Luis M Peña-Lévano

Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension

Population Health & Reproduction


Education
2017, PhD, Purdue University,
2012, MS, University of Georgia,
2009, BS, Zamorano University,
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, NCR - Sustainable Research and Education (SARE) Grant, (Principal Investigator),
Principal Investigator, DATCP-Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports Export Expansion Grant, (Principal Investigator),
Co-Principal Investigator, Dairy Innovation Hub: Short term, High Impact, Chuck Nicholson (Principal Investigator),
Co-Principal Investigator, Southern-Sustainable Research and Education (SARE), Cesar Escalante (Principal Investigator),
Co-Principal Investigator, Integrating host and microbial genomics and machine learning to predict metritis cure and reduce antimicrobial use in dairy cows, Fabio Lima (Principal Investigator), USDA - AFRI
Honors and Awards
2023 Rising Star Award – Given at the E Tipu – International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) World Conference. The award world honors an early career professional actively working in the food and agricultural sector to improve sustainability, and responsiveness of the food system to improve and ensure food security.
2022 2022-23 Paul B. and Robert Dykstra Faculty Excellence Award given by the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. The award recognizes faculty with outstanding research, creative and scholarly activity.
2022 3rd place, Graduate Student Extension Competition. Awarded in Mentor/Advisor role by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections. Mentored Gerald Mashange.
2020 Best Paper Published in Environmental and Resource Economics During 2019. Awarded by European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAERE) for the article : “Climate Change Interactions with Agriculture, Forestry Sequestration, and Food Security.
2020 3rd place at the research paper competition. Recognized by the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) - University of Florida.
2020 Innovation Teaching Award – College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Awarded by the University of Florida.
2019 Outstanding dissertation in the Field of Social Sciences 2017-2018. Awarded by the Council of Graduate Studies at Purdue University.
2018 3rd place, Graduate Student Extension Competition. Awarded in Mentor/Advisor role by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections. Mentored Carlos Fontanilla.
2017 Outstanding Young Scholar Award in the Agricultural Farm Management (AFM) Section. Awarded by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections.
2017 Outstanding Poster Award, Land, Water and Environmental Economics (ENV) Section. Awarded by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections.
2017 2nd place, Graduate Student Extension Competition. Awarded by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections.
2016 Early Career Research Paper Award, Food Agricultural Marketing Policy Section (FAMPS). Awarded by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections.
2016 Outstanding Research Paper Award, Latin American Section. Awarded by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections.
2016 3rd place, Graduate Case Study Competition. Awarded by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections.
2016 3rd place, Graduate Student Extension Competition. Awarded by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections.
2016 2nd place in the 3-Minutes Thesis Competition. Awarded by the Ecological Science and Engineering department at Perdue University.
2015 Winner of the Graduate Student Extension Competition. Awarded by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections.
2014 2nd place in the Graduate Case Study Competition. Awarded by the Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) Sections.
2005-2009 Nippon Foundation Fellowship, Japan. Awarded to a remarkable student from Latin America to pursue his undergraduate degree. Covered 4-year tuition expenses.