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Portrait of Dr. Pratheesh Omana Sudhakaran

Dr. Pratheesh Omana Sudhakaran

  • Associate Professor at Department of Agricultural Sciences, College of Science & Engineering

Grants

2024

  • Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Principal), Royal, Cindy L (Co-Principal), Hewitt, Barbara A (Co-Principal), Dolezel, Diane M (Supporting), Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Supporting), Lollar, Jonathan Ernest (Supporting), Booth, Chad (Co-Principal), Roundtree, Aimee Kendall (Supporting), Ekin, Tahir (Supporting), Cordero, Rafael A (Supporting), Lopez, Omar S (Supporting), Ashford-Hanserd, Shetay Nicole (Co-Principal), Sriraman, Vedaraman (Co-Principal), Forsythe, Michelle Elizabeth (Co-Principal), Mendez, Francis A (Supporting). STEM-CLEAR: Creating Contextualized Learning Pathways across Academic and Cultural Boundaries, National Science Foundation, Federal, $2646529. (Submitted: August 8, 2023, Funded: June 1, 2024 - June 2029). Grant.
  • Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Backstrom, Jesse Donald (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %15, Chen, Oai Li (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %45, Mondal, Sejuti (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %15. Empowering Communities: Gender Inclusive Socio-technical Co-management Solutions for Nutrition and Poverty in Bangladesh's Seasonal Floodplains, United States Agency for International Development, Federal, $500000. (Funded: November 2024 - Present). Grant.
  • Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Chen, Oai Li (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %44. Progressive management pathway for improving carp biosecurity in Bangladesh, United States Agency for International Development, Federal, $100000. (Funded: July 2024 - June 2025). Grant.

2023

  • Morrish, Douglas, Pierdolla, Eryn Linnae, Wagner, Nicole, Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh. Research Through Agriculture Internships, Scholarships, and Experiential Learning (RAISE), USDA NIFA, Federal, $5000000. (Submitted: December 2022, Funded: June 2023 - June 1, 2028). Grant.

2022

  • Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Dey, Madan (Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Khan, Akhtaruzzman (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Rahman, Shahidul (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5. Improving Resiliency of safe chicken production in Bangladesh., United States Agency for International Development, Federal, $350000. (Submitted: December 2021, Funded: October 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Dey, Madan Mohan (Principal), Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh (Co-Principal). Enhancing Resilience in Chicken Value Chain in Bangladesh: Reducing Moral Hazard and Improving Food Safety Strategies, Federal, $149959. (Funded: October 2022 - September 2023). Grant.
  • Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O. Determining the Consumer Perception on Perishable Food Loss and Wastage in Texas, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University, $5000. (Funded: July 2022 - May 2023). Grant.
  • Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Principal), Khan, Akhtaruzzman (Co-Principal). Assessing Moral Hazard, Policy Gap, and Food Safety in Chicken Value Chain of Bangladesh, International Research Accelarator, Texas State University, $15000. (Submitted: January 2022, Funded: May 2022 - May 2023). Grant.

2020

  • Mix, Kenneth D (Principal), Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Co-Principal). Small Producer Initiative's Agricultural Mentoring Program, USDA, Federal, $400000. (Funded: October 2020 - October 2023). Grant.
  • Dey, Madan Mohan (Principal), Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Co-Principal), Surathkal, Prasanna (Co-Principal), Rahman, Mohammad Saidur (Co-Principal), Khan, Md.Akhtaruzzman (Co-Principal), Nazir, KHM Nazmul Hussain (Co-Principal), Lutfa, Samina (Co-Principal), Alim, Md. Abdul (Co-Principal). Enhancing Food Safety in Fish and Chicken Value Chains of Bangladesh, USAID, Federal, $699971. (Submitted: July 17, 2020, Funded: October 1, 2020 - Present). Grant.
  • Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Principal), Wagner, Nicole Catherine (Co-Principal). Economic Analysis of Organic Hydroponic System, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: January 1, 2020 - Present). Grant.
  • Dey, Madan (Principal), Liu, Xiangping (Co-Principal), Pratheesh, Omana Sudhakaran (Co-Principal), Surathkal, Prasanna (Co-Principal), Gross, Louis (Co-Principal), Lenhart, Suzanne (Co-Principal). Integrated Training and Experiential Learning (InTEL) for Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling and Computer Skills in Agricultural Sciences, USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-006780, Federal, $300000. (Submitted: September 25, 2019, Funded: January 1, 2020 - May 15, 2025). Grant.

2019

  • Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Principal). College of Applied Arts Learning Communities Grant, Texas State University, $5000. (Funded: September 19, 2019 - Present). Grant.