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Amitrajeet A. Batabyal

Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal is a Distinguished Professor, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, and the Interim Head of the Department of Sustainability, at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He obtained a B.S. with Honors and Distinction in Applied Economics and Business Management from Cornell University in 1987, a M.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1994. He has published over 700 papers, books, book chapters, and book reviews in a variety of refereed scholarly outlets in ecology, economics, mathematics, operations research, and political science. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Geoffrey J. D. Hewings Award from the North American Regional Science Council in 2003, the Moss Madden Memorial Medal from the British and Irish Section of the Regional Science Association International in 2004, the Outstanding Achievement in Research Award from the Society for Range Management in 2006, the Trustees Scholarship Award from the RIT Board of Trustees in 2007, and the Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize from the International Social Science Council in 2013. He is an Honorary Member of the Regional Science Association International's Japan Section, a Fellow of the Regional Studies Association, a Fellow of Regional Science Association International, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Mid-Continent Regional Science Association.

Experience

  • 2000–present
    Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology

Education

  • 1994 
    University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • 1990 
    University of Minnesota, M.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics
  • 1987 
    Cornell University, B.S. in Applied Economics and Business Management