Prof. Hector M. Malano

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Prof. Hector Malano, born October 1948, graduated in Agricultural Engineering from National University of Cordoba, Argentina in 1973. He obtained his Master of Science Degree in 1982 and Ph.D. in 1986 from Utah State University (USA). He started his academic career as Assistant Professor of Irrigation and Drainage at National University of Cordoba and later as Research Assistant at International Irrigation Centre in Utah State University in 1982. Prof. Malano is a member of Australian Society for Engineering in Agriculture, ASAE and ASCE. His specialization includes on-farm water management, OMM of irrigation systems, integrated river basin management and modeling of irrigation systems. He has been an Advisor to several international technical missions in various countries and has contributed over 50 publications.

Presently, Dr. Malano is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental and Director of International Technology Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia.