Ram Ray (associate professor)

Ram Lakhan Ray, Ph.D., P.E. (born February 13, 1968) is an American researcher, scientist and engineer known for his role in advancing Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) and GIS technology in collaboration with NASA.
Education
Ray was a student of three unique universities. The first was Tribhuvan University, in Nepal. He received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering there. Next, he went to Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he acquired his master's degree in Soil Science. Lastly, Dr. Ray completed his education at the University of New Hampshire, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering.
Career
Early career
In 2009, Ray started his career in San Diego, California, where he took a job as a Postdoctoral Researcher, or post-doc, in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Construction, at San Diego State University. After completing his post-doc, he continued his career in California, in the year 2010, this time at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, CA. He was a visiting scholar.
Later career
After working at the SNRI for two years, Ray left California, and moved to Texas. He took up on a job offer from Prairie View A&M University, in 2013. He worked for PVAMU as a research scientist. Ray's 5th and present occupation is as an associate professor, still at PVAMU. He received this title in 2019, and he has already taught many batches of students Geospatiatial Technology. While Ray's official/main occupation is as an associate professor, he still is a researcher and scientist, and continues to develop new concepts and create publications just as before becoming an associate professor.
International work
Ray has done work outside of the United States, most notably in India, The Dominican Republic and Nepal. His main work has been in teaching local farmers and companies about how to treat soil, where to plant crops, and how to properly irrigate those plants. He has often traveled abroad to less developed countries, for the sole purpose of either giving speeches, or doing live demos on certain techniques and strategies for maximum output, again targeted at farmers. Throughout his career, he has secured millions of dollars in NIFA, USDA, and USAID funding, particularly for such countries, and has taught thousands of farmers how to do the most effective farming and animal husbandry.
Relatives
Ray has two children, Shawn Ray, and Samiksha Ray. He has married only once, in 1996, to Alpana Lakshmi. Naturally, he also has a father, Bahuru Ray, and a mother, Raswati Devi.

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