Dr. Katelyn N. Gaffield completed her B.S. and M.S. at the University of Illinois and Ph.D. at Kansas State University. She has 11 peer-reviewed articles, 11 peer-reviewed abstracts, 5 extension publications, and 2 popular press articles that are published or in preparation and has secured funding for research projects totaling $217,793. Her MS research focused on feeding high oleic soybean oil on growth and meat quality attributes. For her PhD, she researched how in-feed acids impact pigs and in nursery and commercial finishing facilities and developed an available phosphorus release curve for a novel phytase source. She also worked with 13 soybean crush facilities across the U.S. determining nutrient profiles and quality characteristics of soybean meal and related co-products. She has been recognized with numerous university and industry scholarships and awards. Katelyn’s worth ethic, leadership skills and passion are unmatched and is contagious for those she interacts with.