Dr. Parajulee, a native of Nepal and a former faculty of Tribhuvan University Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, earned B.Sc. (Agri. Econ.) (1987) from Himachal Pradesh, India, and M.S. (1991) and Ph.D. (1994) in Entomology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Dr. Parajulee joined Texas A&M University in 1994 as a cotton entomologist and has been serving as the Cotton Entomology Program Leader since 2001. Dr. Parajulee is a leader in cotton entomology and cropping systems research, teaching, and service, with 130 refereed and over 360 non-refereed publications, 170 invited and 340 submitted presentations, and 35 M.S./Ph.D. students mentored during his 30-year tenure at Texas A&M University. He has been active internationally with >40 plenary/keynote speaking roles in 15 countries and served as a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Nepal and Uzbekistan.

Dr. Parajulee received the Texas A&M Vice Chancellor's Award in Research Excellence, Faculty Fellow Award, Regents Fellow Award, Entomological Society of America Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Excellence Award, and US Department of Agriculture Southern Region IPM Hall of Fame Award.

Megha N. Parajulee, PhD
Regents Fellow Professor and Faculty Fellow
Texas A&M University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
E-mail: m-parajulee@tamu.edu