Jason Oliver, Ph.D. lives in and is from the beautiful Finger Lakes region of rural upstate New York.  He is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University working with the Dairy and Environmental Systems team; part of the PRO-DAIRY program. His expertise in microbial biocatalysis and pollutant mitigation systems includes work on biofiltration of odor and greenhouse gases, biotrickling filters for biogas upgrading, woodchip bioreactors for water filtration and investigations of the fungal-bacterial ecology that underpins these technologies. His postdoctoral work focuses on the efficacy of manure management at mitigating and limiting the spread of antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes. Jason received his Ph.D. in Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2015, his M.S. in Ecology & Environmental Science from the University of Maine in 2008, and his B.S. in Environmental & Forest Biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry in 2006. Outside of academia, Jason has worked on several livestock, dairy, vegetable and mushroom farms and as a consultant. Outside of work you can find Jason with his wife, Amy, and their dogs, at their farm, in their garden, or in the woods and pastures of the region.