Rebecca Lucas has been named Director of Research and Development for Human Nutrition and Health at Kemin Industries.  Most recently, she was responsible for a human health subsidiary owned by Dr. Chris Nelson, CEO of Kemin.

Ms. Lucas earned a baccalaureate degree in microbiology from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Iowa.

In her new role Ms. Lucas will lead product development and formulation for the Kemin Human Nutrition and Health business unit.