Assistant Professor and Soil Management Extension Specialist

Working Location:

Vernon James Research and Extension Center Plymouth, NC 27962 252-741-0482 (C)

Research

• Tillage strategies for corn, soybean, cotton, and wheat. • Working on issues and strategies related to soil health, carbon sequestration, and saltwater intrusion. • Regenerative agriculture practices for higher yield return and optimum soil health. • Soil management training.

Extension

• Provide training and leadership to county agents in the Coastal Plain region of North Carolina. • Develop extension and research programs related to climate-smart soil management strategies.

For more details, please check:

Soil Management Webpage

 

Experience

• Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Soil Management, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University 2022-Present. • Post-doctoral Research Associate, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center – W. K. Kellogg Biological Station and Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, 2020-2022

Education

Ph.D.: 2020, Department of Soil Science with minors in Statistics and Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison M.S.: 2016, Department of Plant Science, South Dakota State University B.S.: 2011, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Ataturk University, Turkey

Links

• The Vernon James Center
• Tidewater Research Center
• Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
• BLACKLANDSOILSOFNC