Modeling Advisory Committee

The DSWR project has pledged to support dairy farmers by contributing to the development of ecosystem services and agricultural carbon markets (carbon, greenhouse gases, water) primarily by assessing and informing ecosystem services models. As part of this effort, DSWR has engaged with the modeling community by including a number of preeminent model developers and experts in DSWR’s Modeling Advisory Committee (MAC). The MAC meets with DSWR project members approximately twice per year to hear of project progress, guide experimental design, and guide using project data to explore model evaluation. Christine Molling, of SHI, leads the MAC.

The MAC consists of the following members:

Pradip Adhikari
Research Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, Dairy Forage Research Center-Marshfield, WI
Proficient user of soil and crop models and team lead of Ruminant Farm System (RuFaS)-Soil and Crop Module.

Sotirios Archontoulis
Professor of Agronomy, Iowa State University
15-yr experience in cropping systems modeling, in particular using the APSIM model. Leads APSIM model improvements and user trainings in the USA. Member of the APSIM Reference Panel.

Hava Blair
Nutrient Management Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences
Lead scientist for SnapPlus nutrient management software and Wisconsin Phosphorus Index model

Jack R. Carlson
Senior Research Associate, Object Modeling System Laboratory, Colorado State University
Configuration, testing, deployment, and support of agroecosystem models (incl. SWAT+, DayCent, WEPP, WEPS, RHEM, DSSAT) used for field/watershed scale assessments through region/national programs.

Olaf David
Research Scientist III, Director OMSLab, Colorado State University
Lead designer OMS framework used for agro-environmental modeling models (incl. SWAT+, DayCent), and the CSIP model-as-a-service architecture.

Jaehak Jeong
Professor, Texas A&M University
Focus on agroecosystem hydrology, soil erosion, carbon dynamics, climate change assessment using EPIC, APEX and SWAT.

Chris Kopman
CEO, Newtrient LLC
Experience in translating environmental outcomes from practices and technologies into market opportunities for farmers.

Kristan F. Reed
Research Animal Scientist
USDA-ARS Dairy Forage Research Center
Scientific Director of the Ruminant Farm Systems Model (RuFaS).

William A Salas
Chief Strategy Officer, Regrow Agriculture, Inc
Experienced soil biogeochemical modeler (DNDC and ManureDNDC); remote sensing scientist; and experienced development of GHG offset and inset methodologies.

Mindy Selman
Senior Analyst, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, USDA
Leads the Department’s Inventory and Assessment Program, extensive experience developing farm-scale tools (including NTT, GLEE).

Michael Winchell
Senior Environmental Modeler/Vice President, Stone Environmental
Expertise in development and application of hydrologic, water quality, and agronomic models. Developer of ArcSWAT and ArcAPEX GIS model interfaces.