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Stuart Styles

ITRC Cal Poly, United States

Professor: Cal Poly BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department (1993 - present)

Director: Irrigation Training and Research Center (2001 - present)

Education: BS(1984) and MBA(1987) from Cal Poly, Doctorate(2001) from UC Davis

Registration: Civil Engineer: PE in California and Nevada



Over 40 years of experience in irrigation system design and management on both domestic and international projects. He has been involved with projects related to most aspects of agricultural irrigation projects. Dr. Styles’ experience includes a wide range of projects relating to irrigation system modernization, flow measurement, and SCADA system design. He is one of the authors of the Drip and Micro Irrigation Design and Management for Trees, Vines, and Field Crops design manual. This text is currently in the 5th edition and published in several languages. His latest research projects a detailed assessment of the use of magnetic and transit-time flow meters for agriculture. He was heavily involved with World Bank modernization training that required travel to Azerbaijan, India, Vietnam, China, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Iran, Turkey, Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia, and New Zealand. He married his high school sweetheart in 1980 - Marcy Styles. He has 2 children, one grandson, and lots of grand dogs.


Industry/Teaching Awards:

* 1994 Engineer of the Year – California/Nevada Section American Society of Ag Engineers

* 2004 Plant Sciences Faculty Excellence Award - Cal Poly

* 2004 Person of the Year – Irrigation Association

* 2012 Merriam Irrigation Improvement Award - USCID

* 2020 Outstanding Faculty Award – Cal Poly CAFES

* 2023 Person of the Year – California Irrigation Institute

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