News: Khot

Lav Khot appointed to new Office of Research working group for AI

The Office of Research gathered researchers across the system to be part of the Advancing AI Research Working Group to define the current and emerging strengths in AI research at WSU. Led by Assefaw Gebremedhin, associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the working group will convene meetings, symposia, and other […]

WSU’s Biological Systems Engineers celebrate a century of impact

From the Dean’s Desk – Dr. Powers Attends BSE Faculty History Celebration

Celebrating a century of impact by WSU’s Biological Systems Engineers

CAHNRS 2024 Faculty Awards and Two Faculty Receive Fulbright Awards

Please join Dr. Garcia-Prez in congratulating Lav and Shyam for receiving CAHNRS college awards this year.  Shyam Sablani is the recipient of the 2024 CAHNRS Faculty Excellence in Research Award Lav Khot is the recipient of the 2024 CAHNRS Early Career Excellence,  he is also part of the team that received the 2024 Interdisciplinary Team Award […]

From the Dean’s Desk – Dr. Powers looking forward to BSE Faculty History Celebration

USDA undersecretary encounters research for specialty crops at Prosser

By Seth Truscott Scientists at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC) at Prosser welcomed Jenny Lester Moffitt, USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, alongside WSDA Director Derek Sandison and Wendy Powers, the Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean of CAHNRS, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. The undersecretary’s visit highlighted WSU research supported by USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant […]

Lav Khot and CAHNRS highlighted during NIFA’s National Washington Day – May 10, 2023

USDA | NIFA May 11, 2023 To celebrate National Washington Day on May 10, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by Lav Khot, CAHNRS and Washington State University (WSU). NIFA’s support allows CAHNRS to bring new ideas to light that improve our food supply, protect our […]

WSU’s Lav Khot, colleagues receive multi-state award for ag drone research

Lav Khot, associate professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, was honored by the for ongoing efforts to enhance the role of drones in agriculture. Khot and colleagues at more than 20 research institutions received the 2022 National Excellence in Multistate Research Award from the Experiment Station Section (ESS) unit of the commission’s Board on Agriculture […]