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Clarence A Rotz (Al)

Agricultural Engineer

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C. Alan Rotz

Agricultural Engineer
USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
Building 3702, Curtin Road
University Park, PA : 16802
Phone:(814)380-1984
Email:al.rotz@usda.gov

 

Research Interests:

Dr. Rotz works with the development, verification and application of models to evaluate alternative technologies and management strategies on integrated farming systems for dairy or beef production.


 

Professional Experience:

1997-Present: Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA.

1997-Present: Adjunct Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

1981-97: Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, East Lansing, MI.

1981-98: Adjunct Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

1978-81: Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.


Education:

The Pennsylvania State University: Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering - 1977

The Pennsylvania State University: M.S. in Agricultural Engineering - 1975

The Pennsylvania State University: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering - 1974

Elizabethtown College: B.A. in Liberal Arts - 1974