James C. Converse
Position title: Emeritus Professor: Domestic and Animal Waste Systems, Energy
Email: jcconver@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-8152
Address:
125 Agricultural Engineering Building
460 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
Program Affiliations
- Biological Systems Engineering
- Small Scale Waste Management Project
Education and Certificates
- B.S. 1964 – Agricultural Engineering, North Dakota State University
- M.S. 1966 – Agricultural Engineering, North Dakota State University
- Ph.D. 1970 – Agricultural Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fields of Interest
- Environmental Quality
- Onsite Wastewater Management
- Animal Manure Management
Teaching
- BSE 210
- BSE 372
- BSE 472
- BSE 900
Expertise Summary
My interests are in treating, reclaiming, recycling wastewater onsite which is out side the realm of municipal wastewater treatment. My works involves developing and evaluating systems that designed to treat the wastewater generated within a home or commercial facility not tied to municipal sewage treatment plants.
Another area of interest is animal waste management involving the design and management of various types of manure handling and treatment systems from recycling the manure to the crop, producing energy and odor control.