Tim Shepherd

Former Graduate Research Assistant

Published Papers

Education:
B.S. Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, 2005, Iowa State University
M.S. Agriculture Engineering, 2007, Iowa State University

Awards and Honors:
2007-Two time recipient of the AWML Brown Star of Achievement 
2007- Iowa Pork Foundation Graduate Fellowship
2007-Howard P. Johnson Award               
     Iowa State University Outstanding M.S. Student in Ag. Engineering.
2006-Harold and Kathy Guy Graduate Fellowship 
2005-ISU Exemplary Peer Mentor                                   

Involvement in organizations:
ASABE, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 2004-Current

YPC Representative-SE 03 Stardards Committee
ISU Student Chapter - Competition Advisor
Iowa Section - Awards Committee
International Preprofessional Council - 1st Vice President

Current Activities: Tim Shepherd recently graduated with an M.S. in Agriculture Engineering from Iowa State University. He has accepted a position in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University as a Senior Extension Associate.

Tim's focus will be Integrated Dairy Waste Management for the PRO-DAIRY Program, a group which focuses on facilitating New York State economic development by increasing the profitability and competitiveness of the dairy industry.

Tim's position responsibility is to provide leadership and support in the development and delivery of educational programs to New York State dairy producers and agri-services which focus on animal waste management as it relates to reduced environmental risk and use of co-products. A major programmatic goal will be the development, documentation and demonstration manure treatment and handling methods for New York State dairy farms to allow them to effectively and economically implement their nutrient management plans.

ISU Thesis project: Concentration and Extraction of Phosphorus from Swine Manure Slurries as Struvite.

Other ISU Projects: Southeastern broiler gaseous and particulate matter emission monitoring biogas methane potential from animal waste and ethanol byproducts.

Iowa State University  Responsibilities: As a graduate research student in Agricultural Waste Management Lab, my main responsibility was the development of a feasible on-farm phosphorus removal and recovery system. To achieve this goal we developed a continuous flow pilot-scale reactor to precipitate phosphorus as struvite and investigated methods to recover the precipitated struvite. I also provided support in the development and implementation of the AWML biogas methane potential research and other research efforts.

As an Undergraduate research assistant for the AWML, I was involved in the design, construction, and implementation of Mobile Air Emission Monitoring Units for the Southeastern broiler gaseous and particulate matter emission monitoring project.

Contact Information:

Tim Shepherd
Senior Extension Associate
Integrated Dairy Waste Management Specialist
Pro-Dairy Department of Animal Science
Cornell University
272 Morrison
Ithaca, NY  14853

607-255-1236 (Office)
515-451-7383 (Cell)
607-255-1335 (Fax)
tshep@iastate.edu