Karen Beauchemin
| Karen Beauchemin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 Montreal, Quebec |
| Fields | nutrition |
| Institutions | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
Karen Beauchemin, Ph.D., is a federal scientist in Canada who is recognized internationally for her research in ruminant nutrition. She is developing nutritional knowledge and technologies that help improve the efficiency of producing meat and milk, while reducing the environmental impacts of livestock production.
Her main interests are:
Due to the work of Beauchemin and her colleagues, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is recognized as a world leader in measuring greenhouse gases and in developing strategies to reduce emissions from agricultural activities including the cultivation of livestock. Beauchemin has been recognized with awards from the Canadian Society of Animal Science (1994, 2009, 2014), American Dairy Science Association (2005, 2010), the Chinese Academy of Science (2011–13), and the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry in (2011 Bertebos Prize).
Beauchemin was born in 1956 in Montreal, Quebec. She was raised in Nova Scotia until the age of 10, and then moved with her family to Québec. During her formative years, she developed an interest in food and nutrition, which led her to pursue a career in animal science. She obtained a BSc in agriculture with honours at McGill University (1978), an MSc in animal nutrition at Université de Laval (1982), and a PhD in ruminant nutrition with distinction at the University of Guelph (1988). She married Sean McGinn in 1983, and together they have two daughters. She and her husband reside in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Before starting her PhD, Dr. Beauchemin spent several years in the feed industry as a Beef and Dairy Cattle Nutritionist for a large feed manufacturer, where she gained an appreciation of the practical aspects of ruminant nutrition. She began her research career as a scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research Centre in Alberta in 1988. She was quickly promoted throughout her career, eventually achieving the top level of research scientist (RES5) in 2005. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta and the University of Saskatchewan, and a former adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia. She often credits her many scientific achievements over the years to the contributions of many enthusiastic and talented technicians, students, and post-doctoral fellows, as well as to collaborations with other very capable scientists.
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