Paul Beck receives the 2012 American Society of Animal Science Early Career Achievement Award

July 16, 2012 – Paul Beck, associate professor of animal science at University of Arkansas, received the 2012 American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Early Career Achievement Award. He was honored at the society’s annual meeting Phoenix, Arizona.

Beck’s research focuses cattle nutrition and management, with the goal of improving the economic and environmental sustainability of cattle production. His studies of grains, grasses and co-products in cattle diets have improved the production of growing and gestating beef cattle. Today, farmers can use Beck’s research to choose the most suitable cattle feed and stay profitable. Beck is currently researching the production of nutritious forages for growing and gestating beef cattle.

Beck was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma and raised on a wheat and livestock farm. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in animal science from Oklahoma State University. Beck earned his PhD at the University of Arkansas and became an associate professor there in 2008. Through his research and extension efforts, Beck has authored or co-authored 258 publications, including 52 peer-reviewed articles, and presented at 47 professional meetings and 161 Extension meetings. Beck has also been involved in garnering over $1,126,199 in extramural funding since 2003.

The ASAS Early Career Achievement Award is given to young scholars who are working to discover, share and apply animal science. The American Society of Animal Science is a professional organization that serves more that 5,000 animal scientists and producers around the world.

Media contact:

Madeline McCurry-Schmidt
American Society of Animal Science Communications
MadelineMS@asas.org