Presenting the 2024 Award Winners
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Here's to the 2024 Class of ASABE Fellows, and also to our award, competition, and scholarship winners. Many of these honorees were recognized at the 2024 Annual International Meeting, in Anaheim. Scroll down to see the complete list of this year's honorees.
Major Awards Nominations Continue to October 31
We're proud to offer an outstanding array of awards, competitions, and honors in support of professional excellence, and now is the time to consider submissions for 2025 major awards.
Nominations are open now and due October 31. Questions? Please contact Awards Administrator Corey Sayles.
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2024 ASABE Fellows
2024 Fellows
Evangelyn C. Alocilja
Daniël Berckmans, PE
Thomas J. Brumm
Ann D. Christy, PE
Kyle R. Mankin
Michelle L. Soupir
Steven J. Thomson
Erin G. Webb, PE
Paul Weckler, PE
Chad Yagow
Jun Zhu
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Major Awards
Gold Medal Winners
John Deere Gold Medal
Dennis C. Flanagan
Massey-Ferguson Educational Gold Medal
Thomas J. Brumm
McCormick Case Gold Medal
John K. Schueller
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Pharos of Alexandria Global Learning
Jaden Tatum
Yoerger Preprofessional Engineer of the Year
Paige Seibert
Robert E. Stewart Engineering-Humanities
Patrick John Sours
Gale A. Holloway Professional Development
Juliana Vasco-Correa
New Holland Young Researcher
Brendan T. Higgins
Larry W. Turner Young Extension Professional
Lori Duncan
A.W. Farrall Young Educator
Lucie Guertault
Sunkist Young Designer
Scott Clark
Evelyn E. Rosentreter Standards
John R. Fisher
James R. and Karen A. Gilley Academic Leadership
Dwayne R. Edwards, PE
IDEA Award
Jenny Keshwani
Kishida International
Chandra A. Madramootoo, PE
Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement
Kevin M. Keener, PE
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PEI Professional Engineer of the Year
Daniel C. Rutland, PE
Sukup Global Food Security Award
Peter G. McCornick, PE
ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering
Matt Helmers
G.B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering
Kenneth Hellevang, PE
SMV Technologies Ergonomics, Safety, and Health
Chris Schneider
Mayfield Cotton Engineering
Paul A. Funk
Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year
Jianwei (Tony) Qin, Kuanglin Chao, Insuck Baek, Diane E. Chan, Moon S. Kim
Advancement of Surface Irrigation
Christopher Garrett Henry, PE
International Food Engineering
Ali Demirci
Netafim Microirrigation
James E. Ayars, PE
Henry Giese Structures & Environment
Lingjuan Wang Li
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Presidential Citations
Margaret W. Gitau, Senorpe Hiablie, Klein E. Ileleji, and Ajit K. Srivastava for their committed leadership in planning and hosting the AMAA Africa Conference, Summit & Technology Showcase, “Imagining African Agrifood Systems: Looking Forward”.
John F. Reid and David Jones for their excellent leadership in planning the Circular Bioeconomy Systems Institute activities, including the CBSI Workshop Series
Michael Sama for his excellent leadership as chair of the Planning Committee for the 2024 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky
Suat Irmak for his leadership as chair of the 2nd Global Evapotranspiration Symposium: Advances, Challenges, and Future Needs in Measurements, Modeling, and Applications
Sushant Mehan for his outstanding leadership in the Young Professionals Community and for his exceptional efforts to reinvigorate the ASABE North Central Regional Section, after 25 years’ dormancy, by planning and hosting the 2024 section meeting.
Paige Seibert, 2023–2024 president of the ASABE International Student Branch, for her excellent leadership in continuing to reinvigorate ISB after the pandemic and for her leadership as activities chair of the ASABE Southeast Region Student Rally
Greg Arnett, Michael F. Kocher, John A. Smith, and Jason Werning for their extraordinary contributions to the development of the new three-part series standard, ASABE S658 Singulating Seeding Equipment Test Methods, the first planter testing standard developed in the U.S., meeting a critical need for industry to measure and describe the high field speed and accurate seed spacing performance capabilities of today’s modern planters
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Conference Recognitions
For leadership in organizing an ASABE specialty conference.
