Jay Angerer is an Assistant Professor at the Blackland Research and Extension Center in Temple, Texas. He received a B.S. in Range Management (1986) from Texas Tech University, a M.S. in Range Science (1991) and a Ph.D. in Rangeland Ecology and Managment from Texas A&M University (2008) During the past 20 years he has worked on a variety of research projects including arid land restoration, technology impact assessment in East and West Africa, and livestock early warning systems in East Africa, Mongolia, and the U.S. His current research focuses on using satellite imagery and simulation modeling to improve landscape estimates of livestock forage and building decision support systems for improving livestock and vegetation management on rangelands.