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Mukhammadzakhrab ISMANOV
Physical address: 12 Main St., Apt.1, Marianna, AR 72360
Work address: PO Box 789, Lon Mann Cotton Research Station, Marianna,
AR, 72360
Phone: 870-***-****, Fax: 870-***-****
E-mails: ********@****.***;********@*****.***
Education/Qualifications:
1993. Post-Doctoral Research. Mechanical and Ag Engineering, Don State
Technical University (Russia);
1984. PhD, Agricultural and Irrigation machinery, Tashkent State Technical
University (TSTU);
1978. Bachelor and Master Degrees on Mechanical Engineering, Tashkent
Polytechnic Institute (TPI).
Other Academic Trainings:
2002-2003. Fulbright Scholarship, Arkansas State University (ASU);
2002. Management of Professional education, Moscow State University (MSU);
2000. International Management, Central European University (CEU), Hungary;
1999. German Agriculture, Potsdam University (PU), Germany.
Experiences:
U.S.A.
06.06-Pres. Prog.Tech-Soils, University of Arkansas, Division of
Agriculture, Coop. Ext. Service;
01.06-05.06 Visiting professor, College of Agriculture, ASU;
12.04-12.05 Ag Research assistant, ASU/University of Arkansas (U&A);
06.04-12.04 Visiting professor, College of Agriculture, ASU;
10.02-10.03 Fulbright Scholar, ASU.
Former Soviet Union
01.98-06.04 Consult Professor at American-Uzbek Joint Venture "Uz-Case
Machine";
01.97-06.01 Consult Professor at GTZ German-Uzbek Technical Cooperation;
01.97-06.04 Professor, Department of Ag Engineering, TSTU;
06.94-01.97 Head of the Department of Mechanization of Agriculture, TSTU;
01.92-06.94 Professor, Department of Ag Engineering, TSTU;
02.91-09.01 Chief of the Research & Production Firm "ISMAN";
09.85-01.92 Head of Research Group "Cotton pickers", TSTU;
09.81-09.85 Engineer, TPI.
Memberships:
2005- Pres. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers;
2003- Pres. Fulbright Association;
2003- Pres. International Agricultural Association;
2002- 2007. IREX Alumni Association;
1991-2002. Doctorate Degree Attestation Committee D-2104, D-2101,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan;
1985-1991. Candidate Degree Attestation Committee K-2104, Tashkent,
Soviet Union.
Courses:
2006. AGRI 5902-001 Modern Agricultural Machines and Technologies (ASU);
PSSC 4902-001 Modern Agricultural Machines and Technologies
(ASU);
2004. PSSC 4892-002 (Call # 14532) Cotton Production and Harvesting (ASU);
AGRI 6382-003 (Call # 14533) Cotton Production and Harvesting
(ASU);
2003. PSSC 4892-002 (Call # 14532) Cotton Production and Harvesting (ASU);
AGRI 6382-003 (Call # 14533) Cotton Production and Harvesting
(ASU);
1997-2004. Agricultural machinery (TSTU);
Mechanization of agriculture (TSTU);
Basics of agricultural research experiments (TSTU);
Modeling and design of agricultural machines (TSTU);
1994-1997. Processing of agricultural products (TSTU);
Mechanization of agriculture (TSTU);
Basics of agricultural research experiments (TSTU);
Agricultural machinery (TSTU);
1992-1994. Mechanization of agriculture (TSTU);
Cotton harvesting (TSTU);
Basics of design agricultural machines (TSTU);
Modern agricultural machines (TSTU);
1985-1991. Cotton pickers (TPI);
Agricultural tractors (TPI).
