Stuart Styles

Faculty | BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department

Director, Irrigation Training and Research Center 

Areas of Expertise

Water Issues (Conservation, Supply)

Irrigation

Contact Information

805.756.2429

Email

Website

Biography

Stuart Styles is director of the Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) and faculty member in the BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department, where he teaches university classes as well as short courses for irrigation professionals. Styles has more than 40 years of field experience in irrigation and water resources. He has worked as a designer, consultant, manager and professor. Styles has worked on numerous research contracts in the U.S. and internationally. He has provided technical assistance to more than 100 irrigation districts in the U.S. and 10 international projects.

Education

• D.Engr., University of California Davis, Agricultural Engineering
• M.B.A., Cal Poly, Business Administration
• B.S., Cal Poly, Agricultural Engineering

Professional Experience and Certifications

• Specializes in irrigation project efficiency improvement studies; on-farm irrigation management, design, and evaluation
• 20 years field experience in irrigation as a consultant and engineer
• Former Chairperson of IA Certification Board of Governors
• Served on Irrigation Association Board of Directors
• Irrigation Association Person of the Year – 2004
• Registered Civil Engineer, California
• Certified Irrigation Designer

Research Interests

• Irrigation system design and performance
• Irrigation modernization
• Emerging electronic flow measurement technologies