Matt Helmers is the Director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center, the Dean's Professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Brent and Cindy Hart Professor, and a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University. His research areas include studies on the impact of nutrient management, cropping practices, drainage management, and prairie strips on nutrient export from agricultural landscapes. Dr. Helmers works on Goal 2 of the Grass2Gas project evaluating the impact of prairie feedstock on drainage water quality.