Pete Nowak
Professor
Department of Rural Sociology
University of Wisconsin
346D Agricultural Hall
1450 Linden Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53706

Telephone: 608.265.3581
Email: pnowak@wisc.edu
Professor website: http://www.drs.wisc.edu/nowak/

Outreach Chair, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
64 Science Hall
550 North Park Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1491

Educational Background
United States Navy 1962-1966
A.A., 1970, Hibbing Community College
B.A., 1972, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Ph.D., 1977, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Principal Research Interests
Adoption and diffusion of technology; Scaling and measurement issues in interdisciplinary ecological research; Survey research techniques.

Areas of Teaching Responsibility
Agriculture; Natural Resources and the Environment.

Associations and Affiliations
International Association for Society & Natural Resources
Soil and Water Conservation Society
American Society of Agronomy
Soil Science Society of America
Ecological Society of America
American Water Resources Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Professional Positions
Editorial Board, Journal of Precision Agriculture
Associate Editor, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Chair, Wisconsin Buffer Initiative A Podvisory Committee
Chair, Wisconsin Buffer Initiative Executive Committee
Editorial Board, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Representative Publications
Hammond, C., E. Luschi, C. Boerboom, and P. Nowak. In Press “Convenience Sample of On-Farm Research Cooperators Representative of Wisconsin Farmers.” Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.

Hammond, C., E. Luschi, C. Boerboom, and P. Nowak. 2006 “Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Tactics by Wisconsin Farmers.” Weed Technology 20(3): 756-767.

Cabot, P.E., F.J. Pierce, P. Nowak and K.G. Karthikeyan. 2006. “Monitoring and Predicting Manure Application Rates Using Precision Conservation Technology.” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 61(5): 282-292.

Cabot, P.E., K.G. Karthikeyan, P.S. Miller and P. Nowak. 2006. “Sediment and Phosphorus Delivery Patterns in Natural Storm Runoff from Alfalfa Swards.”Transactions of the ASAE 49(2): 375-388.

Nowak, P., S. Bowen and P.E. Cabot. 2006. "Disproportionality as a Framework for Linking Social and Biophysical Systems." Society and NaturalResources 19:153-173

L. McCain, J. Numez, and P. Nowak. 2006 "What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us: Adoption of Animal Waste Management Strategies." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 61: 30-33.

P. Cabot and P. Nowak. 2005. "Planned Versus Actual Outcomes as a Result of Animal Feeding Operations Decisions for Managing Phosphorus." Journal of Environmental Quality 34:761-773. 1-13.

Cabot, P., S. Bowen, and P. Nowak. 2004. "Manure Management on the Urban Fringe." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 59:6; 235-243.

Nowak, P. and P. Cabot. 2004. The Human Dimensions of Resource Management. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 59:6; 128-135.

Nowak, P. 2003. Wisconsin Agriculture and Water. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters. Vol. 90: 87-102.