- Suat Irmak, chair, The 2nd Global Evapotranspiration Symposium: Advances, Challenges, and Future Needs in Measurements, Modeling, and Applications October 23-27, 2023, Pennsylvania State University
- Margaret Gitau, chair, Imagining African Agrifood Systems November 14-17, 2023– Virtual
- Michael Sama, chair, Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference February 11-14, 2024, Louisville, Kentucky
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Student Competitions
International 1/4-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition
1st Place — North Carolina State University
2nd place — Kansas State University
3rd place — South Dakota State University
4th place — Purdue University
5th place — University of Missouri
AGCO National Student Design Competition
1st Place — Eva Counts, Madisson Boutte, Kyla "Oliver" Deal, Khai LeJeune, Elizabeth Peters, and Mikayla Powell, Louisiana State University; Semi-Automated Soybean Cutting Device
2nd Place — Gavin McCullough. Oklahoma State University; Portable Small Scale Pecan Cleaner
3rd Place — Kalynn Meyer, Riley Eckhardt, and Trevor Vancura, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Automated Swine Marking Device
Bioprocess Startup Competition
1st Place — Nahndi Kirk-Bradley, Shikhadri Mahanta, Texas A&M University; "Force Plasma," an alternative to chemical fumigation
2nd Place— Raziyeh Jokar, Vivian Usha, Noor Fatima, Rachel Day, Auburn University; "Kelp Wraps," a sodium alginate–based multilayered wrapper to replace traditional polypropylene films
3rd Place — Ryan Sarhan, Keya Rani Roy, Yosselin Castro-Islas, Suvro Talukdar, University of Kentucky; "MycoColors," cultivating sustainable food colors from California vineyard waste energy generation
Ethics Essay Competition
1st Place — Ketan Shende, Kansas State University; Are Large Language Models (LLMs) Ready for Agricultural Applications?
2nd Place — Yanqui Yang, Pennsylvania State University; Fields of Automation: Navigating the Ethical Terrain of AI and Robotics in Agriculture
3rd Place — Ranjan Sapkota, Washington State University; Ethical Implications of Automating Human Jobs in Agriculture: Balancing Technological Advancements with Labor Concerns
Robotics Competition
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Beginner Division
1st place — Genius, Zhejiang University
2nd place — Vandal Robotics, University of Idaho
3rd place — RoboPack, North Carolina State University
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Advanced Division
1st place — WOLFadvance, North Carolina State University
2nd place — Robo-Sky Wings, Zhejiang University
3nd place — BYU Agrobotics, Brigham Young University
Best Written Report — SARAL, University of Nevada-Reno |
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K.K. Barnes Student Paper Award Competition
1st Place – Ayden Kemp, Auburn University; Production of Aviation Fuel-Range Hydrocarbons for Sustainable Aviation Fuels Through the Catalytic Co-pyrolysis of Polystyrene and Pine
2nd Place – Kennedy Belknap, University of Florida; Developing a Standardization Method for the Gatorspec Spectroscopy System for Water Quality Analysis
3rd Place – Alise Chavanapanit, University of California-Davis; Fine-tuning AI-Driven Image Segmentation Techniques of Hydroponically Grown Lettuce in Low-Quality Visuals
Fountain Wars
1st Place — Oklahoma State University
2nd Place — North Carolina State University
3rd Place and Judges Special Award — University of Georgia
Best Use of Electronics — Michigan State University
Judges Special Award — Virginia Tech
2024 Fountain Wars Champions: Oklahoma State University
Gunlogson Environmental Design Student Competition
1st Place — Megan McCarthy, Lisa Small, Grant Bokmiller, Glenn Campagna, Heather Wall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Rocky Run Aquatic Organism Passage Culvert Replacement
2nd Place — William Carey, Aaron Eimers, Julian Yee, University of Tennessee; Energy Dissipating Headwall
3rd Place — Lauren Chandarana, Riley McClanahan, Nora Sauers, Paige Seibert, North Carolina State University; Efficient Cultivation System for Sea Lettuce with Oyster Polyculture
Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award
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PhD Category
1st Place — Hongxu Zhou, University of Illinois; Towards Agricultural Sustainability: Exploring the Potential of Biochar Pellets for Phosphorus Loss Reduction from Tile-Drained Agroecosystems
2nd Place — Ikenna Onyekwelu, Kansas State University; A Bayesian Regression Approach for Estimating Photosynthetically Active Radiation using Satellite Data: Implications for Soybean Yield Prediction using the CropGro Model
3rd Place — Roselle Barretto, Kansas State University; Novel Hempseed Protein Adhesive Plywood Applications
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MS Category
1st Place — Aleena Rayamajhi, University of Georgia; SpotChecker: An Artificial Intelligence-Guided Web Tool for Spot Anthracnose Detection in Flowering Dogwood
2nd Place — Preetika Kaur, Auburn University; Characterization of Soil Pores in Strip-Tilled and Conventionally Tilled Soil using X-ray Computed Tomography
3rd Place — Kesevan Veloo, Washington State University; AGIcam+: Performance Comparison of an In-Field Multispectral and Thermal Sensor System with UAV Imaging for Wheat Drought Stress Monitoring |
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AIM Student Oral/Poster Presentation Competition
A complete list of our Poster Competition winners is available online.