Projects and sponsors:
2002-2003. U.S. Cotton production and Farm organization. Fulbright
foundation, Arkansas, USA;
2001. Development and Field tests of Case cotton-pickers. "Uz-Case",
American-Uzbek joint venture;
1999. Cotton-pickers marketing in Central Asia. "Uz-Case", American-Uzbek
joint venture;
1999. New Agricultural Method in Salty Soils. GTZ German-Uzbek Technical
Cooperation;
2000. Develop of Rotary Cutter Equipment. Agricultural machine
manufacturing Company, Tashkent;
1995-1998. Pneumatic seeder: design/production. Tractor Repair Company,
Nanamgan, Uzbekistan;
1994-1995. Develop of cotton stalk cutting machine. Mines-Metallurgy
Institute, Navoi, Uzbekistan;
1992-1995. Develop of Advanced cotton-picker. Academy of Science,
Uzbekistan;
1988-1991. Increase of Picking Efficiency in Cotton harvesting. Ministry of
Agriculture, Uzbekistan;
1987. Develop of cotton-picker's drum. Agricultural machine manufacturing
Company, Tashkent;
1984-1986. Develop of long-fiber cotton-picker. Ministry of Agriculture,
Uzbekistan.
Scholarships and Grant Received:
1. Fulbright Scholarship, ASU. October, 2002 - October, 2003;
2. Grant of National "Teacher" (Ustoz) foundation, MSU, May, 2002;
3. Soros foundation /Open society institute Scholarship, CEU, June, 2000;
4. German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Scholarship: PU, Germany, July,
1999;
5. State Scholarship, during Master degree program, TPI, 1978 - 1981;
6. State Scholarship, during Bachelor degree program, TPI, 1973 -1978.
Participating in research conferences:
2010. Annual Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, Alabama, USA;
2009. Annual Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San-Antonio, Texas, USA;
2008. Annual Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Nashville, Tennessee, USA;
2007. Annual Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, Alabama, USA;
2006. Annual Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Austin, Texas, USA;
2005. Annual Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA;
Annual Water and Soil conference, ASU;
2003. USAIN conference. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois;
2002. International Conference "New Experiences of Transition
Economics". Tajikistan;
2002. Strategic planning and evolution of enterprises. Third Russian
Symposium. Moscow;
2001. International Sterling Engine Conference (ISTC), Osnabruck,
Germany;
1998. International Practical and Research Conference, GTZ, Almaty,
Kazakhstan;
1997. Second International Conference "Agricultural and processing
machines", Uzbekistan;
1994. First International Conference "New agricultural technologies",
Tashkent, Uzbekistan;
1989. International Conference "Mathematical planning of experiments",
Rousse, Bulgaria;
1988. International Conference "Rehabilitee of machines and
technologies", Rostov-on-Don, Russia;
1984. International Symposium on Agricultural machinery to arid zones,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan;
1981-1994. Annual Agricultural Research and Practice conferences,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Organized conferences and festival:
2005. Annual Water and Soil conference, ASU;
2001. Tashkent city Flowers Festival;
1997. Second International Conference "Agricultural and processing
machines", Uzbekistan;
1994. First International Conference "New agricultural machines",
Uzbekistan;
1985-1991. Annual Republican and University Agricultural Research
conferences.
Organized Web-sites:
2002. http://www.clt.astate.edu/interagriassn/ - Official web-site of
International Agricultural
Association (ASU).
Student Advising:
2004. Advising four graduate students in master diploma projects;
Advising one doctoral diploma project;
1997-2002. Advising four to five graduate students in each year on
master diploma projects;
Advising two doctoral diploma projects;
1992-1997. Advising six to eight graduate students in each year on
master diploma projects;
Advising five doctoral diploma projects;
1986-1992. Advising two graduate students in each year on master
diploma projects;
Advising four doctoral diploma projects.
Publications:
Posters and presentations:
1. An Assessment of Different Irrigation Scheduling Methods in Arkansas.
Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov and Leo Espinoza, University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock,
AR. January 5-8, 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, New Orleans,
Alabama, USA.
2. Assessment of Selected Electrical Conductivity Sensors. Leo Espinoza,
Dharmendra Saraswat and Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. University of
Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little
Rock, AR. January 5-8, 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, New Orleans,
Alabama, USA.
