Umar Javed

Title

Graduate Research Assistant

Office Building

Raven Precision Agriculture Center

Office

224

Mailing Address

Raven Precision Ag Building 224
Ag & Biosystems Engineering-Box 2100
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

B.S. in agricultural engineering | University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan | 2014
M.S. in agricultural engineering (irrigation and drainage) | University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan | 2016
Ph.D. in agricultural and biosystems engineering (hydrology and water resources management) | South Dakota State University | 2025

Academic Interests

Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Geophysical method
Environmental science
Sustainable development

Academic Responsibilities

Field activities for installation and removing the soil moisture probes in Willow Creek watershed fields
Collected soil samples in the fields
Did infiltration tests with SATURO Infiltrometer of Meter Group
Lab analysis for bulk density, wet and dry aggregates of soil samples
Research work- write up

Committees and Professional Memberships

Member of American Society of Biological Systems Engineers (ASABE)
Member of Tri Societies (ASA, CSSA, SSSA)
Member of Soil and water conservation society (SWCS)
Registered Engineer with Pakistan Engineering Council

Extension Responsibilities

Participated and represented the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Booth at South Dakota Fest (2022-23)
Participated and represented the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Booth at Hefty (Ag Ph.D. Day) (2022)
Participated and helped in setting up the Booths at Big Sioux River Water Festival for School Kids (2022-2024)

Awards and Honors

Shield of honor from Director General of Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies Islamabad (PCRET) (2014).
Best Student Poster and Prize Award at Western SD Hydrology Conference, 2024 held in Rapid City, SD (18 April 2024).
Selected Participant for Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) Emerging Leaders Program, 2024-25.

Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant | South Dakota State University | May 2021 to present

Project Name: Roadmap to Water Resilience-Valuing Water as a Resource for Improved Ag Land Profitability and Reduction of Downstream Flood

Research farm manager | SKB Engineering and Construction, Pakistan | Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2020

Project Name: Implementation of Soil and water conservation practices for enhancing the crop yield

Site engineer | Ch. Kamran Masood Firm, Pakistan | June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019

Project Name: Groundwater development and management by conducting Resistivity Surveys

Research officer | Water Management Research Center, University of Agriculture, Pakistan | Sept. 1, 2017 to May 31 2018

Project Name: USDA funded ICARDA project “Pakistan Water Dialogue-Diffusion and adoption through partnerships and action of the best watershed rehabilitation and irrigation practices and technologies to help rural farmers”

Trainee engineer | Department of Agriculture, Pakistan | May 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017