Suat Irmak, from UNL's Department of Biological Systems Engineering, will profile NEBFLUX, which collects data on the flow of water, energy and other physical processes associated with agriculture and agro-ecosystems, at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Hardin Hall auditorium at 33rd and Holdrege streets. His talk, "Nebraska Water and Energy Flux Measurement, Modeling, and Research Network (NEBFLUX): Progress and data on measuring plant physiology and evapotranspiration for various vegetation surfaces," will conclude the School of Natural Resources 2011 Fall Seminar Series.
Irmak leads NEBFLUX, which is a comprehensive network of water and surface energy flux towers that is designed to measure rates of flow of surface energy and water vapor, microclimatic variables, plant physiological parameters and biophysical properties, water use efficiency, soil water content, surface characteristics, and their interactions for various agro-ecosystems. NEBFLUX is the largest and most comprehensive flux measurement network in the United States that is operated by a single research laboratory.
Irmak works with Extension educators and state and federal agencies to help agricultural producers use water efficiently and increase crop water productivity. Among many other large scale network projects, he led the establishment of the Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network (NAWMN), which is now the largest program of its kind in the U.S.
Irmak received his Ph.D. from the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department at the University of Florida with an emphasis on Land and Water Resources Engineering.
-- Kelly Smith, School of Natural Resources
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