Congress Organizing Committee
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Dr Dirk E. Maier, Conference Co-Organizer and Co-Chair
Professor, Associate Head and Extension Agricultural Engineer
Post-Harvest Education & Research Center
Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Purdue University
Dr. Peter Goldsmith, Conference Co-Organizer and Co-Chair
Executive Director, National Soybean Research Lab
Associate Professor and the Soybean Industry Endowed Associate Professor of Agricultural Strategy
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
University of Illinois
Dr. Digvir Jayas, Objective 1 Co-Chair
Distinguished Professor and Associate Vice President (Research)
Canada Research Chair in Stored-Grain Ecosystems
University of Manitoba
Dr. Floyd Dowell, Objective 1 Co-Chair
Supervisory Agricultural Engineer
Engineering Research Group
USDA-ARS Grain Marketing and Production Research Center
Dr. Charles Hurburgh, Objective 1 Committee Member
Professor-in-Charge
Iowa Grain Quality Initiative
Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University
Dr. Peter Coaldrake, Objective 1 Committee Member
Research Director
Pioneer Hi-bred International
Dr. Kurt Rosentrater, Objective 1 Committee Member
Lead Scientist, Agricultural and Bioprocess Engineer
USDA-ARS North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory
Mr. Jan-Åke Persson, Objective 1 Committee Member
Research Director
Foss
Dr. David Jackson, Objective 2 Co-Chair
Professor
Department of Food Science & Technology
University of Nebraska
Dr. Leland McKinney, Objective 2 Co-Chair
Assistant Professor and State Extension Leader
Department of Grain Science & Industry
Kansas State University
Mr. Jim Stitzlein, Objective 2 Committee Member
Grain Quality Coordinator
Consolidated Grain & Barge Company
Mr. Nick Friant, Objective 2 Committee Member
Grain Handling Coordinator
Cargill
Mr. John Sharp, Objective 2 Committee Member
Director
USDA-GIPSA Technical Center
Dr. Mark Casada, Objective 2 Committee Member
Agricultural Engineer
Engineering Research Group
USDA-ARS Grain Marketing and Production Research Center
Dr. Brian Adam, Objective 3 Co-Chair
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Oklahoma State University
Dr. Corinne Alexander, Objective 3 Co-Chair (invited)
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
Mr. Lynn Clarkson, Objective 3 Committee Member
President
Clarkson Grain Company
Mr. John Schillinger, Objective 3 Committee Member
President
Schillinger Seed Company
Dr. Aziz Elbehri, Objective 3 Committee Member
Agricultural Trade Economist
USDA Economic Research Service
Dr. Richard Carew, Objective 3 Committee Member
Economist, Pacific Agri-food Research Centre, British Columbia
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
