Sambhunath "Sam" Ghosh papers
Collection
Identifier: MS475
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5.42 Linear Feet (13 Hollinger boxes)
This collection contains Ghosh's notes, internal documentation, graphical and engineering diagrams, photos and personal correspondence around his most significant projects. Of note are photographs and travel prep materials for Ghosh’s stay in China in 1987 as part of a government sponsored technical/scientific exchange program as well as materials on the Walt Disney World hyacinth water purification plant designed by Ghosh.
Organized into Five series:
SERIES 1: Institute of Gas Technology Reports where Ghosh and colleague’s report details of project on behalf of the Institute of Gas Technology.
SERIES 2: Projects, details and data for project conducted in Japan, China, DuPage, Walt Disney World, South Sussex
SERIES 3: consists of paper and research on Bio-gasification of Solid Waste, Gasification of Sewerage Sludge, Two-Phase Anaerobic Digestion, Methane – Phase Culture Development, Methane from Industrial Waste, Anaerobic Digestion, Two-Phase Anaerobic Digestion, Mesophilic Phase Separation, mathematical notes, Methane Tank Feed, protein reduction, Acid Tank, Bi-Phasis, Bioconversion, anaerobic Bioreactor feeds and effluent, Dairy Industry Wastes, Plane Shock Waves, Linear and Nonlinear Problems, Microbial Biotechnology, Hydrolysis, Acidification and gasification, Anaerobic Treatment, Biotechnology for Cleaner Environment
SERIES 4: Reports and Publications , SNG Municipal Solid Waste and Sludge by the IGT BIOGAS Process, ASSET-Abstracts of Selected Solar Energy Technology, Experimental Program for the Development of an Advanced Wet Carbonization Process, The Effect of Chemical Composition of Alkylbenzene Sulfonates on Adsorption by Soils, Environmental Engineering Research Report Removal of Heavy Metals from Hazardous Wastes by Protein Complexion for Their Ultimate Recovery and Reuse, The Effect of Induced Turbulence on the Growth of Algae, Research on Bioelectrochemistry, Buffer Captivity in Aquatic Ecosystems
SERIES 5: Patents:
Sambhunath “Sam” Ghosh was one of the first doctoral graduates of Georgia Tech’s Environmental Engineering department, earning a PhD in Civil Engineering in 1969. He went on to develop multiple industrial processes for converting waste into energy using biotransformation, receiving national and international recognition for these contributions. Ghosh was a professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Utah 1985-2000. In the mid '90s, Ghosh was hailed as one of the nation's top engineers for his work on energy renewal systems, which have been used throughout the world, including Europe and China. In 1996 he received an $800,000 grant from Japan to pursue research in recovering energy from solid wastes. In 1994, Ghosh won the John Ericsson Award in Renewable Energy from the United States Department of Energy.
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