**About the Editors**

## **Rajan Ghimire**

Dr. Rajan Ghimire is an Associate Professor of Cropping Systems at New Mexico State University. Dr. Ghimire has a multidisciplinary, externally funded, nationally and internationally recognized research program on soil health and soil organic carbon and nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems. He authored/co-authored 205 scientific publications, delivered >20 invited talks on symposia, and served on the scientific and organizing committee of several national and international meetings. Dr. Ghimire also served in various regional, national, and international professional organizations and advisory councils. Dr. Ghimire's contributions have been highly recognized by his peers. His paper in the Journal of Integrative Agriculture received the Top Article Award in 2020. He is also a recipient of the Emerging Scientist Award from the Western Society of Crop Science in 2020 and the Outstanding Associate Editor Award from Agronomy Journal in 2021. He holds a BS and MS in Agriculture from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, a Ph.D. in Soil Science from the University of Wyoming, and Postdoctoral Training from Oregon State University.

#### **Bharat Sharma Acharya**

Dr. Bharat Sharma Acharya is a hydrologist and soil scientist with interests in vadose zone hydrology, water quality, irrigation systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles. His research focuses on interactions between plant, soil and water, with particular emphasis on woody plant encroachment in grassland, cover cropping, and dedicated bioenergy crops. He hods a BS in Agriculture from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, a MS in Agro-Environmental Management from Aarhus University, Denmark and a Ph.D. in Natural Resource Ecology and Management from the Oklahoma State University, USA. He has authored/co-authored over two dozen scientific publications and delivered >50 talks on several national and international conferences. Currently, he is an Associate Editor for the Soil Science Society of America Journal and Guest Editor for the Water Journal. He is also a recipient of the 2022 Education and Public Service Award from Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) and 2021 Outstanding Associate Editor Award from the Agronomy Journal.