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Scholarships & Fellowships
CNH Industrial Undergraduate Scholarship
William Faulkner, University of Kentucky
Laura Landis, Texas A&M University
Samuel Meyer, South Dakota State University
Charles Sebright, Purdue University
William J. Adams, Jr., & Marijane E. Adams Scholarship
Sydnee Hubner, South Dakota State University
ASABE Foundation Engineering Scholarship
Aiden Nyhus, University of Arkansas
John C. Nye Graduate Fellowship
Fei Xyza Asuncion, Kansas State University
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Outstanding Editors and Reviewers
Outstanding Reviewers
Gabriela Swamy, Energy Systems
Kevin Moore, Ergonomics, Safety & Health
Guoming Li, Information Technology, Sensors & Control Systems
Md Sultan Mahmud, Information Technology, Sensors & Control Systems
Simerjeet Virk, Machinery Systems
Harold Thistle, Machinery Systems
Xiaoyu (Iris) Feng, Natural Resources & Environmental Systems
Christopher Hay, Natural Resources & Environmental Systems
Jane Frankenberger, Natural Resources & Environmental Systems
Gary Anderson, Plant, Animal & Facility Systems
Zhengpu Chen, Processing Systems Outstanding
Associate Editors
Brendan Higgins, Energy Systems
Farzaneh Khorsandi, Ergonomics, Safety, & Health
Wei Wang, Information Technology, Sensors & Control Systems
Michael Sama, Machinery Systems
Sanjay Shah, Plant, Animal, and Facility Systems
Shaojin Wang, Processing Systems
Ruth Book, Natural Resources & Environmental Systems
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Superior Paper Awards
Energy Systems
- Stephanie M. Herbstritt, Siobhan L. Fathel, Brett Reinford, Tom L. Richard, “Waste to Worth: A Case Study of the Biogas Circular Economy in Pennsylvania,” Journal of the ASABE 66(3)
Ergonomics, Safety, & Health
- Sarah Andersen, Michael L. Pate, Judy Smith, Holly Clement, Rose Judd-Murray, “Equine Assessment Procedures in Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship Unmounted Programs,” Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health 29(2)
Information Technology, Sensors, & Control Systems
- Yang Wang, Yaguang Zhang, Dennis Buckmaster, James Krogmeier, Owen Powell, Laura Mayor, Neal Gutterson, James W. Jones, Graeme L. Hammer, Mark Cooper, “A Methodology for Combine Performance Analyses in Wheat Harvests with GNSS Data,” Journal of the ASABE 66(6)
- Jianwei Qin, Jeehwa Hong, Hyunjeong Cho, Jo Ann Van Kessel, Insuck Baek, Kuanglin Chao, Moon Kim, “A Multimodal Optical Sensing System for Automated and Intelligent Food Safety Inspection,” Journal of the ASABE 66(4)
Machinery Systems
- Xinyang Mu, Magni Hussain, Long He, Paul Heinemann, James Schupp, Manoj Karkee, Minghui Zhu, “An Advanced Robotic System for Precision Chemical Thinning of Apple Blossoms,” Journal of the ASABE. 66(5)
- Carla Roman, Hongyoung Jeon, Heping Zhu, Javier Campos, Erdal Ozkan, “Stereo Vision Controlled Variable Rate Sprayer for Specialty Crops: Part II. Sprayer Development and Performance Evaluation,” Journal of the ASABE. 66(5)
Natural Resources & Environmental Systems
- Paul D. Colaizzi, Susan A. O’Shaughnessy, Steven R. Evett, Gary W. Marek, David Brauer, Karen S. Copeland, Brice B. Ruthardt, “Data quality control for stationary infrared thermometers viewing crops,” Applied Engineering in Agriculture 39(4)
- Abdolhossein Edalati, Yike Chen, Tyler John Barzee, Hamed M. El-Mashad, Ruihong Zhang, “Effect of Mechanical Solids Separators on Potential Reduction of Methane Emissions from Dairy Manure Storage” Journal of the ASABE 66(3)
- Kritika Malhotra, Jingyi Zheng, Ash Abebe, Jasmeet Lamba, “Application of Sediment Fingerprinting to Apportion Sediment Sources: Using Machine Learning Models,” Journal of the ASABE 66(5)
Plant, Animal, and Facility Systems
- Myra Martel, Shelley Kirychuk, Bernardo Predicala, Roger Bolo, Yingjie Yang, Brooke Thompson, Huiqing Guo, Lifeng Zhang, “Improving Air Quality in Broiler Rooms Using an Electrostatic Particle Ionization System,” Journal of the ASABE 66(4)
