Contact
Dr. Lakshmi Praba Manavalan, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer
2221 Christiansen Cir
Woodland, CA 95776-5586 UNITED STATES
Cell: 530-220-0953
Send message to Dr. Lakshmi Praba Manavalan, Ph.D.
Employment History
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Nov 2023)
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Kula Bio
- University of Missouri
Membership
- Member
- American Society of Agronomy, 16 Years
- Crop Science Society of America, 16 Years
- Soil Science Society of America, 13 Years
Past Membership
Education History
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2006, Crop Physiology
- Master of Science (MSc), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 1998, Crop Physiology
- Bachelor of Science International (BSc), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 1995, Agriculture
Communities
- ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
- ASA Sensor-Based Nutrient Management Community
- ASA Crop Irrigation Strategies and Management Community
- ASA Nutrient Management Professionals Community
- ASA Soil and Water Management Professionals Community
- ASA Organic Management Systems Community
- ASA Precision Agriculture Systems Community
- ASA Applied Soybean Research Community
- ASA Semi-Arid Dryland Cropping Systems Community
- ASA Weedy and Invasive Plant Species Community
- ASA Statistical Education/Training for Researchers Community
- ASA Bioinformatics in Crops and Soils Community
- ASA Global Climate Change Community
- ASA Agroclimatology and Agronomic Modeling Community
- ASA Model Applications in Field Research Community
- ASA Evapotranspiration Measurement and Modeling Community
- ASA K-16 Education and Outreach Community
- ASA Advancing Agronomy via Public-Private Collaboration Community
- ASA Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Community
- ASA Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses Community
- ASA Nutrients and Environmental Quality Community
- ASA Animal Agriculture and the Environment Community
Divisions of Interest
- CSSA Crop Breeding and Genetics Division (C-1)
- CSSA Crop Physiology & Metabolism Division (C-2)
- CSSA Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division (C-3)
- CSSA Seed Physiology, Production & Technology Division (C-4)
- CSSA Turfgrass Science Division (C-5)
- CSSA Forage & Grazinglands Division (C-6)
- CSSA Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology Division (C-7)
- CSSA Crops for Nutrition and Health (C-9)
- SSSA Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition Division
- SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
- SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division
- SSSA Practicing Professional Soil Scientists Division
- SSSA Soil Chemistry Division
- SSSA Soil Biology & Biochemistry Division
- SSSA Soil Mineralogy Division
- SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
Committee Service
- ACS - Women in Science Committee, Chair, 2025-01-01 - 2025-12-31
- ACS - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Committee, Member-ASA, 2023-05-01 - 2025-12-31
- ACS - Women in Science Committee, Member-ASA, 2023-05-01 - 2025-12-31
- C - International Crop Science Committee, Member, 2023-01-01 - 2025-12-31
- ACS - Women in Science Committee, Vice Chair, 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
Scientific Expertise
- Nitrogen
- Crops, Other
- Grains, Rice
- Drought Stress
- Soil Fertility and Productivity