Background
Kanwar, Rameshwar Singh was born on February 11, 1949 in Daulatpur, India. Came to the United States, 1976. Son of Jaswant Singh and Lila (Devi) Kanwar.
educator researcher agricultural engineer
Kanwar, Rameshwar Singh was born on February 11, 1949 in Daulatpur, India. Came to the United States, 1976. Son of Jaswant Singh and Lila (Devi) Kanwar.
Master of Science, G. B. Pant University Agricultural and Technology, Pantnagar, India, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1981. Doctorate (honorary), Georgian National Agrarian University, Tbilisi, 2000.
Lecturer Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, 1969-1973, assistant professor India, 1973-1976. Teaching/research assistant Iowa State University, Ames, 1976-1981, instructor, 1981-1982, assistant professor, 1983-1986, associate professor, 1986-1991, professor, since 1997, assistant director Experiment Station, 1997—2002, department chairman, since 2001. Director Iowa State Water Resources Research Institute, 1999—2002.
Visiting professor Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium, 1991, Technology University Lisbon, Portugal, 1992-1995, Tashkent Institute Irrigation and Agriculture Mechanical Engineers, Uzbekistan, 1995, 96, 97, 98, University Vienna, 2003. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization, World Bank, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1992-2004, United States Agency for International Development, Romania, 2001-2004, United Nations Development Program, China, 2001-2004, European Commission, 2003. Chief editor International Agricultural Engineering, 2006.
Fellow National Academy Agricultural Sciences, American Society Agriculture and Biological Engineers. Member American Society Agriculture Engineers (Achievement award 1991, Engineer of Year 1995, member of year 1995), Asian Agricultural Engineering Association (foundation member, Distinguished Service award 2000), American Society Agronomy, American Society Soil Science, American Water Resource Association, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage.
Married Anjana S. Kanwar, April 20, 1975. Children: Bittoo, Pooja.