Robert A. (Bob) Gearheart (born 1938) is an emeritus professor of environmental engineering at
Humboldt State University
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California or California State Polytechnic Universi ...
, in
Arcata
Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudiāni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first ...
, California.
Gearheart teaches courses in
environmental impact assessment, hazardous waste management, water quality management, and Capstone.
His research interests include water and wastewater treatment, using
appropriate technology
Appropriate technology is a movement (and its manifestations) encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, affordable by locals, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and loca ...
, including
constructed wetland
A constructed wetland is an artificial wetland to treat sewage, greywater, stormwater runoff or industrial wastewater. It may also be designed for land reclamation after mining, or as a mitigation step for natural areas lost to land development ...
s. He is also involved with a number of public and private sector agencies providing support for water supply facilities in developing countries, such as
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
,
Kenya
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Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
, and
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...
.
Gearheart is involved with the development of Arcata's Integrated Wetland and Wastewater Treatment Facility and the
Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata Marsh. The Arcata Marsh serves as a sewage treatment plant, a recreation area, a wildlife sanctuary and aquaculture project.
Gearheart received his B.A. in biology and mathematics from the
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School, ...
, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from the
University of Oklahoma
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References
External links
*On-line workshop (broken link) with Bob Gearheart and
Greg Gearheart (broken link)
The Sustainability Paradigm DancePresentation by Bob Gearheart
Emeritus web page
Environmental engineers
1938 births
Living people
University of Oklahoma alumni
University of North Texas alumni
Humboldt State University faculty
People from Arcata, California
Engineers from California
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