Advising & Mentoring

 Thesis Titles for Graduate Students Advised by Dr. Gurpreet Kaur

1. Anjeeta Nain - Agronomic management practices for industrial hemp production in Missouri. 

2.  Manjot Kaur - Impact of flooding stress on soybean production and management strategies for flooding recovery

3.  Ayush Kumar - Nitrogen and sulfur management in corn production systems in Missouri 

4. Zarina Khurramova -Nitrogen dynamics in soil, water, plants, and gaseous pathways as affected by fertilizer application timing and landscape positions

5. Dillon Russell- Cover crops and irrigation impacts on corn and soybean production in the Mid-Southern USA. 

6.  Amrinder Jakhar - Biochar and gypsum effects on soil properties and water quality in cotton and soybean production systems in the Mississippi Delta

7.  Michael Pruden - Impact of overseeding cover crops on dryland soybean production in the Mississippi Delta 

Current positions: Dillon Russell, Extension Specialist & PhD student at Mississippi State University Delta Research & Extension Center, Stoneville, MS; Amrinder Jakhar, PhD student at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Michael Pruden, Extension Associate, Mississippi State University; Anjeeta Nain, PhD student at Texas A&M University, TX. 

Awards Received by Graduate Students

Anjeeta Nain*

1. Outstanding Graduate Student, North Central Extension Industry Soil Fertility Conference, Des Moines, IA. (2025)

2. Dr. Rodney and Bertha Fink Opportunities for International Women Scholarship ($1,000). University of Missouri CAFNR International Programs, Columbia, MO. (2025)

3. Graduate Student Impact Award. School of Natural Resources, Columbia, MO. (2024)

4. Travel Award ($500). School of Natural Resources, Columbia, MO. (2024)

Manjot Kaur*

1. 3rd place, Advances in Nutrient Management Student Poster presentation competition, ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. (2025)

2. 2nd place, Advances in Nutrient Management Student Oral presentation competition, ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. (2025)

3. Travel Award ($500). School of Natural Resources, Columbia, MO. (2025)

Rose M. Paul**

1. Conference Presentation Travel Award ($300). Graduate Professional Council, University of Missouri, Columbia. (2025)

Charchit Bansal**

1. Conference Presentation Travel Award ($200). Graduate Professional Council, University of Missouri, Columbia. (2025)

2. Travel Award ($500). Conservation Drainage Network Annual Meeting, Urbana, IL. (2025)

Pranay Kumar Kadari**

1. Outstanding Graduate Student Award ($300). 54th North Central Extension Industry Soil Fertility Conference, Des Moines, IA. (2024)

2. 1st place, Nutrients and Environmental Quality Community Student oral presentation competition, Soil Science Society of America, San Antonio, TX. (2024)

William Lee**

1. 3rd place, Poster presentation in the Forage and Grazinglands Section, Crop Science Society of America annual conference, Salt Lake City, UT. (2025)

2. 1st place, Robert F. Barnes Poster in the Forage and Grazinglands Section, Crop Science Society of America annual conference, San Antonio, TX. (2024)

Dustin Steinkamp**

1. 1st place, Nutrients and Environmental Quality Community Poster competition, Soil Science Society of America, San Antonio, TX. (2024)

2. Outstanding Graduate Student Award ($300). 53rd North Central Extension Industry Soil Fertility Conference, Des Moines, IA. (2023)

3. 1st place, Soil and Water Management Professionals Community Poster Competition. American Society of Agronomy, St. Louis, MO. (2023)

Dillon Russell*

1. Travel Scholarship ($500). Water Smart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas, NV. (2021)

2. 1st place, Graduate Student Poster Competition. Mississippi Academy of Science Annual Meeting. Biloxi, MS. (2021)

Trey Freeland**

1. 3rd place, Crop Irrigation Strategies and Management Community Student Poster Competition. ASA-CSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. (2021)

Amrinder Jakhar*

1. 1st place, Environmental Quality Section Student Poster Competition. ASA-CSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. (2021)

2. 2nd place, Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses Community Student Poster Competition. ASA-CSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. (2021)

Amilcar Vargus**

1. 3rd place, Graduate Student Poster Competition. Mississippi Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. Biloxi, MS. (2021)

Chad Hankins**

1. 2nd place, Graduate Student Poster Competition. Mississippi Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. Biloxi, MS. (2021)

*Indicates students advised by me as major advisor.

**Indicates students for whom I am serving as a committee member.