The other members of the delegation included Dr Curtis L Kastner, Director Food Science Institute, Dr Gary A Clark, Head, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Dr Freddie Ray Lamm, Professor and Research Irrigation Engineer, Dr Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Professor, Grain Science and Industry, and Dr Barry Michie, Assistant Professor, International Programs.

The delegation met the PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang, Deans and Directors, Additional Directors, Coordinators of Research and Heads of Departments. They discussed collaborative efforts with respect to agricultural research, training and curriculum development in the areas of food processing technology, biotechnology, water and environment resources, irrigation technology, quality preservation of grain and grain based foods etc.

Welcoming the members of the delegation, Dr Kang said that the University has already entered into Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with a number of foreign universities. He added that a tie-up with Kansas State University will be mutually beneficial for both the institutes. Dr Kang shared that PAU has got facility of distance learning with the collaboration of Iowa State University.

Director Research Dr NS Malhi elaborated on the state of agricultural research at PAU and the future research needs. He identified some areas of research and transfer of technology, for which collaborative arrangement with Kansas State University can be worthwhile. Dr SK Mann, Dean, Postgraduate Studies, highlighted the areas of curriculum development.

An MoU was signed by PAU and Kansas State University for cooperation in research, teaching and extension education in the areas of natural resource management and food sciences. The signatories were Dr Fred Cholick and Dr MS Kang.