Meet The Speaker: Dr. Ayush Joshi Gyawali

We are excited to introduce Dr. Ayush Joshi Gyawali as one of our speakers for the 2026 Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO.

Dr. Gyawali is a Research Soil Scientist specializing in quantifying and assessing soil health through proximal sensing and field-scale measurement. He has focused his research on answering questions ranging from field sampling design to developing novel, inexpensive devices to quantify soil health indicators. Specifically, Dr. Gyawali has had experience with developing novel soil health indices and methodology for faster quantification of soil aggregate stability and soil respiration. He also has experience with pedometrics and application of pedometrics for carbon markets by measuring carbon stock in-situ.

Come see his presentation, Benchmarking for Soil Health in Arkansas, at the Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO at the Arkansas State University Student Union on January 14.