UC Riverside’s Amir Verdi has received a national award for developing innovative online tools to help crop growers make better decisions around water use and for his extensive outreach around using these tools.
Verdi, an associate professor of agricultural and urban water management in the Department of Environmental Sciences, received the 2026 Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, or ASABE. The annual award recognizes educational and outreach materials that improve public understanding of agricultural and biological engineering beyond the traditional classroom.