Dr. Timothy J. Krupnik has more than 15 years of experience in applied agricultural research for development projects in Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and in the Caribbean. He leads an innovative and multi-disciplinary science team implementing $5 million / year portfolio of research for development projects focused on the principles of sustainable and ecological intensification in smallholder dominated and tropical agricultural systems. His team’s research spans disciplines and brings together technical skills ranging from systems agronomy, remote sensing, socioeconomics, climatology, environmental modeling and data science, with the objective of addressing key knowledge gaps and efforts required to raise farmers’ productivity and resilience in the context of climate variability and biophysical, economic, and sociocultural diversity in South and South East Asia. Timothy prioritizes interdisciplinary and systems-oriented research, and has a strong track-record of building high-performing science partnerships and attracting funding. He has authored over 65 peer-reviewed papers, books and research briefs, and has participated in developing a number of agricultural decision support tools. Prior to CIMMYT, Timothy was affiliated with AfricaRice where he conducted research on the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of water-saving rice systems in West Africa. He has also conducted research and consulted for the Gates Foundation, the FAO, and NGOs. Timothy maintains a strong desire to translate science into impact by mainstreaming research innovations. To this end, he has led the production of numerous educational and extension materials, including 11 farmer educational videos translated into six languages.
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Awards and fellowships
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- Field Crops Research Journal. Excellent Peer Reviewer Award.
2016
- Event and Visual Communication Association (EVCOM) bronze Screen Award for Communication Effectiveness, awarded jointly to CIMMYT, Agro-Insight, the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, and Agricultural Advisory Society. More details: Click here.
2015
- Access Agriculture award for the use of video in farmer extension and outreach, awarded jointly to CIMMYT and Agricultural Advisory Society. Nairobi, Kenya.
2010
- University of California President’s Fellowship.
- Environmental Studies Departmental Fellowship, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- First prize graduate student poster. International Agronomy. American Society of Agronomy Crops and
Soils Conference. Sacramento, California.
2009
- Benjamin Hammett Fellowship for Research on Water Management and Climate Change.
- Annie’s Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship.
2008
- US Presidential Volunteer Service Silver Award for work on municipal composting in Bangladesh.
2007
- The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation Environmental Fellowship.
- The Rotary Foundation International Ambassadorial Scholarship.
- Environmental Studies Departmental Fellowship, University of California, Santa Cruz.
2006
- Environmental Studies Departmental Fellowship, University of California, Santa Cruz.
2005
- Center for Tropical Research in Ecology, Agriculture and Development Award.
- Environmental Studies Departmental Fellowship, University of California, Santa Cruz.
2004
- University of California Regent’s Fellowship.
2003
- International Career Center Grant for the University of California, Davis.
- University of California Davis Jastro Shields Research Grant.
2002
- Jastro Shields Memorial Endowment Fellowship for Graduate Studies.