Eleven individuals of meritorious professional achievement were recently inducted as Fellows of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).The grade of Fellow is the highest honor bestowed by the Society. It honors members of extraordinary accomplishments and contributions to the field of agricultural, food, or biological systems engineering. In addition to meritorious achievement, individuals must have a minimum of 20 years of engineering practice or teaching and 20 years as a member in ASABE. The newly elected Fellows, listed below, were inducted at a ceremony held recently at ASABE's 2021 Annual International Meeting. Find complete biographies of the honorees online; contact Dolores Landeck for photographs.
Members of the 2021 Class of ASABE Fellows are:
Ali Demirci, Professor, Pennsylvania State University
For outstanding contributions to the fields of food safety engineering and production of value-added products via microbial fermentation
Shufeng Han, PE, Principal Engineer, JD Fellow, Deere & Company
For great contributions as a researcher and technology developer in equipment automation and field robotics
Daren Harmel, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, USDA ARS
For scientific and society leadership in advancing the field of water quality monitoring and uncertainty analysis
Terry A. Howell Jr., PE, Executive Director, Food Processing Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
For contributions to advance ASABE as its President and leader in professional licensure and food engineering
Rodney L. Huffman, PE, Project Engineer, Agri-Waste Technology
For leadership in providing teaching resources for agricultural engineering and serving the society as a licensed professional engineer
Parameswaran Kumar Mallikarjunan, Professor, University of Minnesota
For significant contributions to the food engineering field both as an outstanding international researcher and educator
Saqib Mukhtar, PE, Associate Dean for Extension, Agricultural and Natural Resources Programs, University of Florida IFAS
For his extension and research to reduce the air and water quality impacts of manure and wastewater
Ramesh Rudra, PE, Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph
In recognition for 44 years of distinguished career and service to the profession of soil and water engineering
Charles V. Schwab, Professor and Extension Safety Specialist, Iowa State University
For innovation in farm safety education and service to the profession, both nationally and in the state of Iowa
Vijay Singh, Professor and Director of the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
For outstanding contributions to translational research in industrial biotechnology
Heping Zhu, Research Agricultural Engineer and Lead Scientist, USDA ARS
For outstanding accomplishments in revolutionizing pesticide application technologies to advance horticultural and field crop production and safeguard the environment
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.