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About Ali Fares

Ali Fares is the Endowed Professor at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU),Texas and Chair of Water Security, Water Energy and Food Nexus. He is currently the editor of the Water Security Book Series and edited two books. In addition, he published 14 book chapters, over 20 conference proceedings, and over 74 articles in peer reviewed journals. His research interests include disaster preparedness and resiliency, flood prediction and mitigation, water security, water-energy-food nexus, watershed hydrology and management, water allocation, irrigation management, and adaptation and mitigation of climate variability. Currently he is doing research on Reducing Energy Barriers for Novel Water. Fares developed six new courses in watershed hydrology and natural resources at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Currently, supervising 2 postdoctoral scholars and 3 graduate students.  Fares supervised 7 post-doctoral scholar who are now successful professor and professional working across the globe. He advised 17 Doctoral and Masters graduate students from US and International institutions. 

Positions

Present Endowed Professor, Prairie View A&M University ‐ College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
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2013 - 2020 Professor of Water Security, Prairie View A&M University ‐ College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
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2009 - 2013 Affiliated faculty, University of Hawaii at Manoa ‐ Water Resources Research Center and Center for Teaching Excellence.
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2008 - 2013 Cooperating Graduate Faculty, University of Hawaii at Manoa ‐ Civil and Environ. Engineering; Biological Engineering Program; Geology and Geophysics
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2004 - 2013 Professor of Watershed Hydrology, University of Hawaii at Manoa ‐ NREM-CTAHR
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2005 - 2009 Associate Professor of Watershed Hydrology, University of Hawaii at Manoa ‐ NREM-CTAHR
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2002 - 2005 Assistant Professor of Watershed Hydrology, University of Hawaii at Manoa ‐ NREM-CTAHR
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2002 - 2002 Adjunct Faculty, Warner Southern College, Lake Wales, FL.
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2001 - 2002 Research Associate, University of Florida
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2000 - 2000 Research Scientist, Sentek, Pty, Ltd., Adelaide, South Australia
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1996 - 1999 Research Associate, University of Florida
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1991 - 1996 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida
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1984 - 1987 Agricultural Engineer, Ministry of Agriculture, Tunis, Tunisia ‐ Agricultural Engineering
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2021 - 2024 GetAgSmart: Building Capacity in Smart Agricultural Technologies for Underserved Communities.
USDA NIFA
Role: PI
Colleague(s): R.Awal; A. Ahmad; R.L, Ray
$750,000
2019 - 2023 Reuse Water Quality Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture
USDA Undergraduate Research and Extension Experiential Learning Fellowships
Colleague(s): Jantrania, A., A. Fares, P. Smith, T. Gentry, R. Awal, and R. Gerlich
$475,591
2018 - 2023 Food Security, Agriculture, Climate and Environmental Sciences Center for Research. Texas A&M University System Chancellor Research Initiative
Food Security, Agriculture, Climate and Environmental Sciences Center for Research
Colleague(s): Myers, D., A. Fares, G.R. Newton, G. Osuji, R. Awal, and A. Parks.
$5,300,000
2018 - 2023 Graduate education: Reducing Energy Barriers for Novel Water
INFEWS Project
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): Charles J Werth (PI), A. Fares (Co-PI)
$3,020,324
2019 - 2022 An Integrated Approach to Study and Disseminate the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Water Quality
USDA NIFA
Role: CO PI
Colleague(s): R.Awal; R.L, Ray
2019 - 2022 Management of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environment using Innovative Approaches
USDA NIFA
Role: CO PI
Colleague(s): R. Awal
$1,555,764
2019 - 2022 Research on High Pressure Combustion in Microgravity.
Research on High Pressure Combustion in Microgravity.
Role: CO PI
Colleague(s): Ziaul H; Y. Xu
$2,999,568
2017 - 2022 Real-time site specific irrigation scheduling tools for agricultural crops and urban landscape in Texas using mobile web app
USDA NIFA
Role: CO PI
Colleague(s): R. Awal
$591,622
2016 - 2019 Scaling Micro-irrigation Technologies to Address the Global Water Challenge, PVAMU.
USDA NIFA
Role: PI
Colleague(s): R.Awal; R.L, Ray
$100,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2021 - 2023 Author of the Southern Great Plains chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assess, Author
2021 - 2021 Chair of the 2021 Soil Science Society of America Graduate Student Committee, Chair
2021 Affiliate Member, the Department of the Interior South Central Climate Adaptatio, Affiliate Member
2021 Member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Standing Committee, Consortium of, Member of Diversity
2018 - 2019 Member of the APLU-Board on Natural Resources-Working on Group Forest Heath, Member of the APLU-Board
2015 Member of the Diversity Catalyst Committee of the Experiment Station Committee, Member of Diversity
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Honors and Awards

  • The 2021 Fellow of the Soil Science Society of American (SSSA) Award (aka Hall of Fame Award)
  • The 2020 Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy Award (aka Hall of Fame award)
  • Endowed Professor of Water Security and Water Energy and Food Nexus, CAHS-Prairie View A&M University. Sep 2020.
  • The National Water and Energy Conservation Award of the Irrigation Association for the USDA-NIFA Multistate Project W-3128, “Scaling Micro-irrigation Technologies to Address the Global Water Challenge.” Orlando, Florida, November 9, 2017
  • The National Water and Energy Conservation Award of the Irrigation Association for the USDA-NIFA Multistate Project W-3128, “Scaling Micro-irrigation Technologies to Address the Global Water Challenge.” Orlando, Florida, November 9, 2017
  • The 2016 Most Read Peer-Reviewed Article for the International Water Association Journal of Water and Climate Change article: "Irrigation water requirements for seed corn and coffee under potential climate change scenarios."
  • Excellence in Research Award of the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors Excellence. Lake Tahoe, CA July 10, 2014.
  • Excellence in Multistate Research Award from the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP), the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU). APLU Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla. Nov. 3, 2014
  • University of Hawaii Team of the Year Award (2012). This Award an acknowledgment of the exceptional and superior performance NREM-Department.
  • 2010, 2011 Essay/Video Contest: Student and their Faculty Representative Award. Irrigation Foundation at the Irrigation Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA November 2010.
  • Best and Most Meritorious Paper in the Citrus Section Award of the 2004 Florida State Horticulture Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla, June 6-8 2004.
  • 2002 Outstanding Academic Service Recognition, Keiser University, Lakeland-Florida Campus.
  • Student Award, Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture, 1995
  • Student Scholarship, Tunisian Minister of Agriculture, 1980-1984.

Courses

  • Smart Agriculture
  • Crop Modeling; Nitrogen Cycle and CO2 Emission
  • Irrigation Management System Model (IManSys)
  • Introduction to Water Food Energy Nexus
  • Fundamentals of Agricultural Engineering

Education

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1996 Ph.D., The University of Florida ‐ Hydrologic Science Cluster
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1990 M.S., The University of Florida ‐ Agronomy/ Computer Science
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1984 B.S., College of Horticultural Engineering Sousse, Tunisia.
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Contact Information

P. O. Box 519, Mail Stop 2800, Prairie View, TX 77446

Phone: +1 936-261-5095

Email:

ORCID

Recent Works (3)

Journal Publication (61)