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Co-Project Directors

Raj Raman, Ph.D., PE 

Project Director

Position/Institution

Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering

Iowa State University

Daniel Andersen, PhD

Theme Leader: Outreach & Extension

Collaborator: Soil Health & Nutrient Management

Position/Institution

Associate Professor, Manure Management & Water Quality

Iowa State University

Rob Anex, PhD

Co-Pd Ecosystem Services & Modeling

Position/Institution

Professor, Biological Systems Engineering

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Cyndi Bartel, PhD

Co-Pd Socioeconomic Impacts and Policy

Position/Institution

Research Scientist

Iowa State University

Morgan Davis, PhD

Co-Pd Soil Health & Nutrient Management

Position/Institution

Assistant Professor, Soil & Environmental Sciences

University of Missouri

Amani Elobeid, PhD

Co-Pd Socioeconomic Impacts & Policy

Position/Institution

Teaching Professor, Economics

Iowa State University

Shui-zhang (Fei) Fei, PhD

Co-Pd Plant Breeding & Genetics

Position/Institution

Professor, Grass Genetics and Breeding

Iowa State University

Scott Flynn, PhD

Co-Pd Crop Ecology & Management

Position/Institution

Zonal Biology Leader for Pasture and Land Management Research, No. America.

Corteva Agriscience

Susana Goggi, PhD

Co-Pd Crop Ecology & Management

Position/Institution

Professor, Agronomy & Seed Science

Iowa State University

Erin Haramoto, PhD

Co-Pd Crop Ecology & Management

Position/Institution

Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences

University of Kentucky

Keri Jacobs, PhD

Co-Pd Socioeconomic Impacts and Policy

Position/Institution

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Applied Economics

University of Missouri

Amy Kaleita, PhD

Co-Pd Ecosystem Services & Modeling

Position/Institution

Professor, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering

Iowa State University

Anne Kinzel, JD

Deputy Project Director

Position/Institution

Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering

Iowa State University

Sara Lira, PhD

Theme Leader: Commercialization & Engagement

Collaborator: Plant Breeding & Genetics

Position/Institution

Research Scientist Corteva Agriscience

Thomas Lubberstedt, PhD

Co-Pd Plant Breeding & Genetics

Position/Institution

Professor, Agronomy

Iowa State University

Marshall McDaniel, PhD

Co-Pd Soil Health & Nutrient Management

Position/Institution

Assistant Professor, Agronomy

Iowa State University

Ken Moore, PhD

Theme Leader: Education

Collaborator: Crop Ecology & Management

Position/Institution

Distinguished Professor, Agronomy

Iowa State University

Brandon Schlautman, PhD

Theme Leader Research & Development

Collaborator: Plant Breeding & Genetics

Position/Institution

Lead Scientist, Perennial Legumes Program

The Land Institute