Elias Uddin

Assistant Professor

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About

Dr. Elias Uddin joined UConn in Fall 2023 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a 60:40 Research:Teaching split appointment. Before coming to UConn, Dr. Uddin worked as a tenure-track Assistant Professor for 2 years in the Dairy and Food Science Department at South Dakota State University with similar Research and Teaching appointment split. Previously, Dr. Uddin completed his PhD under the guidance of Dr. Michel Wattiaux at the University of Wisconsin-Madison followed by a short postdoc at the University of California Davis under the guidance of Dr. Ermias Kebreab. Dr. Uddin started his academic journey with a BS in Animal Husbandry from Bangladesh Agricultural University and a MS in Quantitative Genetics degree jointly from Wageningen University in the Netherlands and Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway.

Education

• PhD in Dairy Nutrition and Systems Modeling, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019
• European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics (EMABG), Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands and Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway, 2016
• MS in Dairy Science (Dairy Cattle Nutrition), Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 2012
• BS in Animal Husbandry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 2010

Academics

Courses Taught

• ANSC 3695/5695. Special Topics: Climate Change and Sustainable Animal Agriculture
• ANSC 4311. Advanced Animal Nutrition

In the News

• Meet the Researcher: Elias Uddin, CAHNR – UConn Today, November 2024
• The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt – Dr. Elias Uddin: Nitrates & Carbon Footprint | Ep. 31 – Wisenetix, May 2024
• Seeing Climate Change? – WHUS Radio, January 2024
• CAHNR Welcomes New Faculty Members for Fall 2023 – UConn Today, August 2023

Research Interests

Dr. Uddin’s research is centered at the intersection of ruminant nutrition and life cycle assessment modeling, with the overarching goal of improving the productivity, efficiency, and environmental sustainability of ruminant production systems.

• Ruminant nutrition
• Enteric methane mitigation strategies (diets and feed additives)
• Manure greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies
• Feed additives
• Holistic system approach and sustainability
• Life cycle assessment (LCA)
• Carbon and water Footprint

Hobbies/Non-Academic Interests

• Reading biographies
• Watching and playing soccer
• Spending quality time with friends and family