Summary
Dylan Casey is a soil scientist and Master's student at Colorado State University with 16 years of professional experience blending field soil science, hydrology, and open-source sensor engineering. He develops low-cost IoT toolkits and an automated dual pressure head infiltrometer for edge-of-field water quality research, applying hands-on skills in electrical engineering, programming, and data science to practical water management problems. Employed by the USDA NRCS and active in CSU research and teaching, he co-coaches the Soil Judging Team and has led sensor labs that translate academic methods into deployable monitoring systems. His work is notable for combining organic agriculture principles with scalable, open-hardware solutions funded through USDA partnerships, making advanced environmental sensing accessible to practitioners.
16 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Soil and Crop Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Soil and Crop Science at Colorado State University
Associate of Science (A.S.), PHYSICAL SCIENCES, Associate of Science (A.S.), PHYSICAL SCIENCES at Pikes Peak Community College