Professor Shawn Hawkins has been named head of the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science for the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
Hawkins has served on the faculty and as a UT Extension specialist since 2007. His new role begins on February 1.
As a biosystems engineer, Hawkins has focused his career on managing animal waste and organic residuals in agricultural landscapes in ways that protect environmental quality and contribute to crop production efficiency. He has conducted both applied and basic research modeling the impact of row crop and beef cattle production on sediment and nutrient losses from agricultural landscapes.
Hawkins has received several awards for his achievements and contributions, including the UTIA 2023 Webster Pendergrass Outstanding Service Award, which recognizes a teaching, research or Extension faculty member for their contributions to the fulfillment of the Institute’s goals and objectives; the Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award for Education and Outreach; the UTIA J. E. Moss Excellence in Extension Award in 2020; and the University of Tennessee Success in Interdisciplinary Research Team Award in 2018.
Source : tennessee.edu