 South Dakota State University |
Dr. J. Kyle Grubbs received his B.S. and M.S. from Auburn University and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University. Following a post-doc at Iowa State he took his current position at South Dakota State University in 2016. He has been actively involved in the American Meat Science Association and was previously recognized as an ASAS Young Scholar. Dr. Grubbs teaches the Introduction to Meat Science, Advanced Meat Science, and Current Topics in Meat Research classes, reaching over 200 undergraduates annually. Mentoring teaching assistants in his Introduction to Meat Science course is one of the favorite aspects of his career. In addition, he has an active research program focused on ante-mortem factors effecting the post-mortem conversion of muscle to meat and associated palatability and quality traits. He has mentored several graduate students to the completion of their degrees. |