About

Caner was born and raised in Turkey. After knowing his interest in agriculture, he decided to study Soil Science. He earned his bachelor`s degree in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition from Akdeniz University in 2015. After he completed his degree, he earned a full scholarship from the Turkish Government to do an M.S. degree in the USA. He studied in the Soil Science Department at NCSU between 2017 and 2019. His research interests include digital soil mapping, GIS, remote sensing, programming, and precision agriculture. He also worked on his certificate for GIS given by center for geospatial analytics at NCSU. During his NCSU times, he also worked as a cashier and tutor for student-athletes in topics like statistics, calculus, and organic chemistry as he was interested in these fields. He came to ISU to do his PhD in Soil Science under the direction of Dr. Bradley Miller. His current research focuses on improving digital soil mapping for variable rate of fertilizer and lime applications at the field scale. In his free time, he likes to travel and spend time with his friends.