Dr. Cibin Raj

Associate Professor

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Biography

Cibin Raj is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. He specializes in stormwater management, watershed modeling, and application optimization tools for watershed analysis. His research explores ecohydrological impacts in relation to climate and land use change. Cibin obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from Kerala Agricultural University in India in 2006, followed by his Master’s in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2008. He completed his Ph.D. in Agricultural Biological Engineering at Purdue University in 2013. His teaching interests include principles of soil water engineering and computational ecohydrology. He leads a research group focused on eco-hydrology and actively contributes to various projects aimed at optimizing agricultural systems for sustainability.

Research Interests

Courses

BE 307 - Principles Soil Water Engineering 487 - Watershed Modeling Water Quality Design ABE/CE 587 - Computational Ecohydrology

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
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GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.