Heather White is a professor of animal and dairy sciences at UW–Madison and faculty advisor for the Dairy Innovation Hub. Her research program focuses on the health and nutrition of dairy cows during the transition period and is centered on hepatic and whole-animal nutrient partitioning and metabolism. White’s research strives to determine the mechanism of nutrient partitioning, feed efficiency, and metabolic health in order to provide science-based solutions and interventions to improve dairy cow health and productivity.

Post-doc (pictured above): Billy Brown received his Phd in Dairy Cattle Nutrition from Kansas State University where he broadly studied mechanisms of feed intake regulation, feeding behavior, and feed intake prediction modeling in lactating cows. Brown is mentored by Heather White from the department of Dairy Science.

Larson is an associate professor of biological systems engineering and extension specialist at UW–Madison. Her research and extension interests include all areas of biological waste including manure management, handling and treatment of agricultural waste, diffuse source pollution, agricultural sustainability, and waste-to-energy technologies including biogas production from anaerobic digestion.

Graduate student: Jane Halloran is a graduate student at UW–Madison pursuing a master’s degree in biological systems engineering and is mentored by Rebecca Larson and Joseph Sanford, assistant professor at UW–Platteville. She received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and biological engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research experience includes biochar, soil chemistry, and other soil properties.

Roy is a professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at UW–Platteville. He specializes in continuum mechanics, biofluid mechanics, applied mathematics and computational methods.

Baumann, a professor of animal and food science, is also a veterinarian. He teaches a wide variety of courses in CAFES, including a course in dairy production, and has earned a UW–Extension Award for Excellence.

Baumann, a professor of animal and food science, is also a veterinarian. He teaches a wide variety of courses in CAFES, including a course in dairy production, and has earned a UW–Extension Award for Excellence.

Baumann, a professor of animal and food science, is also a veterinarian. He teaches a wide variety of courses in CAFES, including a course in dairy production, and has earned a UW–Extension Award for Excellence.

Hampton is an associate professor and program coordinator of animal and dairy science at UW–Platteville. His research interests include ovarian follicular development and endocrinology.

Lammers is an associate professor of animal and dairy science at UW–Platteville. His research interests include novel feedstuffs for livestock, production of livestock for niche markets, and integrated crop and livestock production systems.

Coleman Wasik is an associate professor in the Department of Plant and Earth Science at UW–River Falls. Her research interests include how human activity impacts the transport of nutrients and other contaminants through natural systems. The ultimate goal of her work is to understand how human activities benefit from natural processes while also lessening their impacts on natural systems.

Coleman Wasik is an associate professor in the Department of Plant and Earth Science at UW–River Falls. Her research interests include how human activity impacts the transport of nutrients and other contaminants through natural systems. The ultimate goal of her work is to understand how human activities benefit from natural processes while also lessening their impacts on natural systems.