Dr. Travis Mulliniks completed his BS at Oklahoma State University in 2006 and continued his education at New Mexico State University where he received both his MS and Ph.D. in range nutrition under the advisory of Drs. Mark Petersen and Eric Scholljegerdes. During his Ph.D., Dr. Mulliniks collaborated and conducted his Ph.D. research at the USDA Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Station near Miles City, MT, where he focused on elucidating adaptive mechanisms and energy efficiency in grazing beef cows and metabolic indicators for the improvement and prediction of reproductive efficiency. After his Ph.D., Dr. Mulliniks was hired at the University of Tennessee as an Assistant Professor in Beef Cattle Nutrition. While in Knoxville, Travis served as chair for 3 MS students and 2 Ph.D. students while making advancements in cow/calf management research. In 2017, Dr. Mulliniks took an opportunity to move to North Platte, Nebraska for the role of Beef Extension Specialist in Range Nutrition at the West Central Research and Extension Center. Along with his extension and research efforts for UNL, Dr. Mulliniks also serves as faculty director of Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory where he oversees production needs of the 12,800-acre ranch and is currently advising 2 MS students and 2 Ph.D. students. His devotion to beef producers and strides in beef research is evident in his 54 abstracts, 50 peer-reviewed publications, 13 invited papers, and 19 extension and outreach publications.