Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo, a native of City Bell, Argentina, received his degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, in 2002 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Animal Science at the University of Minnesota in 2004 and 2008, respectively. From 2008 to 2010 DiLorenzo worked as a postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. In 2010 he joined the University of Florida as an Assistant Professor at the North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna, where he is currently holding the rank of Professor. His primary research and extension interests are in the area of beef cattle nutrition, with the objective of improving the efficiency of use of forages, minimizing the environmental impact. His programs have received more than $30 million in grant funds or gifts. DiLorenzo has mentored a total of 18 M.S. and 17 Ph.D. students, and has published 139 peer reviewed manuscripts, one book chapter, and has co-edited a book.