George Vellidis
University Professor
Areas of expertise
About
I apply principles of engineering and the sciences to measure model, and manage the interaction between agricultural production systems and the environment. Under this umbrella, I have developed two areas of emphasis – water resources and precision agriculture. Often these two areas blend.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Engineering.
University of Florida, FL, United States (1988)
Master of Science, Agricultural Engineering.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – Blacksburg, VA, United States (1985)
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Engineering.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – Blacksburg, VA, United States (1983)
Awards and Honors
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2023 (2024)
- Distinguished Alumni Award (2021)
- University Professor (to George Velidis) (2020)
- Excellence in Teaching UGA Tifton Campus (2020)
- UGA Tifton Campus Award for Excellence in Teaching (2018)
- Richard F. Reiff Internationalization Award (2017)
- Pierre C. Robert Precision Agriculture Award (2016)
- D.W. Brooks Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (2015)
- Invited Keynote Speaker (2014)
- Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award (2014)
- Invited Keynote Speaker (2014)
- University of Georgia Tifton Campus Award of Excellence for Research (2012)
- Invited Keynote Speaker (2007)
- University of Georgia Tifton Campus Award of Excellence for Teaching (2004)
- Superior Paper Award (2004)
- Top 50 Outstanding Innovation (2000)
- Young Engineer of the Year (1997)
- Selected for Young Investigators in Ecology/Environmental Sciences (1991)
Courses
- CRSS 3030: Principles of Precision Agriculture (Fall 2025)
- CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- CRSS 3050: Introduction to Water Quality (Fall 2025)
- CRSS 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2025)
- CRSS 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- CRSS 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
- CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- CRSS 3030: Principles of Precision Agriculture (Fall 2026)
- CRSS 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
- CRSS 3050: Introduction to Water Quality (Fall 2026)
- CRSS 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2026)
- CRSS 9990: Supervised Teaching Practicum in Crop and Soil Sciences (Fall 2026)
- CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Evaluating cotton plant population effects on irrigation management and yield stability, FIELD CROPS RESEARCH, (2026).
- Corn Plant Detection Using YOLOv9 Across Different Soil Background Colors, Growth Stages, and UAV Flight Heights, REMOTE SENSING, (2025).
- Smartirrigation (SI) Cropfit – New Crops and New Functionalities, (2025).
- Decoding time: Unraveling the power of N-BEATS and N-HiTS vs. LSTM for accurate soil moisture prediction, COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE, (2025).
- Mathematical Simulation of the Spatial Distribution of Aflatoxin in Peanut Fields, (2025).
Contact
Mailing Address
0133 Engineering Bldg
2360 Rainwater Road
Tifton, GA 31793-5766
Shipping Address
0133 Engineering Bldg
2329 Rainwater Road
Tifton, GA 31793
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