The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) recently awarded $12,000 in scholarships to four Ph.D and graduate level student conducting research in areas that will benefit dairy cooperatives and producers.
This year the Murray Hintz Memorial Scholarship, which is given to the top candidate, was awarded to Marcus Hollmann. Hollmann is pursuing his Ph.D. in animal science at Michigan State University. His research addresses the mitigation of methane emissions for both pre- and post- excretion in the cow. This timely research will provide feed management strategies to reduce and quantify the reduction of methane emissions from dairy animals.
The three other scholarship recipients are as follows:
* Gregory Golombeski, a student from the University of Minnesota who is pursuing his Ph.D. in animal science. Golombeski’s research is focused on enhancing the trace mineral status of replacement heifers through transition cow management.
* Jessica Wheelock, a Ph.D. student from the University of Arizona, who is researching the effects of heat stress on liver glucose production in lactating Holstein cows.
* Nicole Olynk, who is pursuing her master’s degree in agriculture economics at Michigan State. Olynk’s research aims to help producers make reproductive management decisions by developing a user-friendly computer program.