Civil & Environmental Engineering
 

H. David Stensel

Professor
Environmental Eng. & Science

303 More Hall, Box 352700
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2700
ph 206-543-9358
fx 206-543-1543
stensel@u.washington.edu

EDUCATION

BSCE, 1967, Union College (Civil Engineering)

MSE, 1968, Cornell University (Environmental Engineering)

PhD, 1971, Cornell University (Environmental Engineering)

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSE REGISTRATION

 

Pennsylvania, Environmental Engineering, 022151E

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Biological Nutrient Removal

Bio-degradation of Micropollutants

Membrane Bioreactors

Anaerobic Digestion

Resource recovery in wastewater treatment

CLASSES TAUGHT

CEE 482 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

CEE 484 Onsite and Decentralized Wastewater Treatment

CEE 481 Environmental Engineering Hydraulic Design

CEE 445 Environmental Engineering Design

CEE 541 Biological Treatment Systems

 

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Publications (last 5 years)

Gaulke, L. S., S. E. Strand, T. F. Kalhorn, and H. D. Stensel (2009) Estrogen biodegradation kinetics and estrogenic activity reduction for two biological wastewater treatment methods. Environmental Science and Technology. 43(8), 7111-7116.

 

Gaulke, L. S., S. E. Strand, T. F. Kalhorn, and H. D. Stensel (2009) Estrogen nitration kinetics and implications for wastewater treatment, Water Environment Research, 81(8), 772-778.Clark

 

Gaulke, L. S., S. E. Strand, T. F. Kalhorn, and H. D. Stensel (2008) 17α-ethinylestradiol Transformation via Abiotic Nitration in the Presence of Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria, Environmental Science and Technology, 42(20), 7622-7627.

 

Gang X., H. L. Gough, and H. D. Stensel (2008) Effect of anoxic selector configuration on SVI control and bacterial population fingerprinting, Water Environment Research. 80(12), 2228-2240.

 

Gu, A, A. Saunders, J.B. Neethling, H. D. Stensel, and L. Blackall (2008) Functionally relevant microorganisms to enhanced biological phosphorus removal performance at full-scale wastewater treatment plants in the US. Water Environment Research, 80(8), 688-699.

 

Gaulke, L. S., J. L. Borgford-Parnell and H. D. Stensel (2008) A decentralized and onsite wastewater management course: bringing together global concerns and practical pedagogy, Water Science & Technology, 58(7), 1397-1404.

 

Zahller, J., R. H. Bucher, J. F. Ferguson, and H. D. Stensel, (2007) Performance and stability of two-stage anaerobic digestion, Water Environment Research, 79(5), 488.

Conklin, A., R.H. Bucher, H.D. Stensel, and J.F. Ferguson, (2007) Effects of oxygen exposure on anaerobic digester sludge. Water Environment Research Journal, 79(4), 396.

 

Conklin, A., H.D. Stensel, and J.F. Ferguson, (2006) The growth kinetics and competition between Methanosarcina and Methanosaeta in mesophilic anaerobic digestion, Water Environment Research Journal, 78(5), 486-495.

 

Lee, S.-B., S. E. Strand, H. D. Stensel, and R. P. Herwig. (2004)  Pseudonocardia chloroethenivorans sp. nov., a Chloroethene-Degrading Actinomycete. Intern. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. Vol. 54 pp 131-139.

 

Gu, A.Z., Hedlund, B. P., Staley, J. T., Strand, S. E., and Stensel, H. D. (2004) Analysis and Comparison of the Microbial Community Structure of a TCE-reducing and a cis-DCE-reducing Enrichment Culture. Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 45–54.

 

Moen, G., Stensel, H.D., and Ferguson, J.F. (2004) Effect of SRT on Thermophilic and Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion, Water Environment Research Journal, Vol.1, pp. 12-21.

 

Marten, W., J. Hung,, J. Schilling, D. Dineen, S. Nutt, and H.D. Stensel (2004) “A Wisconsin plant optimizes secondary treatment to maximize its wet weather capacity”, Water Environment & Technology, Vol. 16, No. 8, pp. 56-61.

 

Walker, C.B., A.Z. Gu, H.D. Stensel and S.E. Strand, (2004) “A biological method for synthesizing 14c-vinyl chloride”. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. Vol. 47, pp1-8.

Books

Tchobanoglous, G., Burton, F.T, and Stensel, H.D., (2003) Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal, and Reuse, Metcalf & Eddy, McGraw Hill, New York

 

Randall, C.W., J.L. Barnard, and H.D. Stensel (1992) Design and Retrofit of Wastewater Treatment Plants for Biological Nutrient Removal, Technomic Publishing Company, Inc.

Published Reports

Stensel, H. D., and S.E. Strand (2004) Evaluation of Feasibility of Methods to Minimize Biomass Production from Biotreatment, Water Environment Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA

Melcer, H., P.L. Dold, C.M. Bye, I. Takacs and H.D. Stensel (2002)  Methods for Wastewater Characterization in Activated Sludge Modeling, Water Environment Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA

Professional Societies

American Society of Civil Engineers

Water Environment Federation

American Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors

International Association of Water Quality

American Academy of Environmental Engineers - Diplomate

 

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