Suat IrmakDr. Suat Irmak is a Professor and Department Head of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Penn State. His has expertise in evapotranspiration, soil and water resources and irrigation engineering, conservation, agricultural water management, impct of climate change on water resources and agricultural and natural resources productivity, and environmental biophysics. He founded and led The Agricultural Water Management Network that enabled adoption of new technologies for conservation of water and energy resources in agriculture. He also founded and led the Water and Energy Flux Measurement, Modeling, and Research Network.
He has received numerous regional, national, and international awards for his research accomplishments, including: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) John Deere Gold Medal Award; ASABE Heermann Sprinkler Irrigation Award; ASABE ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award; ASABE Netafim Award for Advancement in Microirrigation Award; USDA-NIFA National Water and Energy Conservation Award and numerous Teaching Awards Read More Read Less