3. Where did the Potassium Go? Leo Espinoza, Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov,
Paul Ballantyne and Jose Pantoja. University of Arkansas Division of
Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, AR and Iowa
State University, Amex, IA. January 5-8, 2010 Beltwide Cotton
Conference, New Orleans, Alabama, USA.
4. Potential benefits From Applications of FGD-Gypsum. Leo Espinoza,
Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov, and Paul Ballantyne. University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock,
AR. January 5-8, 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conference, New Orleans,
Alabama, USA.
5. A Survey of Irrigation Water Pump-Engine Systems and Irrigation
Scheduling Methods in Arkansas. Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov and Leo
Espinoza, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative
Extension Service, Little Rock, AR. January 5-8, 2009 Beltwide Cotton
Conference, January, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
6. Optimization of Nitrogen and Water Use With a Low Pressure Drip
System. Leo Espinoza1, Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov1 and Claude Kennedy2,
(1)University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative
Extension Service, Little Rock, AR, (2)University of Arkansas Division
of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Marianna, AR. January 5-
8, 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference, January, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
7. Soil Compaction in Soils Under Different Irrigation Systems.
Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov and Leo Espinosa, University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock,
AR. January 8-11, 2008 Beltwide Cotton Conference, Nashville,
Tennessee, USA.
8. Comparison of Soil Compaction Patterns by On-Board Module Builders
University of Arkansas. Subodh S. Kulkarni, Leo Espinoza,
Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov, and Terry Griffin. University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock,
AR. January 8-11, 2008 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January,
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
9. Nutrient dynamics in a field under varying irrigation practices. M.
Ismanov, L. Espinoza, and W. Robertson. University of Arkansas
Cooperative Extension Service, Little-Rock, AR. January 9-12, 2007
Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January, New Orleans, Alabama, USA.
10. Evaluation of Low pressure irrigation in Cotton. Bill Robertson, Frank
Groves, Rob Hogan, Leo Espinoza, and M. Ismanov. University of
Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little-Rock, AR. January 9-12,
2007 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January, New Orleans, Alabama, USA.
11. Applied Research Activities by Extension Soils Program in 2006. L.
Espinoza, P. Ballantyne and M. Ismanov. University of Arkansas
Cooperative Extension Service, Little-Rock, AR, January 9-12, 2007
Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January, New Orleans, Alabama, USA.
12. Comparison of broadcast and image-based, variable rate application of
Mepiquat chloride on cotton crop growth and fruit retention using the
COTMAN crop monitoring system - year two. Tina Gray Teague, David
Wildy, Jennifer Lund, Nick Emanuel, Larry Hendrickson, Marcia Ruble,
Jeffrey Willers, Morteza Mozaffari and Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov.
Arkansas State University. 2006 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January,
Austin, Texas, USA.
13. Comparison of Broadcast and Image-based, Variable Rate Application of
Mepiquat Chloride on Crop Growth and Fruit Retention Using the COTMAN
Crop Monitoring System. Teague, Tina Gray, David Wildy, Steven Coy,
Diana M. Danforth, Morteza Mozaffari and Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov.
Arkansas State University. 2005 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, 4-7
January 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
14. The new plant growing method in salty soils of Aral Sea region.
Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. USAIN conference. Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, 2003.
15. The Perspectives of the Agricultural Engine Manufacturing in Central
Asia. Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov.10th International Sterling Engine
Conference (ISEC), Osnabruck, Germany, 2001.
16. Dynamics of the cotton-picking device. Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov.
Research conference, Navoi, Uzbekistan, 1997.
17. Problems of agricultural development in Uzbekistan. Mukhammadzakhrab
Ismanov. The materials of the Second International Conference "Design
and production agricultural and processing machines", Tashkent,
Uzbekistan, 1997.
18. The industrial mini-line for making construction wood materials from
cotton stalks. Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. Research and practice
conference on "Scientific basics of processing of agricultural
products" Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1996.
