Full Name
Dirk Maier
Job Title
Professor
Company
Iowa State University
Speaker Bio
Dirk E. Maier, Ph.D., P.E.
Iowa State University - Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Department - Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-0140 - e-mail: dmaier@iastate.edu - URL: www.abe.iastate.edu/dirk-maier
Dirk E. Maier is a Professor and Post-Harvest Engineer in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University where he is responsible for leading an internationally recognized research and outreach program in post-harvest engineering applied to grain and feed operations and processing. He leads the international outreach of the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative which focuses on enhancing the market preference, consumption and utilization of Iowa (and U.S.) corn, soybeans and their value-added products for the global grain and feed industry. He serves as the Director of the Consortium for Innovation in Post-Harvest Loss and Food Waste Reduction at Iowa State University which aims to promote research, outreach and capacity building that increase the quality and quantity of food and nutrition in the world. He is the Founding Director of the USAID-funded Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss for which he served as the lead PI. Dr. Maier is a registered professional engineer, and a member and officer of several academic, professional and scholarly societies. He has traveled extensively throughout the world as a speaker and participant in many national and international industry meetings, scientific conferences, and technical assistance projects.
Iowa State University - Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Department - Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-0140 - e-mail: dmaier@iastate.edu - URL: www.abe.iastate.edu/dirk-maier
Dirk E. Maier is a Professor and Post-Harvest Engineer in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University where he is responsible for leading an internationally recognized research and outreach program in post-harvest engineering applied to grain and feed operations and processing. He leads the international outreach of the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative which focuses on enhancing the market preference, consumption and utilization of Iowa (and U.S.) corn, soybeans and their value-added products for the global grain and feed industry. He serves as the Director of the Consortium for Innovation in Post-Harvest Loss and Food Waste Reduction at Iowa State University which aims to promote research, outreach and capacity building that increase the quality and quantity of food and nutrition in the world. He is the Founding Director of the USAID-funded Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss for which he served as the lead PI. Dr. Maier is a registered professional engineer, and a member and officer of several academic, professional and scholarly societies. He has traveled extensively throughout the world as a speaker and participant in many national and international industry meetings, scientific conferences, and technical assistance projects.
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