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Thomas F. Hess papers, 1979-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hess, Thomas F.
Title
Thomas F. Hess papers
Dates
1979-2010 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG 549
Summary
Departmental documents, student course work, and teaching materials kept by Thomas F. Hess.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Thomas F. Hess was a professor emeritus at the University of Idaho Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. During his pursuit if higher education, he studied music history at Colorado College in 1974, and did post graduate work in ethnomusicology the the University of Texas one year later. In 1979, Hess' interested seemingly changed to civil engineering. Hess completed his engineering education at the University of Colorado (CU). Here he received a doctorate in environmental engineering in 1990. Hess additionally had ten years of consulting engineering experience in the western U.S. Hess' research expertise was in the field of bioremediation. In particular, he researched the use of combined chemical and biological processes to transform and detoxify organic, hazardous wastes. Hess also taught at Rutgers University, the Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado at Boulder, and Washington State University.

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Content Description

Thomas F. Hess was a professor emeritus at the University of Idaho Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. The materials in this collection include Hess' own course work while attending the University of Colorado in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It also contains research materials about wastewater supply and sanitation, and other research relating to biological and agricultural engineering. Additionally, there are some teaching materials from his time teaching at the University of Idaho and Washington State University.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

This collection was transfer in 2015 from the U of I Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering to U of I Library Special Collections and Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Course Work

    Abstract: These materials are from Thomas Hess' time spent taking courses from the University of Colorado. They include exams, notes, and research papers completed by Hess.

    • Description: AFA Project No. 82-0070 D.O. 5707
      Dates: 24 January 1984
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: CE 592 - Math Modeling of Environmental Systems
      Includes tests, research papers, and notes.
      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Environmental Engineering
      Includes tests and notes.
      Dates: 1977
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Hydrology
      Includes tests and notes.
      Dates: 1979
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: Independent Study on Phosphate Removal and Calcium Phosphate Precipitation in a Model Water
      Includes notes and research paper submitted by Thomas Hess during his independent study course.
      Dates: 1978
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    • Description: Introductory Soil Mechanics and Foundations
      Includes tests and notes.
      Dates: 1978
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    • Description: Kinetic Models notebook
      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Includes various photocopies of research articles, one correspondence, and a minimally filled notebook containing notes.
      Dates: 1979; undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
    • Description: Sanitary - Water
      Includes tests and notes.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    • Description: Steel Design
      Includes tests, research papers, and notes.
      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
    • Description: Stream Biology
      Includes tests and notes.
      Dates: 1979
      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
    • Description: Water Law
      Includes tests and notes.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Papers

    • Description: Advanced Wastewater Treatment course information
      Course taught by JoAnn Silverstein.
      Dates: 1990
      Container: Box 1, Folder 13
    • Description: City of Homedale, Idaho Wastewater Facilities Plan
      Dates: October 1990
      Container: Box 1, Folder 14
    • Description: Conference on Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents materials
      Dates: 12 June 1996
      Container: Box 1, Folder 15
    • Description: Grand County Area, Colorado Soil Survey
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 16
    • Description: Green Mountain Reservoir - Lower Blue River Study (Colorado)
      Dates: September 1976
      Container: Box 1, Folder 17
    • Description: Hazardous Wastes: Sources, Pathways, Receptors
      Cover states: "A textbook under contract with John Wiley & Sons. Expected publication data - Spring 1996."
      Dates: 1996
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18
    • Description: Idaho Falls Area Wastewater Facility Plan
      Dates: September 1980
      Container: Box 2, Folder 19
    • Description: Land-based Treatment Systems for Food Waste Materials articles
      Dates: 25 March 1991
      Container: Box 2, Folder 20
    • Description: Laws and Roles Pertaining to the Practice of Professions of Engineering and Land Surveying
      Dates: 1 July 2001; 1 July 2004
      Container: Box 2, Folder 21
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 22
    • Description: Radiation Safety Manual
      Dates: 1996
      Container: Box 2, Folder 23
    • Description: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
      Dates: 1984
      Container: Box 2, Folder 24
    • Description: Returning A Sour Digester by E. R. Bennett
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 25
    • Description: Rocky Mountain Water and Wastewater Plant Operations Standard School (Colorado)
      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 2, Folder 26
    • Description: Silver Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
      Dates: 1980-1984
      Container: Box 2, Folder 27
    • Description: Snyderville Basin Sewer Improvement District
      Dates: 8 November 1984
      Container: Box 2, Folder 28
    • Description: University of Idaho Engineering Programs, vol. I-III
      Dates: 1 July 1995
      Container: Box 2, Folder 29
    • Description: Water Supply and Sanitation materials
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 30
  • Teaching Material

    • Description: ASM 414: Analysis of Agricultural Systems I
      Dates: 1994-2000
      Container: Box 2, Folder 31
    • Description: ASM 414, 424: Analysis of Agricultural Systems I, II
      Dates: 1994-2000
      Container: Box 2, Folder 32
    • Description: BSyE 504, 534: Applied Bioremediation
      Dates: 2001-2010
      Container: Box 2, Folder 33-35
    • Description: BSyE 491, 551; BSyE 404: National Systems for Agricultural Waste Treatment and Water Quality Management
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 36-37
    • Description: CVEN 5434: Advanced Wastewater Treatment
      Dates: 1992
      Container: Box 2, Folder 38
    • Description: ESGN 540: Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 39
    • Description: ESGN 540: Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 3, Folder 40-41
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 3, Folder 42
    • Description: Miscellaneous Chapter Lectures
      Container: Box 3, Folder 43
    • Description: Planning and Designing Land Treatment Systems
      Dates: 1990
      Container: Box 3, Folder 44
    • Description: Student Projects
      Dates: 1995-2010
      Container: Box 3, Folder 45-52

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Subject Terms

  • College students
  • Agricultural engineering
  • Engineering
  • Environmental engineers
  • University of Idaho

Titles within the Collection

  • University of Colorado
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