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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Perry L. McCarty papers
Creator:
McCarty, Perry L.
source:
McCarty , Cara
Identifier/Call Number: SC1638
Physical Description:
18.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1953-2023
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Language of Material:
English .
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cara McCarty, 2023.
[identification of item] Perry L. McCarty papers (SC1638). Dept. of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
This collection consists of various funding proposals and related correspondence, technical
reports, conference presentations, book chapters, journal articles, news articles,
professional correspondence, and awards. Also includes documentation related to projects
involving the Western Region Hazardous Substances Research Center (WRHSRC), Edwards Air
Force Base, Moffett Federal Airfield Bioremediation Field Site, the California Regional
Water Quality Board, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to
examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made
available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or
assigns.
Perry L. McCarty, Silas H. Palmer Professor Emeritus, came to Stanford University in 1962
to found a new multidisciplinary education and research program in environmental engineering
and science that became a model for others throughout the country. From 1980 to 1985 he was
Chairman of Stanford's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and from 1989 to
2002 he served as Director of the Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center. He
received a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University (1953), and M.S.
(1957) and Sc.D. (1959) degrees in Sanitary Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
The focus of McCarty's research, teaching, and writing has been on water, with a primary
interest in biological processes for the control of environmental contamination. His early
research was on anaerobic treatment processes, biological processes for nitrogen removal and
water reuse. Recent interests are on aerobic and anaerobic processes for the treatment of
domestic and industrial wastewaters, and the movement, fate, and control of groundwater
contaminants.
His numerous awards and accolades for pioneering work on improving water quality worldwide
includes memberships in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy
of Engineering. McCarty won the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 1992, the
Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Water Science and
Technology in 1997, and the Stockholm Water Prize in 2007. In 2011 the Association of
Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Foundation established the Perry L. McCarty
AEESP Founder's Award, given annually in recognition of McCarty's significant contributions
to environmental engineering education, research, and practice. The Directorship of the
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, part of the Stanford Doerr School of
Sustainability, was named in his honor.
McCarty has written and coauthored over 350 papers, plus the textbooks, Chemistry for
Environmental Engineering and Science, and Environmental Biotechnology - Principles and
Applications.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Civil engineering.
Environmental sciences.
Environmental engineering
Water reuse
Anaerobic bacteria -- Industrial applications
McCarty , Cara