Murat Kacira
Interim Head, Department of Biosystems Engineering
Director, Controlled Environment Agriculture Program
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Professor, Agricultural-Biosystems Engineering
Professor, Applied BioSciences - GIDP
Murat Kacira is director of the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center and he is a professor in the Biosystems Engineering Department at the University of Arizona. He received his B.S. degree in Agricultural Engineering in Cukurova University in Turkey and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering from The Ohio State University in USA. His research involves automation, environmental control, alternative energy integrated CEA systems and resource use optimization in controlled environment agriculture systems including greenhouses and vertical farming based plant factories with artificial lighting. He is a member of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). He serves as Chair of the Division Precision Horticulture Engineering under ISHS.
Offering Research Opportunities?
Yes
Prerequisite Courses
None
Majors Considered
Biosystems Engineering, Biosystems Analytics and Technology, Sustainable Plant Systems, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Systems and Industrial Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Types of Opportunities
Description of Opportunity
No description given
Start Date
January 2024
End Date
December 2024
Primary Department
Affiliated Departments
Research Location
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Shantz, 403