Ph.D., Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota, USA, 2005
M.G.I.S., Geographic Information Science, University of Minnesota, USA, 2006
M.S., Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, 2001
B. Tech. (Cum laude), Agricultural Engineering, Gujarat Agriculture University, India, 1998
Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2006

Integrated Water and Land Management Program, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria (Jul, 2011-Feb, 2012), Amman, Jordan (Mar, 2012-Jun, 2016), Rabat, Morocco (July, 2016-present)

Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Department of Ecosystems Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA (5 year appointment: June, 2015-present)

Associate Professor, International Platform for Dryland Research and Education (IPDRE), Tottori University, Tottori, Japan (Jan, 2016-present)

NSERC Visiting Fellow, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (April 2010-June 2011)
Research Associate and Project Leader, Geography Department, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (May 2008-May 2009)

Post-doctoral Fellow (Irrigation), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka (Dec 2005-April 2008)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Science, Yangling, Shaanxi, China (July 2007-June 2011)

On July 1, 2016, on Google scholar, h index is 10, i-10 index is 10, and total number of citations is 450.

Weiping, H., H. Li, Q. Liu, D. Gong, L. Mao, V. Nangia, R. Guo, X. Li, and X. Mei. 201_. Effects of drip fertigation on crop yield and nitrogen-use efficiency of a wheat-maize cropping system in the North China Plain. Field Crop Res. Manuscript No. FIELD-D-16-00964. In review.

Karam, F., and V. Nangia. 2016. Improving water productivity in semi-arid environments through regulated deficit irrigation – case studies from Lebanon. Special Issue: Annals of Arid Zone.In press.

Nangia, V., and N.D. Yadava. 2016. Editorial: Improving water productivity in dry areas. Annals of Arid Zone. In press.

Volk, M., D. Bosch,V. Nangia, and B. Narasimhan. 2016. Editorial: SWAT: Agricultural water and nonpoint source pollution management at a watershed scale. Agric. Water Manage. 175(2016):1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.06.013.

Gowda, P.H., T.A. Howell, R.L. Baumhardt, D.O. Porter, T.H. Marek, and V. Nangia. 2016. A user-friendly interactive tool for estimating reference ET using ASCE-EWRI standardized Penman-Monteith equation. Appl Eng Agric. 32(3):383-390. doi 10.13031/aea.32.11673.

Qadir, M., E. Quillerou, V. Nangia, G. Murtaza, M. Singh, R.J. Thomas, and P. Drechsel. 2014. Economics of salt-induced land degradation and restoration. Natural Resources Forum. 38(4):282-295. doi: 10.1111/1477-8947.12054.

Wu, W., W.M. Al-Shafie, A.S. Mhaimeed, F. Ziadat, V. Nangia, and W. Payne. 2014. Salinity mapping by multiscale remote sensing in Mesopotamia, Iraq. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (IEEE J-STAR). 7(11):4442-4452. doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2360411.

Wu., W., A.H. Mhaimeed, W.M. Al-Shafie, F. Ziadat, V. Nangia, B. Dhehibi, and E. De Pauw. 2014. Mapping soil salinity changes using remote sensing in Central Iraq. Geoderma Regional. 2-3:21-31. doi: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2014.09.002.

Abi Saab, M.T., R. Albrizio, V. Nangia, F. Karam, Y. Rouphael. 2014. Developing scenarios to assess sunflower and soybean yield under different sowing dates and water regimes in the Bekaa valley (Lebanon): Simulations with Aquacrop. Int. J. of Plant Prod. 8(4).457-482. ISSN: 1735-6814.

Nangia, V., M. Sunohara, E. Topp, E.G. Gregorich, C.F. Drury, N. Gottschall, and D.R. Lapen. 2013. Measuring and modeling the effects of drainage water management on soil greenhouse gas fluxes from corn and soybean fields, J. Environ Mgmt. 129:652-664. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.040.

