modeling, and developing simulation models and tools that will guide policy decision makers, watershed managers, conservation specialists and farmers. Dr. Chaubey is unique in his integration of simulation modeling and innovative field research to improve our understanding of various rainfall-runoff and pollutant transport processes at field, stream reach and watershed scales. Dr. Chaubey is leading efforts nationally and internationally in quantifying how land use changes, agricultural intensification, and urbanization will impact water availability, water quality, and ecosystem services. His research improves watershed management decisions so that resource allocations and resulting water quality improvements can be optimized.

Dr. Chaubey has published more than 475 research articles, including 131 peer reviewed journal articles and more than 190 technical papers in various conferences, and has given 55 invited presentations at various regional, national, and international conferences. He has won numerous honors and awards including New Holland Young Researcher Award, ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Conservation Award, Purdue Agricultural Research Award, Purdue University Faculty Scholar, Seed for Success Award, and Outstanding Research Award. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers and a Fellow of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers. He has served as the Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on 50 research projects totaling more than $40 million. He has directed the M.S./Ph.D. work of 30 graduate students at the University of Arkansas and Purdue University.

As the Associate Dean and Director of the International Programs in Agriculture at Purdue University, Dr. Chaubey leads and coordinates international activities in the College of Agriculture to implement international programs that encompass activities throughout the entire food, agriculture, and natural resources systems. He works closely with faculty, national and international agencies, and private foundations to obtain funding and to facilitate international development projects.

Awards & Honors

(2012) Outstanding Graduate Educator. Purdue University.

(2010) Outstanding Graduate Educator. Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

(2014) ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

(2012) Outstanding Graduate Educator. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Purdue University.

(2001) ASAE Honorable Mention Paper Award. ASAE.

(1997) President. Epsilon Beta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon, Agricultural Engineering Honor Society, Oklahoma State University.

(1997) Treasurer. Graduate Student Association, Oklahoma State University.

(1996) Vice-President. Epsilon Beta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon, Agricultural Engineering Honor Society, Oklahoma State University.

Selected Publications

Athira, P., Sudheer, K. P., & Chaubey, I. (2010). A method to minimize predictive uncertainty of distributed hydrologic models in an ungauged basin. 3rd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources and the Environment.

Ahiablame, L. M., Chaubey, I., Smith, D. R., & Engel, B. (2010). Nutrient attenuation under natural conditions in tile-fed agricultural drainage ditches. 3rd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources and the Environment.

Athira, P., & Sudheer, K. (2010). A method to minimize predictive uncertainty of distributed hydrologic models in an ungauged basin. 3rd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources and the Environment.

Kim, J., Park, Y., Engel, B., Quansah, J., Theller, L., & Lim, K. (2010). Development of web-based load duration curve system for TMDL analysis. TMDL. 2010 TMDL Conference.

Ahiablame, L., Smith, D., & Engel, B. (2010). Nutrient attenuation under natural conditions in tile-fed agricultural drainage ditches. 3rd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources and the Environment.

Garg, V., & Chaubey, I. (2010). A computationally efficient inverse modeling approach of inherent optical properties for a remote sensing model. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 31(16), 4349-4371.

Sudheer, K. P., Gowda, P. H., Chaubey, I., & Howell, T. A. (2010). Artificial neural network approach for mapping contrasting tillage practices. Remote Sensing, 2(2), 579-590.

Chiang, L., Chaubey, I., Gitau, M. W., & Arnold, J. G. (2010). Differentiating impacts of land use changes from pasture management in a CEAP watershed using SWAT model. Transactions of the ASABE, 53(5), 1569-1584.

Chaubey, I., Chiang, L., Gitau, M. W., & Sayeed, M. (2010). Effectiveness of BMPs in improving water quality in a pasture dominated watershed. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 65(6), 424-437.

Gitau, M. W., Chaubey, I., Gbur, E., Pennington, J. H., & Gorham, B. (2010). Impact of land use change and BMP implementation in a CEAP watershed: Northwest Arkansas. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 65(6), 353-368.