Announcing SoAR’s Newest Science Advisory Committee Members
The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation is pleased to announce the newest members of its Science Advisory Committee. SoAR’s Science Advisory Committee members represent leading agricultural scientists and academics from across disciplines. Their guidance, networks, and expertise inform and guide SoAR’s research, program, and policy development initiatives and have been an integral part of SoAR’s past and continued success.
This year, five new members are joining the Committee:
Professor of Ruminant Nutrition, Director, Food Systems Institute, and Director of Strategic Partnerships, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems
University of Florida
Dr. Jayson Lusk
Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
Dr. Don MacKenzie
Executive Director, Institute for International Crop Improvement
Danforth Plant Center
Dr. Muni Muniappan
Director, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management
Virginia Tech
Professor of Cooperative Extension in the field of Animal Genomics and Biotechnology
University of California Davis
These members join our existing Committee of Dr. Vicki Chandler, Provost of Minerva Schools at KGI; Dr. Robert Cousins, University of Florida; Dr. Elliot Meyerowitz, California Institute of Technology; Dr. Charles Rice, Kansas State University; and Dr. Barbara Schaal, Washington University in St. Louis.