Independent experts nominated by country party

Taskin Öztas

Title
PROFESSOR
First name
Taskin
Last name
Öztas
Gender
M
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Discipline of Expertise
Desertification
Other Disciplines
Soil Science
Agricultural Sciences
Other
Job function
Head
Division
Department of Soil Science & plant Nutrition
Email
toztas@atauni.edu.tr
Telephone number
90 533 / 4736074
Work experience
SINCE I HAVE COMPLETED MY PHD DISSERTATION ON SOIL EROSION IN 1993, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON PROJECTS RELATED TO SOIL CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT AND SOIL DEGRADATION. I AM ALSO DOING RESEARCHES ON CHARACTERIZING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF SOIL PROPERTIES AND RECLAMATION OF SALT AND SODIUM AFFECTED SOILS. FOR LAST FOUR MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS A SOIL SCIENCE SPECIALIST IN A PROJECT (“DETERMINATION OF DESERTIFICATION CRITERIA AND MODEL FOR TURKEY”) HOSTING BY THE TUBITAK-THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF TURKEY. _x000D_
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Thematic areas: SOIL CONSERVATION / SOIL DEGRADATION / DESERTIFICATION / SUSTAINABLE _x000D_
LAND MANAGEMEN; Areas of Field experience:EASTERN ANATOLIA-TURKEY
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
BSc - AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER - ATATURK UNIVERSITY-TURKEY-1985_x000D_
MS - SOIL SCIENCE - ATATURK UNIVERSITY –TURKEY-1987_x000D_
PHD – AGRONOMY – UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, USA - 1993
Number of Publications
106
Publication titles
1. Oztas, T., F. Fayetorbay. 2003. Freezing and thawing effect on wet aggregate stability. CATENA. 52: 1-8._x000D_
2. Oztas,T., A.Koc, B.Comakli.2003. Changes in vegetation and soil properties along a slope on overgrazed and eroded rangelands. JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS. 55:93-100._x000D_
3. Ozgul M. Aksakal EL, Gunes, A. Oztas, T. 2011. Influence of Global Warming on Aggregate Stability and Hydraulic Conductivity Under Highland Soil Order in Turkey. SOIL SCIENCE 176(10):559-56._x000D_
4. Angin, I., Aksakal, E.L., Oztas, T. & Hanay, A. 2013. Effects of municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) application on certain physical properties of soils subjected to freeze-thaw. SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH Vol.130:58-61._x000D_
5. Tozsin, G., Arol, A.I., Oztas,T. & Kalkan E. 2014. Using marble wastes as a soil amendment for acidic soil neutralization. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 133: 374-377.
Other activities
1. PARTICIPATING ACTIVELY TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, SYMPOSIUM, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS RELATED TO SOIL SCIENCE. _x000D_
2. GIVING PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES ON COMBATING SOIL EROSION AND SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT _x000D_
3. BEING A MEMBER OF SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE FOR ERZURUM PROVIENCE_x000D_
4. MEMBERSHIP FOR SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF TURKEY_x000D_
5. MEMBERSHIP FOR THE FEDERATION OF EURASIAN SOIL SCIENCE ASSOCIATIONS
Awards
1. GOVERMENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR Ph.D. 1990-1994._x000D_
2. THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERNAIIONAL SOIL CONGRESS ON NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLITY, HELD IN ERZURUM-TURKEY ON JUNE 7-10, 2004._x000D_
3. HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION ATATURK UNIV. ERZURUM
Organisation name
Ataturk University
Organisation street address
Ataturk University, Falcuty of Agriculture_x000D_
ATATURK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Organisation city
Erzurum
Organisation country
Türkiye