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Dr. Matt Helmers

Position
  • Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer
  • Director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center
  • Dean's Professor in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Contact

4354 Elings Hall, Iowa State University
Ames
,
Iowa
50011
Social Media and Websites

Education

  • Ph.D. Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2003
  • M.S. Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1997
  • B.S. Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1995

Dr. Helmers’ research areas include studies on the impact of nutrient management, cropping practices, drainage design and management, and strategic placement of buffer systems on nutrient export from agricultural landscapes.  He has a regional Extension program working to increase adoption of practices that have the potential to reduce downstream nutrient export.