<p><strong>Expertise:</strong> Application of Geostatistics in Soil science Application of Fractal Mathematics in Soil Research Hydropedology Modeling Nonequilibrium transport of reactive and nonreactive chemicals in soil Modeling nitrate leaching in field and regional scales Modeling water flow in soils Modeling organic matter dynamics in response to climate change</p><p><strong>Facility:</strong> - Soil sampling equipments for distrubed and undisturbed soil sampling are availabe. - Laboratory facilities for basic analyses of soil physical, chemical, and microbiological properties are available. - Facilities for column studies of chemical transport in disturbed and undisturbed soils are available - Software for geostatistical analyses of spatial variations of natural resources are available. - Infrastructure for plant molecular biology is available. </p><p><strong>Priority:</strong> - Modeling water flow in soils - Modeling soil compaction - Developing new technologies to increase water and fertilizer use efficiency in response to climate change - Evaluation of environmetnal impact of asbestos rich soils in Central Anatolian Region of Turkey </p>