Biological Systems Engineering

Faculty Associate
Agricultural Engineering Building
Room 125
460 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
Tel: (608) 262-0605
Fax: (608) 262-1228
E-mail: jcpanuska@wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• UW Madison, Biological Systems Engineering Department
• UW Extension, Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension, www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/
• Nutrient Management Team, www.uwex.edu/ces/ag/teams/nutrient/
  Chair: Models and Emerging Mgt. Technology, Tools & Models Work Group

Courses

• BSE 201 - Land Surveying Fundamentals
• BSE 216 - Irrigation Systems Design & Use
• BSE 509 - Senior Design, Co-advisor

Education

• PhD., University of Wisconsin Madison, Natural Resources and Environmental Engineering, 2006
• MS., University of Minnesota, Agricultural Engineering, 1989
• BS., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Civil Engineering, 1985

Registration

• Professional Engineer - Wisconsin
• Professional Hydrologist - Wisconsin

Research and Extension Interests

• Drainage and irrigation
• Phosphorus loss from agricultural management systems
• Watershed runoff computer modeling
• Water quality management outreach
• Transport and delivery of phosphorus from sources to receiving waters
• Development and application of water quality management models
• Erosion control and sediment transport

Software Applications

• Wisconsin Irrigation Scheduler (WIS)   Updated 6.3.11 and User’s Guide  Version 6.3.11

Selected Publications

• Panuska, J.C., L.W. Good and R.P. Wolkowski. 2007. Converting CRP land to corn: minimizing soil loss, UW Extension fact sheet A3830, 4p.
• Panuska, J.C., L.W. Good and R.P. Wolkowski. 2007. Converting CRP land to corn: minimizing phosphorus loss, UW Extension fact sheet A3831,4p.
• Panuska, J.C., K.G. Karthikeyan. 2009. Total phosphorus and organic matter enrichment in snowmelt and rainfall runoff from three corn management systems. Geoderma. 154:253-260.
• Panuska, J.C., K.G. Karthikeyan and P.S. Miller. 2008. Impacts of surface roughness and crusting on particle distribution of edge-of-field sediments. Geoderma, 145: 315 –324.
• Panuska, J.C., K.G. Karthikeyan and J.M. Norman. 2007. Sediment and Phosphorus Losses in Snowmelt and Rainfall Runoff from Three Corn Management Systems. Trans. ASABE 51: 95 – 105.
• Panuska, J.C., Ruark, M.D., and E.T. Cooley.  2009.  Tile drainage in Wisconsin: Maintaining tile drain systems.  UW Extension fact sheet GWQ 056.  4p.
• Lathrop, R.A., J.C. Panuska, T.A. Astfalk, W.J. Buth, D.E. Armstrong and R.T. Herrin.2000 Treatment of hypolimnetic water to reduce phosphorus and mercury cycling in Devils Lake. EPA Technical Report for project No. CL995598-0. 23p.
• John C. Panuska and R.A. Lillie. 1995. Phosphorus Loadings from Wisconsin Watersheds: Recommended Phosphorus Export Coefficients for Agricultural and Forested Watersheds. WDNR Research Findings Report No. 38. PUBL-RS-738 95. 8p. Available on the web at: ua.dnr.wi.gov/org/es/science/publications
• Panuska, J.C. and D.M. Robertson, 1999. Estimating phosphorus concentrations following alum treatment using apparent settling velocity. Journal of Lake and Reserv. Manage. 15: 28-38.

Professional Societies

• Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers
• Member, American Water Resources Association, WI Chapter

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