Diaa Eldin Elshikha
Assistant Specialist, Biosystems Engineering
Dr. Diaa Elshikha is an Assistant Irrigation Specialist in the Biosystems Engineering Department at University of Arizona. He is stationed at the University of Arizona Maricopa Agricultural Center. He has a Ph.D. degree in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering from the University of Arizona. He worked as a research scientist for the University of Arizona and the USDA ARS Arid Land Agricultural Research Center from 2012 to August 2022. He conducted research in guayule irrigation methods and remote sensing of crop water status, as well as assisted in irrigation research projects in wheat and cotton.