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

Horacio Aguirre-Ville

Research Associate
University of Wisconsin - Madison


aguirreville@wisc.edu
  • Modeling
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Larry Chase

Principal Investigator
Cornell University


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

Ben Duval

Research Associate
USDA ARS Dairy Forage Research Center


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

Chris Forest

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


ceforest@psu.edu
  • Modeling

Cesar Izaurralde

Principal Investigator
University of Maryland


cizaurra@umd.edu
  • Modeling

Olivier Jolliet

Modeling Lead, Principal Investigator
University of Michigan


ojolliet@umich.edu
  • Modeling
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Curtis Jones

Research Associate
University of Maryland


cujo@umd.edu
  • Modeling

Marty Matlock

Principal Investigator
University of Arkansas


mmatlock@uark.edu
  • Modeling
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Education

Robert Nicholas

Research Associate
Pennsylvania State University


ren10@psu.edu
  • Modeling

Bill Salas

Principal Investigator
DNDC ART, LLC


wsalas@appliedgeosolutions.com
  • Modeling

Karin Veltman

Research Associate
University of Michigan


Veltmank@umich.edu
  • Modeling
  • Life Cycle Assessment
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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

Horacio Aguirre-Ville

Research Associate
University of Wisconsin - Madison


aguirreville@wisc.edu
  • Modeling
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Larry Chase

Principal Investigator
Cornell University


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

Ben Duval

Research Associate
USDA ARS Dairy Forage Research Center


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

Chris Forest

Principal Investigator
Pennsylvania State University


ceforest@psu.edu
  • Modeling

Cesar Izaurralde

Principal Investigator
University of Maryland


cizaurra@umd.edu
  • Modeling

Olivier Jolliet

Modeling Lead, Principal Investigator
University of Michigan


ojolliet@umich.edu
  • Modeling
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Curtis Jones

Research Associate
University of Maryland


cujo@umd.edu
  • Modeling

Marty Matlock

Principal Investigator
University of Arkansas


mmatlock@uark.edu
  • Modeling
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Education

Robert Nicholas

Research Associate
Pennsylvania State University


ren10@psu.edu
  • Modeling

Bill Salas

Principal Investigator
DNDC ART, LLC


wsalas@appliedgeosolutions.com
  • Modeling

Karin Veltman

Research Associate
University of Michigan


Veltmank@umich.edu
  • Modeling
  • Life Cycle Assessment