Thomas F. Hess papers
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 wastewaster supply and sanitation, and other research relating to biological and argicutlural engineering. Additionally, there are some teaching materials from his time teaching at the Unviersity of Idaho and Washington State Unviersity.
Dates
- Creation: 1979-2010
Creator
- Hess, Thomas F. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
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 Unviersity 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, Unviersity of Colorado at Boudler, and Washington State Unviersity.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Departmenal documents, student course work, and teaching materials kept by Thomas F. Hess.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was transfer in 2015 from the U of I Department of Biological and Agricltural Engineering to U of I Library Special Collections and Archives.
File Plan
Collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
- Title
- Guide to Thomas F. Hess papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository