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Perry L. McCarty

 
Title:Professor Emeritus
Department(s):Civil and Environmental Engineering
Location:Y2E2 259
Mail Code:4020
Phone:650.723.4131       
Fax:650.725.3164
E-mail: pmccarty@stanford.edu
Administrator: Duc Wong

Research Statement

Biological wastewater treatment processes, wastewater reuse, biodegradation of hazardous substances, methane fermentation, in-situ biodegradation of chlorinated solvents and other hazardous chemicals, groundwater remediation, and contaminant movement and fate in the environment.

Publication TitleAuthor(s)/Speaker(s)Open Document
Thermodynamic Electron Equivalents Model for Bacterial Yield Prediction. Modifications and Comparative Evaluations McCarty, P. L.
Dependence of Lumped Mass Transfer Coefficient on Scale and Reactions Kinetics for Biologically Enhanced NAPL Dissolution Chu, M.; Kitanidis, P. K.; McCarty, P. L.
Laboratory, Field, and Modeling Studies of Bioaugmentation of Butane-Utilizing Microorganisms for the In Situ Cometabolic Treatment of 1,1-Dichloroethene, 1,1-Dichloroethane, and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane Semprini, L.; Dolan, M. E.; Mathias, M. A....
Modeling Microbial Reactions at the Plume Fringe Subject to Transverse Mixing in Porous Media: When Can the Rates of Microbial Reaction be Assumed to be Instantaneous? Chu, M.; Kitanidis, P. K.; McCarty, P. L.,
Numerical Model for Biological Fluidized-Bed Reactor Treatment of Perchlorate-Contaminated Groundwater McCarty, P. L.; Meyer, T. E.
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Membership in National Academies

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering

Academic Honors & Awards

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, 1992
Clarke Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Water Science and Technology, 1995
Stockholm Water Prize, 2007
Honorary Eng.D., Colorado School of Mines, 1992
Fellow: American Academy of Microbiology and American Association for the Advancement of Science
Honorary Member, Water Environment Federation and American Water Works Association
J. James R. Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995
A. P. Black Research Award, American Water Works Association, 1989
Harrison P. Eddy Award for Noteworthy Research, Water Environment Federation, 1965, 1977
Thomas Camp Award for Unique Application of Engineering Research, Water Environment Federation, 1975
Appointed Chair Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2004-2007.