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  2. George Vellidis

George Vellidis


University Professor

Crop & Soil Sciences

George Vellidis
George Vellidis
Areas of expertiseAboutEducationScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Agriculture, Land and Farm ManagementCrop and Pasture ProductionOther EngineeringHorticultural ProductionPhysical Geography and Environmental GeoscienceCivil Engineering

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 โ€“ 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)

Scholarly Works

  • DENITRIFICATION IN A RESTORED RIPARIAN FOREST WETLAND, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, (1995).
    LOWRANCE R, VELLIDIS G, HUBBARD RK
  • Spatiotemporal distributions of bacterivorous nematodes and soil resources in a restored riparian wetland, ECOLOGY, (1998).
    Ettema CH, Coleman DC, Vellidis G, Lowrance R, Rathbun SL
  • EFFECT OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL ON TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL UNCERTAINTY OF SWAT OUTPUT, TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASABE, (2009).
    Cho J, Bosch D, Lowrance R, Strickland T, Vellidis G
  • Stream buffer effectiveness in an agriculturally influenced area, southwestern Georgia: Responses of water quality, macroinvertebrates, and amphibians, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, (2006).
    Muenz TK, Golladay SW, Vellidis G, Smith LL
  • Distribution and Characterization of Salmonella enterica Isolates from Irrigation Ponds in the Southeastern United States, APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, (2015).
    Luo Z, Gu G, Ginn A, Giurcanu MC, Adams P … 4 more

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Contact

yiorgos@uga.edu 229-402-1278

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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    Integrative Precision Agriculture
    March 20, 2026

    Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture awards 6 new seed grants

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    May 28, 2025

    UGA, partners demo future of agriculture at UGA Grand Farm groundbreaking

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    May 6, 2025

    Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference showcases the future of farming

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    May 5, 2025

    UGA Grand Farm breaks ground in Perry, Georgia

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    April 28, 2025

    Investing in rural America through integrative precision agriculture

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    Nov. 12, 2024

    CAES Transfer Pathways Program expands enrollment access for rural students

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    May 28, 2025

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    March 31, 2025

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