Thomas Hess, Ph.D.
Thomas Hess, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Chemical & Biological Engineering
69萝莉app
875 Perimeter Drive MS 0904
Moscow, ID 83844-0904
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado 鈥� Boulder, 1990
- M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado 鈥� Boulder, 1980
- B.S., Civil Engineering (with honors), University of Colorado 鈥� Boulder, 1979
- Post graduate work, Ethnomusicology, University of Texas 鈥� Austin, 1975
- B.A., Music History, Colorado College 鈥� Colorado Springs, 1974
Thomas F. Hess is a professor emeritus in the Department of Biological Engineering. His engineering education was completed at the University of Colorado where he received a doctorate in environmental engineering in 1990. He has previous academic experience at Rutgers University and the University of Colorado in addition to ten years of consulting engineering experience in the western U.S. Hess' research expertise is in the field of bioremediation, specifically using combined chemical and biological processes to transform and detoxify organic, hazardous wastes. Additionally, he is actively involved in research on computer-assisted optimization of biological processes that employ various sophisticated mathematical algorithms. Hess鈥� research funding has come from USEPA, U.S. National Science Foundation, USDA, DOD, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (former DOE facility) and private industry. Hess teaches a variety of environmental engineering courses related to biological treatment of hazardous wastes and domestic wastes in addition to capstone design for all senior undergraduate engineers. Hess is a licensed professional engineer in Colorado and Idaho.
- Bioremediation
- Process optimization
- Genetic algorithms
- Composting
- BioXcelerator. $6,900. 鈥淏XT: Maximize yield of cholesterol鈥� Co-PI, awarded October, 2009.
- 69萝莉app Research Office. $2100. 鈥淕rant for visiting scholar interdisciplinary seminar鈥�, PI awarded August 2007.
- Department of Defense, $850,000 (three years). 鈥淩emediation of perchlorate- contaminated groundwater鈥�, Co-PI awarded December 2006.
- National Institute of Health, $450,000 equipment grant. 鈥淕rant for confocal laser microscope鈥�, Co-PI, awarded November 2005.
- Idaho National Environmental Engineering Laboratory. $35,000 (one year) PhD Fellowship for Frederik Vandecastelle. P.I. awarded April 2004.
- Bureau of Land Management. $48,400 (two years) 鈥淢echanisms of Bioreactor-based Mine Water Treatment鈥� Co-P.I. awarded September 2003.
- Idaho National Environmental Engineering Laboratory. $35,000 (one year) PhD Fellowship for Frederik Vandecastelle. P.I. awarded May 2003.
- National Science Foundation. $180,000 (three years) 鈥淟ife at Interfaces and the Biocomplexity of Extreme Environments鈥� P.I. awarded February 2002.