Rodrigo Marques
3150 Litton-Reaves Hall
175 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
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.
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
- 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.
- 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 | 3rd 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 | 2nd Place Applied Animal Research. Ruidoso, New Mexico, June/2015
- 2014 Western Section – American Society of Animal Sciences | 1st Place Applied Animal Research. San Angelo, TX, June/2014
- 2014 Western Section – American Society of Animal Sciences | 2nd Place Applied Animal Research. San Angelo, TX, June/2014
- 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
- 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.
