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​​​​​​​​​​​​

Doug Beegle

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


dbb@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Eileen Fabian

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


efw2@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Chris Forest

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


ceforest@psu.edu
  • Modeling

Heather Karsten

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


hdk3@psu.edu
  • Measurement

Robert Nicholas

Research Associate
Pennsylvania State University


ren10@psu.edu
  • Modeling

Tom Richard

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


trichard@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education
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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

Doug Beegle

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


dbb@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Eileen Fabian

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


efw2@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Extension / Outreach

Chris Forest

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


ceforest@psu.edu
  • Modeling

Heather Karsten

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


hdk3@psu.edu
  • Measurement

Robert Nicholas

Research Associate
Pennsylvania State University


ren10@psu.edu
  • Modeling

Tom Richard

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


trichard@psu.edu
  • Measurement
  • Education