Perry L. McCarty
Perry L. McCarty is the Silas H. Palmer Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, and Director of the E.P.A.-sponsored Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center. He came to Stanford in 1962 after four years of teaching at M.I.T., where he received S.M. and Sc.D. degrees in sanitary engineering. His B.S. degree in civil engineering is from Wayne State University in Detroit. From 1980 to 1985 he was Chairman of Stanford's Department of Civil Engineering. He was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 1977 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996. He received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 1992 and the Clarke Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Water Science and Technology in 1997.
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His research interests have been in biological processes for the control of environmental contaminants. His early research was on anaerobic treatment processes, biological processes for nitrogen removal, and biological degradation of hazardous chemicals. Current interests are on aerobic and anaerobic biological processes for control of chlorinated solvents, advanced wastewater treatment processes, and movement, fate, and control of groundwater contaminants. Prof. McCarty has over 300 publications, and is coauthor of the textbooks, Chemistry for Environmental Engineering and Environmental Biotechnology - Principles and Applications. Among his other awards are an honorary Doctorate from the Colorado School of Mines, Honorary membership in the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation, and Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Microbiology. |
