Luis Tedeschi is a professor in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy Engineering and Master of Science degree in Animal and Forage Sciences from the University of São Paulo (Piracicaba, Brazil), and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Animal Science from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). His research focuses on the integration of accumulated scientific knowledge of ruminant nutrition into mathematical models to solve contemporary problems. The nutrition models he has developed are being used to develop more efficient production systems while reducing resource use and impact on the environment. He has published more than 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters and presented at more than 80 modeling nutrition conferences and workshops worldwide. Tedeschi is a Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow and recipient of the 2011 Sir Frederick McMaster Fellowship and the 2013 J. William Fulbright Scholarship. He received the 2017 American Feed Industry Association in Ruminant Nutrition Research Award and the 2019 Texas A&M University Chancellor EDGES Fellowships. He served on the committee of the 2016 Nutrient Requirement of Beef Cattle by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.