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I am a professor of dairy nutrition and a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow. I have a dual appointment in teaching and research. I initially was hired to conduct research in dairy nutrition and to help grow the Cornell Dairy Fellows Program. I teach multiple courses, and since 1995, I have advised hundreds of undergraduate students and been the...

My doctoral research examined the endocrine regulation of appetite and growth in fish, with applied work on developing aquaculture feeding protocols and testing sustainable sources of protein for fish feeds. Before joining Cornell, I worked in the aquaculture industry for a number of years on sturgeon and striped bass production, as well as on...

I am a scientist and a teacher: an amateur, in that I do what I love and a dilettante in that I do what I find delight in. I am less of a professional in that a professional may be assessed more by his/her short term career accomplishments than by the long term results that come from his/her calling. My research has focused on questioning the...

About Margaret Smith came to Cornell University in 1987 as a faculty member in the College of Agriculture and Life Science’s Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, focusing on corn breeding. Margaret’s research is primarily on field corn, but also includes a small amount of work on sweet corn. Her research program emphasizes breeding for...