Ryan S. Samuel is an Assistant Professor and Extension Swine Specialist at the Department of Animal Science, South Dakota State University. He graduated with a B.Sc in Chemistry from the University of Prince Edward Island in 2003 and received his M.Sc. in Animal Science and his Ph.D. (sow protein metabolism and energy requirements) from the University of Alberta in 2008 and 2011, respectively. He then joined Alltech as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow (2011–2012), as a Senior Research Scientist (2012–2013), and as a Research Project Manager (2013–2016). In 2017, he came to South Dakota State University and became an Assistant Professor. As a monogastric nutrition researcher with a background and interest in energy, amino acid, and trace mineral nutrition, he is seeking the advancement of novel nutrition research in swine and poultry using previous training, including metabolic tracer, calorimetry, and nutrigenomic methodologies.