Nicolas DiLorenzo, PhD

Associate Professor

Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo received his degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, in 2002. He obtained his Masters and PhD degrees in Animal Science at the University of Minnesota. 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 in Animal Sciences, working at the North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2016. 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 and byproducts, minimizing the environmental impact. His research focuses on ruminal metabolism and fermentation, emissions of greenhouse gases, and nutrient use efficiency in livestock systems.