Biological Systems Engineering

Agricultural Engineering Building
Room 232E
460 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
Tel: (608) 616-0007
Fax: (608) 262-1228
E-mail: digman@wisc.edu

Education

• B.S. - Milwaukee School of Engineering (2003)
• M.S. -University of Wisconsin (2006)
• Ph. D.- University of Wisconsin (2009)

Experience

Research Agricultural/Biological Engineer - Dairy Forage Research Center
Design Engineer - Kuhn North America

Fields of Interest

Forage and biomass harvesting systems, including application of precision
agriculture and systems modeling

Application of spectral sensors to predict moisture, composition and physical
properties of forage, biomass and cereal grains

Recent Publications

Digman, M., K. Shinners, B. Dien, R. Hatfield, R. Muck and P. Weimer. 2008.
Investigation of a two-stage process for increasing yields of ethanol from
switchgrass. ASABE Paper No. 084954. ASABE St. Joseph, MI.

Digman, M., K. Shinners, B. Dien, R. Hatfield, X. Li, R. Muck and P. Weimer. 2007.
On farm pretreatment technologies for improving enzymatic degradability of cellulose
and hemicellulose present in perennial grass. ASABE Paper No. 071021, ASABE St. Joseph, MI.

Digman, M. and K. Shinners. 2006. Real-time Moisture Measurement on a Forage
Harvester using Near Infared Reflectance Spectroscopy. Transactions of the ASABE.
51(5): 1801-1810. ASABE St. Joseph, MI.

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