Dr. Frank Mitloehner received his MS degree in Animal Science and Agricultural Engineering from the University of Leipzig, Germany, and his PhD in Animal Science from Texas Tech University. Dr. Mitloehner is an expert for agricultural air quality, livestock housing and husbandry. Overall, he conducts research that is directly relevant to understanding and mitigating of air emissions from livestock operations, as well as the implications of these emissions for the health and safety of farm workers and neighboring communities. Since he joined the UC Davis faculty in 2002, he published 125 peer reviewed publications and obtained $20 million in extramural funds. Dr. Mitloehner has presented over 800 invited talks in front of national and international audiences. Dr. Mitloehner has served as chairman of a global United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) partnership project to benchmark the environmental footprint of livestock production. He served as workgroup member on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and as member on the National Academies of Science Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee on "A Framework for Assessing the Health, Environmental, and Social Effects of the Food System."