Keywords

  • anaerobic digestion
  • ecological engineering
  • natural systems waste management
  • renewable energy
  • toxics bioremediation

Jewell, William J.

Professor Emeritus/a

research

research and scholarship focus

  • Evaluation of Anaerobic Digestion for Groups of Dairy Farms in Upstate New York
  • Energy and Biomass Recovery from Wastewater
  • Methylotrophs for Biological Pollution Control: Film Reactor Kinetics and TCE Removal
  • Development of new pollution control processes that involve living systems
  • Development of alternative energy systems
  • Recovery of resources from aqueous media, such as the recovery of biogas and/or a soil conditioner from animal wastes
  • Achieving a fundamental understanding of how microbial systems interact with pollutants
  • Attempt to solve broad environmental or energy problems while minimizing investments, energy use, land area, etc.

research areas

domestic geographic focus

submitted impact statement

affiliations

emeritus faculty in

member of graduate field

service

current professional activities

  • American Society of Agricultural Engineers
  • American Society of Civil Engineering
  • American Society of Microbiology
  • Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
  • Water Environment Federation

background

educational background

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Engineering, 1969, University of London
  • Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, 1968, Stanford University
  • M.E., Sanitary Engineering, 1964, Manhattan College
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, 1963, University of Maine

professional background

  • Faculty, University of Texas
  • Faculty, University of Vermont
  • Faculty, Cornell University, 1973

publications

selected publications (listing in progress)

  • Jewell, W.J., R.J. Cummings, B.K. Richards, F.G. Herndon, T.E. White, C.C. Nicholson, W.A. Chrusciel, and K.G. Lindenauer. "Engineering Design Considerations for Methane Fermentation of Energy Crops-Fundamental Considerations." Annual Report, First Year (GRI-91/0010). Prepared for Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL. 152 pp. January 1991.
  • Jewell, W.J., Y.M. Nelson, D.E. Fennell, S.E. Underhill, M.S. Wilson, and T.E. White. "Methanotrophs for Biological Pollution Control: Feasibility of Developing an Attached Microbial Film Reactor and Kinetics of TCE Removal." Final Report (GRI-91/0012). Prepared for Gas Research Institute and Radian Corporation. 221 pp. February 1991.
  • Jewell, W.J., D.E. Fennell, J.M. Gossett, Y.M. Nelson, S.E. Underhill, T.E. White, and M.S. Wilson. "Methanotrophs and Methanogens for Pollution Control-PCE, TCE Removal from Groundwater and Macro Nutrient Removals from Wastewater." Annual Report, April 1, 1989-March 31, 1990. (GRI-91/0011). Prepared for Gas Research Institute. 250 pp. August 1991.
  • Jewell, W.J., R.J. Cummings, B.K. Richards, F.G. Herndon, and T.E. White. "Engineering Design Considerations for Methane Fermentation of Energy Crops-Fundamental Considerations." Annual Report-Third Year, January 1, 1990-December 31, 1990. (GRI-91/0358). Prepared for Gas Research Institute.
  • Jewell, W.J., R.J. Cummings, F.G. Herndon, T.D. Nock, B.K. Richards, T.E. White, W. Chrusciel, and C.C. Nicholson. "Engineering Design Considerations for Methane Fermentation of Energy Crops-Fundamental Considerations." Annual Report-Second Year, January 1, 1989-December 31, 1989. (GRI-91/0275). Prepared for Gas Research Institute. 215 pp.
  • Jewell, W.J., S.R. Carter, K.H. Chu, D.E. Fennell, Y.M. Nelson, T.E. White, and M.S. Wilson. "Methanotrophs for Biological Pollution Control: TCE Removal and Nutrient Removal with the Expanded Bed." Annual Report, April 1, 1990-December 31, 1990. (GRI-91/0274). Prepared for Gas Research Institute and Radian Corporation.
  • Jewell, W.J., R.J. Cummings, and B.K. Richards. "Energy Production from Biomass and Wastes: Present Limitations and Potential Improvements." pages 7-36. Keynote Paper. Third FAO/CNREE Workshop, Biotechnologies for Pollution Control and Energy. Edited by: W. Baader. Braunschweig, Germany. May 5-7, 1992. 544 pages.
  • Jewell, W.J., R.J. Cummings, and B.K. Richards. "Engineering Design Considerations for Methane Fermentation of Energy Crops." Chapter in Methane from Biomass-Science and Technology. W.H. Smith, Editor. Elsevier Applied Sciences. 1992.
  • Jewell, W.J., R.J. Cummings, T.D. Nock, E.E. Hicks, and T.E. White. Energy and Biomass Recovery from Wastewater: Piloting Resource Recovery Wastewater Treatment." Final Report, September 1986-December 1990. (GRI-93/0192.1) Gas Research Institute. 370pp. April 1993.
  • Jewell, W.J., R.J. Cummings, T.D. Nock, E.E. Hicks, and T.E. White. "Energy and Biomass Recovery from Wastewater: Piloting Resource Recovery Wastewater Treatment." Final Report, September 1986-December 1990. (GRI-93/0192.2) Gas Research Institute.
  • Jewell, W.J., S.R. Carter, D.E. Fennell, E.E. Hicks, Y.M. Nelson, T.D. Nock, B.K. Richards, and M.S. Wilson. "Methanotrophs for Biological Pollution Control: TCE Removal and Nutrient Removal with the Expanded Bed." Two year final report, January 1, 1991-December 31, 1992). Report Number GRI-93/0455. Gas Research Institute, Chicage, IL. 315pp. 1993.
  • Jewell, W.J., L.D. Albright, R.J. Cummings, E.E. Hicks, T.D. Nock, and B.K. Richards. "Saline Gas-Produced Water Treatment with Macrophytes in a Hydroponic System." Report Number: GRI-94/0048. Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL. Feb.,1993.
  • Jewell, W. J. and T. D. Nock. "Biological Treatment of Pulp and Paper Sludges Using Anaerobic Digestion." Final Report. New York State Center for Advanced Technology-Biotechnology Program. Cornell University. July, 1994.
  • Jewell, W.J., K.P. Thompson, E.E. Hicks, R.J. Cummings, and T.D. Nock. "Energy and Biomass Recovery from Wastewater." Final Report. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Albany, NY. Report Number 95-7. June 1995.
  • W. J. Jewell, P.E. Wright, N. P. Fleszar, G. Green, A. Safinski, A. Zucker. "Evaluation of Anaerobic Digestion Options For Groups of Large Dairy Farms in Upstate New York." Final Report. USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service. March, 1997. 275 pages.

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Keywords: anaerobic digestion, ecological engineering, natural systems waste management, renewable energy, toxics bioremediation