Researcher, Prof Dr
Sabanci University
Ismail Cakmak-Short Cv
Ismail Cakmak received his Ph.D. at the University Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. He is currently Professor at the Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and received more than 32 900 citations (Hirsch-Index: 91).
In 2017 and 2019, he has been named among the “highly-cited researchers” in agricultural sciences by clarivate analytics (Thomson Reuters). He has received IFA-International Crop Nutrition Award in 2005, Australian Crawford Fund “Derek Tribe Award Medal” in 2007, Germany-Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-Georg Forster Research Award in 2014, International Plant Nutrition Institute- IPNI Science Award in 2016 and World Academy of Sciences-Agricultural Science Prize in 2016. He is elected member of “The Academy of Europe” and “The Science Academy” of Turkey. He is member of IFA- International Scientific Panel on Responsible Plant Nutrition.
Since 2008, he is coordinating international HarvestZinc project (www.harvestzinc.org) in 12 countries. His main research is focused on biofortification of food crops with micronutrients and understanding the role of mineral nutrients in yield formation and stress mitigation in plants. He is elected member of “The Academy of Europe” and “The Science Academy” of Turkey.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST
