Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Program: Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Degree: PhD
Major Professor: Dr. Amy Kaleita
Office Address: 124 Davidson
Office Phone: 515-294-7350
E-mail: jknewman@iastate.edu

Jim is a doctoral student with broad interest in soil and water conservation and natural resources sustainability issues. He also teaches TSM 115. Having completed a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1994, Jim returns to ISU ABE after 13 years as a district conservationist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in the Caribbean. He has worked on conservation projects in several locations including St. Kitts/Nevis, The US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Mozambique and Tajikistan. He served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in St. Kitts/Nevis, Embassy Science Fellow in Mozambique in 2004 and as a Winrock International Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer in 2005.