People

Director and Administrative Leader

Dr. Dirk Maier speaking

Dr. Dirk E. Maier

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

dmaier@iastate.edu

 

Faculty Collaborators

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Dr. Bailey Adams

Assistant Professor- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

adamsba@iastate.edu

 

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Dr. Thomas Brumm

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

tbrumm@iastate.edu

 

Dr. Nicholas Gabler

Dr. Nicholas Gabler

Professor - Department of Animal Science

ngabler@iastate.edu

 

Dr. Laura Greiner

Dr. Laura Greiner

Associate Professor – Department of Animal Science

Director - Iowa Pork Industry Center

greinerl@iastate.edu

 

Dr. Charles Hurburgh

Dr. Charles R. Hurburgh

Professor – Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Professor-in-Charge – Iowa Grain Quality Initiative

tatry@iastate.edu

 

Dr. Dawn Koltes

Dr. Dawn Koltes

Assistant Professor - Department of Animal Science

delkins@iastate.edu

 

Dr. Gretchen Mosher

Dr. Gretchen Mosher

Professor- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

gamosher@iastate.edu

 

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Dr. George Obeng-Akrofi

Instructor of Feed Technology - Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Engineering Research and Pilot Plant Manager

georgeo@iastate.edu

 

Dr. Kurt Rosentratar

Dr. Kurt Rosentrater

Professor- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

karosent@iastate.edu

 

Staff

Josh Black

Assistant Production Manager

jblack01@iastate.edu

 

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Anthony (Tony) Ewing

Associate Director - Operations Management

aewing@iastate.edu

 

Jordan Harding

Jordan Harding

Occupational Safety Specialist

ISU Environmental Health & Safety and CALS

jharding@iastate.edu

 

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Camille Sloan Schroeder

Manager of Business and Programs

Associate Director - International Grain & Feed Industry Academy

camilles@iastate.edu

 

Graduate Students

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Esther Yeboah Akoto

Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Associate

Manager, Quality Control and Feed Safety

eyakoto@iastate.edu

 

Louisa Fremah Amofah

M.S. Student and Graduate Research Assistant

Assistant Manager, Quality Control and Feed Safety

 

Alexis Lambros

M.S. Student and Graduate Research Assistant

Assistant Manager, Engineering Research

alambros@iastate.edu

 

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Younus Sabbir

Ph.D. Student and Graduate Research Associate

Assistant Manager, Grain Center

ybsabbir@iastate.edu

 

Undergraduate Student Employees and Trainees

Kade Altendorf

Major: Agricultural Systems Technology

Teams: Grain Center, Pilot Plant

Traineeship Sponsor: Sukup

 

Sean Anderson

Major: Agricultural Systems Technology; Feed Technology Minor

Teams: Production; Maintenance

Sponsor: AFIA Equipment Manufacturers

 

Victoria (Tori) Brinning

Major: Animal Science

Teams: Quality Control

Sponsor: CJ Bio

 

Karsten Bruns

Major: Accounting

Teams: Procurement

Traineeship Sponsor: Sukup

 

Megan Hammond

Major: Agri Business

Teams: Procurement; Quality Control

Sponsor: Gold-Eagle Coop

 

Grahm Humpal

Major: Agricultural Systems Technology

Teams: Maintenance; Production

 

Mason Nolte

Major: Animal Science; Feed Technology Minor

Teams: Production; Maintenance

 

Lucas Pulver

Major: Animal Ecology

Teams: Production; Maintenance

 

CJ Ratliff

Major: Industrial Technology

Teams: Maintenance; Grain Center

Sponsor: Sukup

 

Joe Schneider

Major: Chemical Engineering

Teams: Engineering; Pilot Plant

 

Colton Silveira

Major: Animal Science

Teams: Production; Maintenance

 

Graduates and Alumni (placement after graduation):

Josh Black, B.S. Animal Science and Agronomy; Feed Technology Minor, May’24 – ISU Kent Feed Mill & Grain Science Complex

Spencer Karkosh, B.S. Industrial Technology, Dec’24 – ISU Kent Feed Mill & Grain Science Complex

Gage Moorman, B.S. Electrical Engineering, Dec’24 – ISU Kent Feed Mill & Grain Science Complex

Marianne Nebelsick, B.S. Animal Science, Dec’23 – Gold-Eagle Coop

Kian Yeow Chong, B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Dec’23 - AgCertain Industries, Inc