C. M. (Mike) Williams

Educational Background:

  • B.S. - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, May 17, 1975 Major: Zoology
  • M.S. - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, December 21, 1977 Major: Poultry Science
  • Ph.D. - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, May 6, 1989 Major: Nutrition / Minor - Microbiology

Program Management and Research Interest:

APWMC program management: Established in 1996, the APWMC is a research partnership of NCSU, the private sector, commodity organizations, other universities, environmental organizations and government agencies. Primary program focus areas include the development of innovative animal waste treatment technologies and environmental technology performance verification. Currently, the APWMC is coordinating the NC Attorney General Agreements with Smithfield Foods & Premium Standard Farms for the development, identification and implementation of "Environmentally Superior Technologies".

Research interest: Biotechnology applications for value-added processing of animal by-products. Anaerobic fermentation of animal manure for energy production, odor control and pathogen management. Stable isotope geochemistry for determining the fate of land applied animal manure.


Representative Publications:

  • Schiffman, S.S., J.M. Walker, P. Dalton, T. Lorig, J. Raymer, D. Schusterman, C. M.Williams, 2000. Potential health effects of odor from animal operations, waste water treatment, and recycling of by-products. J. of Agromedicine 7:7-81.
  • Armstrong, T.A., C.M. Williams, J.W. Spears, and S.S. Schiffman, 2000. High dietary copper improves odor characteristics of swine waste. J Animal Science 78:859-864.
  • Williams, C.M., J.C. Barker, and J.T. Sims, 1999. Management and utilization of poultry wastes. Rev Environ ContamToxicol 162:105-157.
  • Williams, C.M., J.L. Grimes, and R.L. Mikkelsen , 1999. The use of poultry litter as a co-substrate and source of inorganic nutrients and microorganisms for the ex situ biodegradation of petroleum compounds. Poultry Science 78:956-964.
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