• Roger Aby PhD

  • Research Specialist


    • MCRI - MCRI-National Farm Medicine
    • 1000 North Oak Ave. Marshfield Center - Melvin Laird Building > ML8 Marshfield, WI 54449

Education

2024:
Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
2020:
M.S, Industrial and Agricultural Technology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2018:
Certificate, English Language and Literature, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2016:
B.S, Technological Machines and Equipment, Moscow State University of Food Production, Moscow, Russia
2012:
Certificate, Russian Language and Literature, Moscow State University of Food Production, Moscow, Russia

Work Experience

2024 to Present:
Research Specialist, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, WI

Statement

Dr. Aby's journey in the field of Agricultural and Biological Engineering has been defined by a deep commitment to advancing agricultural health and safety, with a particular focus on the safety of agricultural machinery. He earned his doctorate in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamapign with a dissertation focused on exploring the current methods used to improve the safety of autonomous agricultural machines and evaluating the effectiveness and applicability of a more quantitative engineering risk assessment method. He is now a Research Specialist in the National Farm Medicine Center at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute.

Research Interests

Agricultural Health and Safety

Select Publications

  • Shutske JM, Issa SF, Johnson T, Khorsandi F, Pate ML, Gorucu S,...Versweyveld J [including Aby GR.] SAFER AG - Risk Assessment, Data, Design Standards, and Regulation: Needs and Recommendations. J Agric Saf Health. 2025 January 29;31(1):1-13. doi: 10.13031/jash.15855.
    PubMed ID: 40794959
  • Lincoln J, Gorucu S, Khorsandi F, Aby GR, Elliott KC, Shutske J, Issa SF. Occupational Safety Research Needs in the Field of Robotics and Autonomous Machines in Agriculture. J Agric Saf Health. 2025 August 5;31(3):217-230. doi: 10.13031/jash.16216.
    PubMed ID: 40794928