Director and Administrative Leader
Professor - Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; Department of Animal Science
Director- ISU Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex
Director- International Grain and Feed Industry Academy
Staff
Associate Director – Business and Programs Operations
Associate Director – International Grain & Feed Industry Academy
Associate Director - Operations Management
Josh Black
Assistant Production Manager
Dr. George Obeng-Akrofi
Instructor of Feed Technology - Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Engineering Research and Pilot Plant Manager
Faculty Collaborators
Assistant Professor- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Professor and Associate Chair for Teaching – Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Professor - Department of Animal Science

Associate Professor – Department of Animal Science
Director - Iowa Pork Industry Center

Assistant Professor - Department of Animal Science
Professor- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Associate Professor- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Extension Ag Engineer
Interim Director- Egg Industry Center
Graduate Students

Esther Yeboah Akoto
Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Associate
Manager, Quality Control and Feed Safety

Louisa Fremah Amofah
M.S. Student and Graduate Research Assistant
Assistant Manager, Quality Control and Feed Safety
Nana Amma Kusi FordJour
M.S. Student and Graduate Research Assistant![]()

Younus Sabbir
Ph.D. Student and Graduate Research Associate
Assistant Manager, Grain Center
Graduates and Alumni (placement after graduation):
Josh Black, B.S. Animal Science and Agronomy; Feed Technology Minor, May’24 – Hy-Line International
Spencer Karkosh, B.S. Industrial Technology, Dec’24 – Systems Management and Balancing
Gage Moorman, B.S. Electrical Engineering, Dec’24 – Lake Superior Consulting
Marianne Nebelsick, B.S. Animal Science, Dec’23 – Gold-Eagle Coop
Kian Yeow Chong, B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Dec’23 - AgCertain Industries, Inc
Alexis Lambros, M.S. Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, May ’25 - Post Consumer Brands
Mason Nolte, B.S. Animal Science; Feed Technology Minor, May ’25 -
Colton Silveira, B.S. Animal Science, May ’25 – Christensen Farms
CJ Ratliff, B.S. Industrial Technology, Dec'25- Ardent Mills
Sean Anderson, B.S. Agricultural Systems Technology; Feed Technology Minor, Dec’25 - NEW Coop




