The Sustainable Dairy Project is comprised of investigators from 8 academic institutions and 4 USDA Agricultural Research Labs, with strong support from dairy industry staff at the Innovation Center for US Dairy. Project team members work collaboratively across disciplines and institutions conducting targeted research, education, and extension in the area of climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in dairy production systems of the Great Lakes region. Project leadership is based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The project team is pictured above during the 2014 team meeting held at Dairy Management Incorporated. You can view our organizational chart here ▶ Downloadable Org Chart​​​​​​​​​​​​

Matt Ruark

Project Lead
University of Wisconsin - Madison


mdruark@wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Modeling

Molly Jahn

Project Co-Lead, Education Lead
University of Wisconsin - Madison


mjahn@cals.wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education

Matias Aguerre

Research Associate
University of Wisconsin - Madison


mjaguerre@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Doug Beegle

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


dbb@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Bill Bland

Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin - Madison


wlbland@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Claire Campbell

Student
University of Wisconsin - Madison


cacampbell4@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Larry Chase

Principal Investigator
Cornell University


lec7@cornell.edu
  • Measurement
  • Modeling
  • Extension / Outreach

Sarah Collier

Research Associate
University of Wisconsin - Madison


smcollier@wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education

Curtis Dell

Principal Investigator
USDA ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management


curtis.dell@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement

Ben Duval

Research Associate
USDA ARS Dairy Forage Research Center


Benjamin.Duval@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement
  • Modeling

Eileen Fabian

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


efw2@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Greg Godwin

Research Support Specialist
Cornell University


gsg6@cornell.edu
  • Measurement

Jerry Hatfield

Principal Investigator
USDA ARS National Laboratory of Agriculture and the Environment


jerry.hatfield@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement

Mike Holly

Student
University of Wisconsin - Madison


maholly@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Bill Jokela

Principal Investigator
USDA ARS Dairy Forage Research Center


Bill.Jokela@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement

Heather Karsten

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


hdk3@psu.edu
  • Measurement

Quirine Ketterings

Principal Investigator
Cornell University


qmk2@cornell.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Rebecca Larson

Extension / Outreach Lead, Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin - Madison


ralarson2@wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Simon Liu

Principal Investigator
USDA ARS National Agricultural Library


simon.liu@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Susan McCarthy

Research Support Specialist
USDA ARS National Agricultural Library


Susan.McCarthy@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Elizabeth McNamee

Student
University of Wisconsin - Madison


emcnamee@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Mark Powell

Measurement Lead, Principal Investigator
USDA ARS Dairy Forage Research Center


Mark.Powell@ARS.USDA.GOV
  • Measurement

Tom Richard

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


trichard@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education

Amir Sadeghpour

Research Associate
Cornell University


As3289@cornell.edu
  • Measurement

Hui Wang

Student
University of Wisconsin - Madison


hwang355@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Michel Wattiaux

Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin - Madison


wattiaux@wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education

Kent Weigel

Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin - Madison


kweigel@wisc.edu
  • Measurement
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Matt Ruark

Project Lead
University of Wisconsin - Madison


mdruark@wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Modeling

Molly Jahn

Project Co-Lead, Education Lead
University of Wisconsin - Madison


mjahn@cals.wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education

Matias Aguerre

Research Associate
University of Wisconsin - Madison


mjaguerre@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Doug Beegle

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


dbb@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Bill Bland

Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin - Madison


wlbland@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Claire Campbell

Student
University of Wisconsin - Madison


cacampbell4@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Larry Chase

Principal Investigator
Cornell University


lec7@cornell.edu
  • Measurement
  • Modeling
  • Extension / Outreach

Sarah Collier

Research Associate
University of Wisconsin - Madison


smcollier@wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education

Curtis Dell

Principal Investigator
USDA ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management


curtis.dell@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement

Ben Duval

Research Associate
USDA ARS Dairy Forage Research Center


Benjamin.Duval@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement
  • Modeling

Eileen Fabian

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


efw2@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Greg Godwin

Research Support Specialist
Cornell University


gsg6@cornell.edu
  • Measurement

Jerry Hatfield

Principal Investigator
USDA ARS National Laboratory of Agriculture and the Environment


jerry.hatfield@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement

Mike Holly

Student
University of Wisconsin - Madison


maholly@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Bill Jokela

Principal Investigator
USDA ARS Dairy Forage Research Center


Bill.Jokela@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement

Heather Karsten

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


hdk3@psu.edu
  • Measurement

Quirine Ketterings

Principal Investigator
Cornell University


qmk2@cornell.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Rebecca Larson

Extension / Outreach Lead, Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin - Madison


ralarson2@wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Simon Liu

Principal Investigator
USDA ARS National Agricultural Library


simon.liu@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Susan McCarthy

Research Support Specialist
USDA ARS National Agricultural Library


Susan.McCarthy@ars.usda.gov
  • Measurement
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Elizabeth McNamee

Student
University of Wisconsin - Madison


emcnamee@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Mark Powell

Measurement Lead, Principal Investigator
USDA ARS Dairy Forage Research Center


Mark.Powell@ARS.USDA.GOV
  • Measurement

Tom Richard

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


trichard@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education

Amir Sadeghpour

Research Associate
Cornell University


As3289@cornell.edu
  • Measurement

Hui Wang

Student
University of Wisconsin - Madison


hwang355@wisc.edu
  • Measurement

Michel Wattiaux

Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin - Madison


wattiaux@wisc.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education

Kent Weigel

Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin - Madison


kweigel@wisc.edu
  • Measurement