Project Sponsors


Project Liaison
Jeff Geerts, Program Planner 3
Waste Management Assistance Division



Project Liaisons
Mark Masteller, Highway Division
Ole Skaar, Highway Division



Project Directors
Tom Glanville, Ph.D., Ag & Biosystems Engineering
Tom Richard, Ph.D., Ag & Biosystems Engineering
Research Assistant
Russell Persyn, Ag & Biosystems Engineering

Resource Personnel

The Iowa State project liaisons extend our deepest thanks to the following personnel for dedicating time, equipment, and expertise.

John Laflen, Ph.D., Project Consultant
Justin Bonnema, Student Intern (year 2000)
Jasmine Bootman, Student Intern (year 2000)
Dan Kruse, Student Intern (year 2000)
Mark Mommsen, Student Intern (year 2000)
Carl Pedersen, Research Associate
Loren Shiers, Water Quality Lab Manager
Richard VanDePol, Ag Engineering Research Center Manager
ISU Horticulture Farm
Alissara Reungsang, Laboratory Technician
Sophie Proulx, Research Associate
Pete Lawlor, Research Associate
Sara Havig, Student Technician
Agricultural Engineering Department Support Staff
Vince Stout, Student Intern (year 2001)
John Rempe, Student Intern (year 2001)
Patrick Murphy, Student Intern (year 2001)
Kurt Beyer, Student Intern (year 2001)

The major project sponsors and the ISU research team also wish to thank Chamness Technology for its generous donation of $1,000 in support of the Iowa Compost/Erosion study.

Chamness Technology, Inc.
24820 160th Street
Eddyville, IA 52553
Phone: (515) 969-5702
Fax: (515) 969-5802
email: cticompost@lisco.com
web site:
chamnesstechnology.com