Michael Gonda

Michael Gonda is an associate professor in the Department of Animal Science at South Dakota State University.  He has been on the faculty at SDState since 2008. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in animal science with a genetics minor from North Carolina State University in 1999, a Master of Science in dairy science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003 and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in dairy science in 2006. 

Gonda also worked as a postdoctoral research associate from 2006-2008 in the Department of Animal Science at NCSU. His primary research interests are in beef cattle genetics and breeding. He is a member of the American Society of Animal Science and served as a section editor for the Journal of Animal Science.

Ph.D. in Dairy Science, specialization in Animal Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006
M.S. in Dairy Science, specialization in Animal Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003
B.S. in Animal Science, North Carolina State University, 1999