Processing Systems
None awarded for 2024
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ITSC Community Paper Awards
Selected by the community from the ITSC papers presented at the annual international meeting
- Xin Yang, Leisen Fang, Haiyan, "High-throughput detection of tomato architectural traits using UGV plant phenotyping System"
- Changying Li, "Cen Active Learning for Real-Time Flower Counting with a Ground Mobile Robot"
- Yiyuan Lin, Anna Underhill, Lance Cadle-Davison, Ana Jimenez, Summaira Riaz, Yu Jiang, "Effective integration of vision foundational models for semantic segmentation to quantify grape foliage powdery mildew infection"
- Jiajia Li, Kyle Lammers, Xunyuan Yin, Xiang Yin, Long He, Renfu Lu, Zhaojian Li, "Advancing Orchard Fruit Detection: An Innovative Agricultural Foundation Model Approach"
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Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Awards
Electronic
Design or Decision Tools
- Stacia Conger, Md Adilur Rahim, Shifat Mithila, Andrew Garcia, Robert Rohli, Carol Friedland, Meggan Franks, “DIRT”; LSU AgCenter
- Peter Larbi, "Airblast Spray Advisor" Web App; University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Stand-Alone Electronic Media
- Paul Jones, William E. Field, Matthew Jordan, Will Jackson, Michael Kaiser, “AgrAbility: Renewing Hope, Restoring Productivity with Laurie Hayn”; Purdue University/National AgrAbility Project, MJ Multimedia
Ongoing Communications
- Sushant Mehan, Debabrata Sahoo, Ranveer Chandra, Carmen Gomes, Kati Migliaccio, Avudai Anandhi, Lav Khot, Isaya Kisekka, Venkatesh Merwade, Bo V. Iversen, Srinivasulu Ale, Sierra Young, Chadi Sayde, François Birgand, Natasha Bell, Dayton Marchese, “Take a Deep Dive into Digital Water"—Resource magazine special issue, July/August 2022; South Dakota State University, Clemson University, Microsoft Inc., Iowa State University, University of Florida, Florida A&M University, Washington State University, University of California Davis, Purdue University, Aarhus University, Department of Agroecology, Denmark, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Utah State University, North Carolina State University, Virginia Tech
Websites
No Recipients for 2024
Publications
Short (less than 9 pages)
No Recipients for 2024
Medium (9-16 pages)
- Lilong Chai and Casey Ritz, “Litter Acidification for Controlling Ammonia Levels in Poultry Houses”; University of Georgia
- Andrea Ludwig, Michael Ross, Mia Roark, Sue Choi “Rain Gardens for Tennessee: A Homeowner’s Guide”; University of Tennessee
Long (17 or more pages)
- Heather Nix, Debabrata Sahoo, Sarah White, John Hains, Ibrahim Busari “Harmful Algal Blooms: Prevention, Response, and Avoidance Manual”; Clemson University
Series
No Recipients for 2024
High-Impact Extension Methods
No Recipients for 2024
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Standards Developer Awards
Revisions
- ASAE D271.3 DEC2023, Psychrometric Data, PRS-702, Crop and Feed Processing and Storage, Subcommittee X271
- ANSI/ASABE S611 JUN2023, Collecting, Processing, and Visualizing Geographic Harvest Data, MS-54, Precision Ag
- ANSI/ASABE S613-1.1 MAY2023, Tractors and Self-Propelled Machinery for Agriculture — Air Quality Systems for Cabs — Part 1: Terminology and Overview, MS-23/2/1, Environment within Ag Vehicle Enclosures
New Standard
- ANSI/ASABE S631 APR2023ED, Machine Vision Method of Forage or Biomass Particle Size and Size Distribution, PRS-701, Physiochemical Properties of Biological Products
- ASABE S658-1 DEC2023, Singulating Seeding Equipment Test Methods Part 1: General Information ASABE S658-2 DEC2023, Singulating Seeding Equipment Test Methods Part 2: Monitoring Systems Performance ASABE S658-3 DEC2023, Singulating Seeding Equipment Test Methods Part 3: Seed Spacing Performance under MS-49, Crop Production Systems, Machinery and Logistics
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