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Rupesh Kariyat named endowed professor at University of Arkansas
He researches how crops respond to stress, mentors graduate students, and develops sustainable pest management tools for resilient agriculture.
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Pranavi Sharma - Wed, 16, Jul 2025
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Rupesh Kariyat, associate professor of crop entomology, was recently named to the Clyde H. Stiles Endowed Professorship in International Crop Physiology. / University of Arkansas
Rupesh Kariyat, an Indian-origin crop entomologist, has been appointed to the Clyde H. Sites Endowed Professorship in International Crop Physiology at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
Kariyat, who joined the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in 2022, is an associate professor in the entomology and plant pathology department at the University of Arkansas. He also holds an appointment with the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. Prior to this role, he served at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
In a statement to the University of Arkansas, Kariyat said, "I am honored to receive this prestigious endowed professorship." He added that the support will help his lab explore how plants respond to both biotic and abiotic stress. "Our goal is to build resilient crops that benefit the state of Arkansas, and beyond, while also developing novel pest management tools that can be employed for sustainable agriculture."
The Clyde H. Sites Endowed Professorship was created in 2004 by the Ben J. Altheimer Charitable Foundation Inc., a longtime supporter of the University of Arkansas System.
Ken Korth, head of the department of entomology and plant pathology, said to the University of Arkansas that Kariyat brought with him a “wealth of experience in plant defense responses” and “has quickly built a strong research program.” Korth noted, “He excels in all those responsibilities and is very deserving of this professorship.”
Kariyat currently mentors five Ph.D. students and one master’s student. His research receives funding from NSF-NIFA Plant Biotic Interactions, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, and several industry partners.
He earned his undergraduate degree in agricultural science from Kerala Agricultural University in 2003, followed by a master’s in agronomy from the University of Wyoming in 2007. He completed his Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University in 2012, specializing in insect-plant interactions. Kariyat later conducted postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich and carried out fieldwork in Greece.
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