Professor
Michigan State University
Dr. Brian D. Nielsen is a professor in the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University where he has a teaching and research appointment. Dr. Nielsen has authored over 60 peer-reviewed papers and over 200 book chapters, conference papers, and abstracts, and has secured over $2 million in research funding. He is often invited to speak to various audiences having given 54 invited international talks and dozens of invited talks at national meetings and within the state of Michigan. He frequently writes articles and gives interviews for popular press publications. He is an active member of the American Society of Animal Science, the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, and served as the President of the Equine Science Society – an organization that honored him as a “Fellow” in 2019, and presented him with the “American Feed Industry Association Award in Equine Nutrition Research” in 2017 and the “Outstanding Young Equine Professional Award” in 2001. Additionally, he was awarded the “Outstanding Teacher Award” at the Midwest Section of the American Society of Animal Science and the American Dairy Science Association in 2005 and the “Equine Science Award” by the American Society of Animal Science and Equine Science Society in 2010. Besides having served on the editorial board for the Journal of Animal Science, the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, The Professional Animal Scientist, and the international journals Comparative Exercise Physiology and the Journal of Istanbul Veterinary Sciences, he is a Diplomat in the American College of Animal Nutritionists and served on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Horses. He has maintained involvement in the racing industry by breaking and galloping racing Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds for 30 years and has been a licensed trainer since 1997.