Dr Ekrem Ozlu is an assistant professor and extension soil management specialist at Vernon G James Center and Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University. Dr. Ozlu completed his B.S. in Soil Science in the Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. He completed his M.S. in Applied Soil Physics in the Department of Plant Sciences, South Dakota State University. He received his Ph.D. in Soil Physics and Management in Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked for two years as postdoctoral research associate at Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University. Dr. Ozlu’s expertise on soil health, soil organic matter, and saltwater intrusion. Dr. Ozlu specifically work on tillage managements, cover cropping, and cropping systems decisions.