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Ronald Sands

Created: 4/5/2004
Updated: 6/24/2026
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Dr. Ronald Sands
Research Associate

Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University
3417 Mansfield Rd
Falls Church, Virginia 22041-1407
United States

rdsands@gmail.com



Biography
Curriculum Vitae - Ronald Sands

Ron Sands worked as a research economist at USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) from January 2009 to May 2026. Ron's primary activity was development and application of the Future Agricultural Resources Model (FARM), a global computable-general-equilibrium (CGE) model, for analysis of global food systems and options for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, forestry, and energy. The FARM model enables participation in multi-model studies coordinated by the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) and the Stanford Energy Modeling Forum. Prior to joining ERS, Ron had nearly 22 years of service with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) at various locations: Richland, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Washington, D.C.; and the Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park, Maryland. Ron retired from USDA-ERS at the end of May 2026 and is currently assisting the Center for Global Trade Analysis at Purdue University develop an in-depth curriculum on CGE modeling.


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