![Naidu Rayapati](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/43/52484706513_a92b0e0130_4k-scaled-1.jpg)
IAREC Director Dr. Naidu Rayapati
Joined WSU in 2004 | naidu.rayapati@wsu.edu | Started as the Director on May 15, 2018
Dr. Rayapati earned his PhD in Botany (Plant Virology) from Sri Venkateswara University, India. His research focuses on virus diseases of horticultural, vegetable, and fruit crops & their management and International Agriculture.
Dr. Rayapati earned his PhD in Botany (Plant Virology) from Sri Venkateswara University, India. His research focuses on virus diseases of horticultural, vegetable, and fruit crops & their management and International Agriculture.
Center Directors
WSU Prosser IAREC is home to three subject-matter centers: AgWeatherNet (AWN), the Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems (CPAAS), and the Clean Plant Center Northwest (CPCNW).
![Dr. Lav Khot.](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/43/Lav_Khot_forWebsite_2023-scaled-1.jpg)
![Dr. Manoj Karkee](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/43/Manoj-headshot-scaled-e1701803340844.jpeg)
Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems (CPAAS)
Director: Dr. Manoj Karkee
manoj.karkee@wsu.edu
manoj.karkee@wsu.edu
![Dr. Scott Harper](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/cahnrs/uploads/sites/43/SJH-Headshot-Small_Scott-Harper-e1701803921557.jpg)