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OSU Agriculture names Whatley Award recipient

By HPJ Staff
Scott Senseman, associate vice president of Oklahoma State University Ag Research, and Damona Doye, associate vice president of OSU Extension, present Ali Mirchi, associate professor in the OSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, with the James A. Whatley Award for Meritorious Research in Agricultural Sciences. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Oklahoma State University’s Ali Mirchi has been named the 2024 recipient of the James A. Whatley Award for Meritorious Research in Agricultural Sciences by the OSU Division of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources.

The award is presented annually and recognizes outstanding research contributions to advancements in agricultural sciences. Mirchi, associate professor in the OSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, received the award during the OSU Agriculture Appreciation and Awards Luncheon.

Mirchi’s research program supports sustainable human-environmental systems, considering possible, probable and preferable futures of water availability and quality.

PHOTO: Scott Senseman, associate vice president of Oklahoma State University Ag Research, and Damona Doye, associate vice president of OSU Extension, present Ali Mirchi, associate professor in the OSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, with the James A. Whatley Award for Meritorious Research in Agricultural Sciences. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

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