Speaker

Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti

Dr. Ignacio A. Ciampitti was born in Buenos Aires City, in Argentina. Currently, he is the Cropping Systems Specialist at Kansas State University, department of Agronomy. His research is connected to understanding the genotype x environment x management practices interaction, including crop physiology, production, remote sensing and modeling tools. He is also an Associate Editor for Crop Science Journal, part of the editorial board of Field Crops Research and Frontiers of Plant Science. He recently has received the America Society of Agronomy Early Career Award and the Young Crop Scientist Award, Early Career from the Crop Science Society of Agronomy. Ignacio married Gloria in 2007 and they have three children, Simon, Josefina and Jeremías. Education • Ph.D. Crop Physiology and Nutrition, Purdue University, 2012 • M.S. Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition, Univ. of Buenos Aires, 2009 • B.S. Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2005