Mark Rasmussen

Mark Rasmussen

Science and Research Workshop

Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, Mark Rasmussen will participate in the Science and Research Workshop of Summit Session 4 on November 6, at 10:45am central time.

Mark Rasmussen’s Biography

Mark Rasmussen is the Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. He is involved with research to understand the impacts of climate change on agriculture and works to determine how agriculture can be modified to limit the effects of climate change.

Mark has a PhD in animal science/microbiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His other academic degrees include an MBA from Iowa State University, a MS in animal nutrition and a BS in animal science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has farming experience and has held research and administrative positions at the National Animal Disease Center, ARS/USDA, Ames, IA and at the Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, Laurel, MD.