Christopher Turner

Christopher Turner, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University's Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI) within the Davis College and Department of Plant and Soil Science. His work focuses on developing software for cotton fiber quality measurement and data analytics to enhance fiber and yarn quality assessments.

• Current role involves data mining, engineering research, and multivariate analysis
• Prior roles: Postdoctoral Research Associate at FBRI, Research Associate in High Performance Computing Center, and Director of Business Application Development at Health Sciences Center
• Educational background: B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech

Research interests intersect with cotton testing equipment data, software development, and agricultural engineering. He has secured $590,000 in grants from USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and Cotton Incorporated.