Dr. Fipps Awarded for Solving Water Issues
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AgriLife Extension Engineer Receives Award for Work in Iraq and Afghanistan
Dr. Guy Fipps, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service irrigation engineer, was recently named Professional Engineer of the Year at the meeting of theAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineersin Montreal, Canada.
Fipps, who is also a professor with the Texas A&M University biological and agricultural engineering department, College Station, received the award "in recognition of his exceptional service in the interest of peace through application of engineering principles in solving water supply and management problems," according to award documentation.
Among Fipps' many accomplishments, the award cited his work as irrigation advisor in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2005, and his efforts from 2008 to 2011 assisting the U.S. Department of Defense task force for business and stabilization in Iraq.
While in Afghanistan, Fipps had to travel in armored vehicles with military escort to analyze and conduct water systems planning, according to the award. As a volunteer, he traveled to 14 forward operation bases to design and supervise a variety of water, irrigation, well, pump and subsurface drainage systems for Afghan farmers.
In eight trips to Iraq, Fipps provided expertise on various civil work projects, including canal rehabilitation, drinking water systems and center pivot designs for farming operations.
In Texas, Fipps is better known for his educational programs to enhance irrigation and water use efficiency for urban and agricultural irrigators, said Dr. Stephen Searcy, professor and head of the biological and agricultural engineering department at Texas A&M.
Searcy said Fipps is also well known in Texas for his origination and management of the Texas ET Network, the Water My Lawn website, training courses for irrigation designers and installers, as well as his collaborations with water agencies of the state, such as the Lower Colorado River Authority, San Antonio Water System, Brazos River Authority, Rio Grande Valley irrigation districts and numerous municipal utility departments.
About Dr.Guy Fipps :
GUY FIPPS, P.E., is the recipient of the 2014 PEI Professional Engineer of the Year Award, in recognition of his exceptional service in the interests of peace through application of engineering principles in solving water-supply and management problems.
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