Rodrigo Marques

Assistant Professor

School of Animal Sciences
3150 Litton-Reaves Hall
175 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

marques@vt.edu

540-231-4737

Dr. Rodrigo Marques is an Assistant Professor in the School of Animal Sciences at Virginia Tech. Dr. Marques received a B.S. in Animal Sciences from São Paulo State University (2008), a M.S. (2011) in Animal Science from the University of São Paulo - Esalq/USP, a Ph.D. at Oregon State University (2017), and Post Doctorate at EOARC-Burns (2018). Before Virginia Tech, Dr. Marques served as the National Ruminant Nutrition Technical Consultant at Elanco Animal Health – Brazil (2018-2020) and at Montana State University as an Assistant Professor of Ruminant Nutrition (2020-2023). His research program has focused on management strategies that improve the efficiency of beef production systems in the U.S. and worldwide.

Teaching

Courses Taught at MSU as Primary Instructor

ARNR 520 – Nutrient Metabolism
ANSC 202 – Livestock Feeds and Feeding
ANSC 320 – Animal Nutrition
ANSC 202 – Livestock Feeds and Feeding
ANSC 320 – Animal Nutrition
ANSC 202 – Livestock Feeds and Feeding
ANSC 202 – Livestock Feeds and Feeding
ANSC 202 – Livestock Feeds and Feeding
ANSC 320 – Animal Nutrition
ANSC 202 – Livestock Feeds and Feeding

Service

ASAS-WSASAS Graduate Student Competition Committee Chair – 2022 - present
Journal of Animal Science Editorial Board – 2020 – present
Scientia Agricola Journal Associate Editor – 2022 – 2023
Montana State University Graduate Student Assessment Committee – Chair – 2021-2022.

Honors & Awards

2022 Western Section – American Society of Animal Sciences | 2022 Young Scientist Award. Park City, Utah, September 20-22, 2022
2017 Western Section – American Society of Animal Sciences | 3^rd Place Applied Animal Research. Fargo, North Dakota, June/2017
2016 Western Section – American Society of Animal Sciences | 2016 PhD WSASAS Young Scholar Recognition Program
2016 Graduate Student Travel Award – Award given by the Graduate School of the Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR, June/2016.
2016 Joseph P. Fontenot Student Travel Scholarship – Award given by The Fontenot Appreciation Club at the Joint Annual Meeting – American Society of Animal Sciences. Salt Lake City, UT, July/2016
2015 Western Section – American Society of Animal Sciences | 2^nd Place Applied Animal Research. Ruidoso, New Mexico, June/2015
2014 Western Section – American Society of Animal Sciences | 1^st Place Applied Animal Research. San Angelo, TX, June/2014
2014 Western Section – American Society of Animal Sciences | 2^nd Place Applied Animal Research. San Angelo, TX, June/2014

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology
Institution: Virginia Tech
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Date: December 2023 to present
Assistant Professor Ruminant Nutrition
Institution: Montana State University
Location: Bozeman, MT
Date: March 2020 to December 2023
Ruminant Nutrition Technical Consultant
Company: Elanco Animal Health
Location: Brazil
Date: September 2018 to February 2020
Research Associate - Post Doctorate
Company: Oregon State University
Location: Corvallis OR USA
Date: March 2017 to September 2018
Lab Assistant
Company: Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste
Location: São Carlos-SP, Brazil
Date: August 2012 to February 2013
Beef Cattle Manager
Company: Group Jaime dos Anjos
Location: Aruana-Goias, Brazil
Date: From November 2007 to July 2009

Education

Ph.D. – Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University. March 2017
M.Sc. – Department of Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Brazil. August 2011.
B.Sc. – Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University, Brazil. August 2008.