About Us
RuFaS is more than a model, it is a team of individuals, universities, government and non-government organizations, and private industry partners who have come together to empower communities while prioritizing farmers and optimizing food systems.
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Current RuFaS Collaborators
Julie Adamchick, PhD, DVM
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Cornell University
Elle Andreen, MS
Environmental Model Support Specialist
Cornell PRO-DAIRY
Kaitlyn Briggs, DVM
Dairy Welfare Lead
fairlife
Victor Cabrera, PhD
Professor and Extension Specialist
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Yijing Gong, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Geneva Graef, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Cornell University
Jonah Greene, PhD
Chief Technical Officer
Sustainability Science
Dennis Hancock, PhD
Center Director
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Pooya Hekmati, MS
Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Haowen Hu
PhD Student
Cornell University
April Leytam, PhD
Research Soil Scientist
Allister Liu
Software Engineer
Pasalica LLC
Matthew Liu
Software Engineer
ORISE Fellow
Lisa McClintock, PhD
VP Sustainability Program Management
Dairy Management Inc.
Clay Morrow, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Cornell University
Daryl Nydam, PhD, DVM
Professor and Faculty Director
Cornell University and Atkinson Center
Jason Oliver, PhD
Sr. Ext. Associate & Dairy Environmental Syst. Engineer
Cornell PRO-DAIRY
Kevin Panke-Busse, PhD
Research Microbiologist
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Kristan Reed, PhD
Animal Scientist
KFR Consulting
Greg Thoma, PhD
Director of Ag Modeling & Life Cycle Assessment
AgNext and Colorador State University
Niko Tomlinson
Software Engineer
Pasalica LLC
Juan Tricarico, PhD
Sr VP of Environmental Research
Dairy Management Inc.
Peter Vadas, PhD
National Program Leader
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Joe Waddell, PhD
VP of Environmental Research
Dairy Management Inc.
Fenqui You, PhD
Professor in Energy Systems Engineering
Cornell University
Eric Young, PhD
Research Soil Scientist
USDA Agricultural Research Service
RuFaS Alumni
We are proud that RuFaS is an ever-evolving model that is constantly growing. It is important that we acknowledge the contributions of past members of the team, without whom RuFaS would not be the robust, dynamic program that it is today.
Special thank you to:
Pradip Adhikari
Paul Blondiaux
Owusu Boateng
Emmanuel Nii Amu Dodoo
Edward Garcia
Edward Hansen
Tayler Hansen
Ermias Kebreab
Katherine Li
Manfei Li
Hector Menendez
Roohi Menon
Missy Motew
Cornelius Osei
Anchey Peng
Loi Pham
Jennie Popp
Ashmita Rawal
Michael Richards
Simon Ucedavelez
Rebeca Villalobos-Barquero
Jackie Wells
Carson Thomas Wolber
Catherine Yang