Ates, S., S. Isik, G. Keles, A.H. Aktas, M. Louhaichi, and V. Nangia. 2013. An evaluation of deficit irrigation for efficient sheep production from permanent sown pastures in a dry continental climate. Agric. Water Manage. 119(2013):135-143. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.12.017.

Gowda, P.H., D.J. Mulla, V. Nangia, and S. Ale. 2013. Scale effects on STATSGO vs. SSURGO soil database on water quality predictions. J. Water Resources Protect. 5(3):266-274. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2013.53027.

Nangia, V., and N.D. Yadava. 2013. Improving water productivity helps provide food security in drylands. Annals of Arid Zone 51(3&4):181-191. ISSN 0570-1791.

Nangia, V., D.J. Mulla, and P.H. Gowda. 2010. Precipitation changes impact stream discharge, nitrate-nitrogen load more than agricultural management changes. J. Environ Qual. 39(6):2063-2071. doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0105.

< class="character">Nangia Nangia, V., P.H. Gowda, and D.J. Mulla. 2010. Evaluation of predicted long-term water quality trends to changes in N fertilizer management practices for a cold climate, Agric. Water Manage. 97(11):1855-1860. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.06.023.

Nangia, V., P.H. Gowda, D.J. Mulla, and G.R. Sands. 2010. Water quality modeling for impacts of tile drain depth and spacing on nitrate-N losses in tile drains at the field-scale, Vadose Zone J. 9(1):61-72. doi:10.2136/vzj2008.0158.

Lu*, X., V. Nangia, X. Mu, F. Wang, Y. Sui*, P. Gao, and Y. Yao. 2009. Field-scale simulation of winter-wheat leaf area index, soil moisture and water-use efficiency in Henan, China. J. Environ. Hydrology 17(9):1-11.

Nangia, V., C. de Fraiture, and H. Turral. 2008. Water quality implications of raising crop water productivity. Agric. Water Manage. 95(7):825-835. doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2008.02.014.

Nangia, V., H. Turral, and D. Molden. 2008. Increasing water productivity with improved N fertilizer management. Irri and Drain Syst. 22(3-4):193-207. doi:10.1007/s10795-008-9051-9.

Nangia, V., P.H. Gowda, D.J. Mulla, and G.R. Sands. 2008. Water quality modeling for impacts of fertilizer management practices on nitrate-N losses in tile drains at the field-scale, J. Environ Qual. 37(2):296-307. doi:10.2134/jeq2007.0224

Nangia, V., and T. Oweis. 2016. Supplemental irrigation – a promising climate-resilience practice for sustainable dryland agriculture. In M. Farooq, and K.H.M. Siddique (eds) Innovations in dryland agriculture, Springer, Heidelberg.

Cooper, P., V. Nangia, S. Zwart, M. McCartney, O. Westermann. 2016. Water Management. In Dinesh D (ed) Agricultural practices and technologies to enhance food security, resilience and productivity in a sustainable manner: Messages for SBSTA 44 agriculture workshops. CCAFS Working Paper no. 146. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Available online at: www.ccafs.cgiar.org

Bossio, D., A. Noble, D. Molden, and V. Nangia. 2008. Land degradation and water productivity in agricultural landscapes. In D. Bossio and K. Geheb (eds) Conserving land, protecting water: ‘Bright Spots’ reversing trends in land and water degradation. CABI, UK.

Molden, D., T.Y. Oweis, J.W. Kijne, P. Steduto, J. Kijne, M. Hajra, P.S. Bindraban, B. Bouman, S. Cook, O. Erenstein, H. Farahani, A. Hachum, J. Hoogeveen, H. Mahoo, V. Nangia, D. Peden, A. Sikka, P. Silva, H. Turral, A. Upadhyaya, and S. Zwart. 2007. Pathways to improve agricultural water productivity. In Water for food, water for life: A comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture. London, Earthscan and Colombo: International Water Management Institute.