Curt Gooch
Curt Gooch
Senior Extension Associate, Biological and Environmental Engineering
Cornell University
Area of Expertise
Curt Gooch is an Agricultural Engineer in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. Curt heads up the dairy facilities engineering component of Cornell's PRO-DAIRY program, a joint-venture educational program by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Curt is responsible for the development of educational and training programs related to dairy housing and waste management systems. He also conducts applied research with the goal of furthering the understanding of dairy housing and waste management systems and their effects on dairy animals and farm profitability. Curt has undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Academic Training
| MS | 1997 | University of Maryland | Biological Resources Engineering |
| BS | 1998 | University of Maryland | Agricultural Engineering |
Professional Experience
| 1998 - Present | Senior Extension Associate, Biological and Environmental Engineering Department, PRO-DAIRY, Cornell University |
| 1994 - Present | Consulting Agricultural Engineer, Self-Employed |
| 1989 – 1998 | Project Engineer, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maryland |
| 1987 – 1989 | Dairy Farm Employee, Rolling Acres Farm |
| 1985 – 1986 | Vice-President and General Foreman, Witcom, Inc. |
Honors and Awards
ASABE Superior Paper Award, 2006
ASAE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award, 2004