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{{short description|Indian-American scientist and professor of precision agriculture}}
'''Rajiv Khosla''' is an Indian-American [[scientist]] and professor of [[precision agriculture]]. He is best known for his work on measurement and management of in-field soil and crop spatial variability for nutrients.

==Biography==
Khosla received his B.Sc. in agriculture sciences from the [[University of Allahabad]] India in 1992. He received his M.S. in soil physics and his Ph.D. from [[Virginia Tech]] in 1992 and 1995, respectively. Since 1999, he has been on the faculty of [[Colorado State University]] where he held the Monfort Professorship from 2008-2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jntataendowment.org/our-alumni-detail?id=6|title=JNT Alumni 1991 - The JN TATA Endowment for the Higher Education of Indians|accessdate=2019-02-19}}</ref>

Khosla is an Honorary Lifetime Fellow of International Society of Precision Agriculture, a selected [[Jefferson Science Fellow]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gps.gov/governance/advisory/members/khosla/|title=Rajiv Khosla|publisher=Global Positioning System|accessdate=2019-02-19}}</ref> and a Fellow of the [[Soil and Water Conservation Society]], the [[American Society of Agronomy]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.agronomy.org/news/media-inquiries/releases/2011/0824/499/|title=American Society of Agronomy Presents 2011 Class of Fellows|publisher=American Society of Agronomy|date=2011-08-24|accessdate=2019-02-19}}</ref> and the [[Soil Science Society of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soils.org/awards/search?awardId=138&primarySortColumn=year&primarySortOrder=desc&secondarySortColumn=recipient&secondarySortOrder=asc|title=Past Award Recipients Search|publisher=Soil Science Society of America|accessdate=2019-02-19}}</ref> In 2012, he served as Jefferson Science Fellow in the Bureau of East Asia Pacific Affairs at the [[United States Department of State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/three-academics-named-jefferson-science-fellows/article_9463559e-42a5-53b4-a333-b7e7e6b0a0e0.html|title=Three Academics Named 2012 Jefferson Science Fellows|publisher=IndiaWest|date=2012-09-09|accessdate=2019-02-19}}</ref> In 2015, he was named the Precision Agriculture Educator of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.precisionag.com/people/excellence-awards/awards-of-excellence-dr-raj-khosla-named-2015-precision-ag-educator-of-the-year/|title=Awards Of Excellence: Dr. Raj Khosla Named 2015 Precision Ag Educator Of The Year|publisher=PrecisionAg|date=2015-07-28|accessdate=2019-02-19}}</ref>

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