John D. Wanjura graduated from Texas A&M University with degrees in agricultural systems management (BS, 2002), agricultural engineering (BS and MS, 2005), and agricultural engineering (PhD, 2008). He has worked for the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Cotton Production and Processing Research unit, in Lubbock, Texas, since 2005. John's research program is focused on developing new technologies for cotton harvesting and ginning that help to reduce production costs, improve fiber quality, and improve producer profitability. John also leads the air pollution engineering research program at ARS in Lubbock, which serves to design improved particulate abatement technologies and develop accurate emissions data for agricultural operations.
