Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D.

Assistant Professor | FAA Certified Drone Pilot at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension

[AgriLife El Paso Center @AgriLifeElPaso]

This month, Santosh S. Palmate, Ph.D. participated in and presented the results of two projects funded by @twdb and @TxWRI at the 2026 @ASABEorg Annual International Meeting (AIM), held in Indianapolis, Indiana, from July 12–15, 2026.

🎉Congratulations Dr. Palmate! @AgriLife

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

🌟Visit the @AgriLifeElPaso booth at the @EPScienceFestival and explore cutting-edge science and technology shaping life in Far West Texas!

Bring your family, friends, and curiosity - connect with our AgriLife experts!
🌾| 💧| 🌱| 🥗| 🫶| 🥦
@AgriLife @txresearch @txextension

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

@AgriLifeElPaso proudly exhibited at the College, Career & Job Expo event at Montwood High School, @SocorroISD, on March 23, 2026. We connected with students to share education and research career options in arid Texas agriculture and water.
@AgriLife @txresearch @txextension

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

@AgriLifeElPaso proudly exhibited at the College, Career & Job Expo event at Montwood High School, @SocorroISD, on March 23, 2026. We connected with students to share education and research career options in arid Texas agriculture and water.
@AgriLife @txresearch @txextension

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

I ranked #1 on the Whova leaderboard at 2025 NADBank Summit! - via #Whova event app

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

🎉 Just had an incredible experience attending 2025 NADBank Summit! 🎉 - via #Whova event app

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

@AgriLifeElPaso showcased cutting-edge ag tech and career opportunities to over 1,000 students at the Junior Achievement Inspire Career Expo on April 29, 2025, at the Starlight Event Center.
Inspiring the next generation in agriculture!

@AgriLife @txresearch @txextension

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

@AgriLifeElPaso wowed 500+ students at @ReyesElementary's 8th Annual STEM Expo on May 2, 2025, with drone-based thermal imaging and rover-based data automation-showing tech is driving the future of Texas agriculture!

@AgriLife @txresearch @txextension
@CanutilloISD

[AgriLife El Paso Center @AgriLifeElPaso]

@sspalmate , Eric Luera, and Deen Dayal celebrated Earth Day with the Vista Del Sol Environmental Science Academy on Friday, April 25, 2025.

This event aimed to inspire and engage students in the importance of environmental stewardship and sustainability.

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

At 2025 El Paso Science Festival, @AgriLifeElPaso exhibited modern tools and technology – shared how @txagrilife bridges the gap between technological innovation and arid agriculture health in Texas.

Inspirational talk by and meet with
@Astro_Jose

@txextension @txresearch

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

My team exhibited drone- and rover-based ongoing work by @AgriLifeElPaso at the "Career ConXXL" event in Eastlake High School, @SocorroISD on February 04, 2025.
Video: https://t.co/L9rUHD5fC5
The team was interviewed at 43:05.

@AgriLife @txresearch @txextension

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

https://t.co/wObShPidA2

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

A worth spending the weekend at the “PosAgua” event, Dec. 7, 2024, to share the importance of water and how to conserve it with Hueco Tanks Colonia.
Thanks for the invitation Dr Ivonne Santiago.

@AgriLifeElPaso @AgriLife @txresearch @txextension

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

It was a great experience and networking opportunity at the “COALITION OF RIO GRANDE WATER USERS” conference held in the first week of October, 2024 at Santa Fe, NM.

@AgriLifeElPaso @AgriLife @txresearch @txextension @IrrigationLeadr

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

Happy to share that @AgriLifeElPaso is one of the recipients of the TWDB’s 2024 Agricultural Water Conservation grant. I am co-PI on this project.

@txresearch @txextension @AgriLife

[Texas Water Development Board @twdb]

#ICYMI: Earlier this year, @TWDB approved over $1.4M in grants through its Ag Water Conservation Grants Program. The recipients include Mesquite GCD, @NorthPlainsGCD, @POSGCD, Rolling Plains GCD, @JavelinaNation, @txresearch, @TexasTech, & @TAWC_TTU.

👉 https://t.co/RCRWYYr60R.

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

Recently, @AgriLifeElPaso enhanced forensic research capacity: A high-precision isotopic mass spectrometer (isoprime precisION) has been installed, and we got a professional training by Elementar. Thank you @txresearch for funding AgriLife’s FY24 equipment grant.

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

Enjoyed a networking opportunity with the Mexican stakeholders at the NADBank Summit 2024 on “Innovation for the Sustainability in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region” held at San Antonio, TX, August 29-30, 2024.

@AgriLifeElPaso @AgriLife @txextension @txresearch @NADB_BDAN

[Santosh S. Palmate | Ph.D. @sspalmate]

Worth weekend spending at the Peeble Hills High School event ‘Career Awareness Showcase’, on Saturday, September 7, 2024, in El Paso, Texas.

@AgriLifeElPaso @AgriLife @txextension @txresearch @SocorroISD

[Maryam Sahraei @HearWaterSD]

10 pm but still going strong 💪🏻 Getting ready to present our project tomorrow.
@NSFiGUIDE

[NASAEarthdata @NASAEarthData]

What new datasets, tool updates, or other data resources were released by NASA's Earth science data centers in June 2024? #OpenScience

➡️Find out in our July Earth Science Data Roundup:
https://t.co/jjQJbYZXjN