Articles:
1. Yield Response of Canola to Varying Nitrogen Rates. L. Espinoza, M.
Ismanov, P. Ballantyne, and J. Pantoja. Soil Fertility Studies.
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, 2007, 18-20 p.
2. Evaluation of Drip Irrigation for Cotton in Arkansas. William C.
Robertson, Frank E. Groves, Robert Hogan, Jr., Leo Espinoza, M.
Ismanov, and Robin Franks. Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research
2006. University of Arkansas, Research series 552. ISSN: 1051-3140
CODEN:AKAMA6
3. The new plant growing method on salty soils of Aral Sea region.
Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. Materials of USAIN conference. Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, 2003, -18 p.
4. The US Cotton Production. Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. "The Nation's
Word", Tashkent, February 16, 2004.
5. Agricultural machine building industry is the important branch for
Tashkent city. Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. "The Tashkent Evening",
April, 25, 2002.
6. Uzbekistan and World (Opinions after letter of Joseph Waters,
president of Association of American middle and small enterprises).
Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. "The Nation's Word", Tashkent, July 15,
2002.
7. The product cost reduction is the main issue in modern agricultural
manufacture. Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. Strategic planning and
evolution of enterprises. Section 1. /Abstracts. Third Russian
Symposium. Moscow, CEMI RAS, 2002. 79-80.
8. The field test results of Case-2022 cotton-picker. Mukhammadzakhrab
Ismanov. Scientific magazine: "Herald" (Vestnik). Tashkent State
Technical University. #1, 2001, 181-184.
9. The new industrial technologies for agriculture. Mukhammadzakhrab
Ismanov. Pravda Vostoka -The truth of the East, Tashkent, February 2,
2000.
10. Modeling of the soil pressure under the wheels of cotton-picker.
Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. Scientific magazine: "Vestnik" (Herald).
Tashkent State Technical University. #1, 2000, 95-96.
11. The agricultural management in Germany. Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. The
agricultural life, Tashkent, July 6.1999.
12. Improving farmer's world-view is the clue factor for agricultural
development. Mukhammadzakhrab Ismanov. Materials of International
Conference, GTZ, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 1998, 118-201.
Patents:
1. Plant growing method in salty soils. Patent # IDP 0945 (UZ). 2000.
2. Pneumatic planter. Patent # IDP 04255 (UZ). 2000. Coauthor: S.
Sotiboldiev.
3. Cotton stalk cutter for the cotton picker. Patent # 1463173 (SU),
Bulletin of patents # 1, 1989.
4. Spindle's drum for the cotton picker. Patent # 1142044 (SU), Bulletin
of patents # 8, 1985. Coauthor: A. Sadriddinov.
5. Cotton Picking Device. Patent # 824906 (SU), Bulletin of patents # 1,
1981. Coauthors: A. Sadriddinov, Sh. F. Mirzaev, I. E. Shayhov.
6. Cotton Picker. Patent # 820712 (SU), Bulletin of patents # 16, 1980.
Coauthors N.R.Rashidov, A. Sadriddinov, I.E. Shayhov.
Total number of inventions is about 40 in Former Soviet Union and Uzbek
Republic.
Books:
1. Math modeling of agricultural machinery. TSTU, 2002.50 p.
2. Modern management and innovation in professional education. Ministry
of High Education of Uzbekistan. Tashkent University for Textile
Industry, 2002. 70 p.
3. Instructions for Case-2022 cotton-picker operators. "Uz-Case" American-
Uzbek joint venture, 2001. 20 p.
4. Design of Agricultural Machinery. Tashkent, 2000. 90 p.
5. Modeling and Optimization of Harvesters. TSTU: Designer, 1994. 230 p.
Total number of publications and inventions is more than 200.
Languages:
English, Russian, and Uzbek.
Computer Skills:
Windows, MS Office Programs, AutoCAD, Solid-Works, Photoshop,
Inkscape, Irrigation Scheduling, Precision Agriculture and Web design
programs.
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