Dr. Thomas Bierma
- About
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Bierma is Research Professor of Environmental Health, and Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health. He has been at ISU since 1984 and taught courses in waste management, pollution prevention, air pollution control, environmental health law and management, toxicology, and epidemiology. His prior research focused on designing supplier contracts to minimize costs and environmental, health, and safety hazards.
Research Interests & Areas
Nutrient recovery from water and wastewater, anaerobic digestion, organics recycling, community waste management.
Grants and Contracts
Recycled Glass: Cement/Fly Ash Substitute in CLSM
Pranshoo Solanki, Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). December 1 2018 - May 30 2020
Economic Feasibility Study for an Anaerobic Digester at the Illinois State University Farm at Lexington
David Kopsell, Thomas Bierma.
ISU Office of Sustainability Student Sustainability Fund. July 1 2013 - June 30 2014
Collaborative Research: Biodiesel for non-STEM Majors: Three Applications
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
National Science Foundation Course Curriculum Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program. June 1 2009 - May 31 2011
Overcoming Barriers to Pollution Prevention and Recycling for Construction Waste
Richard Boser, Mohamed El-Gafy, Thomas Bierma.
Illinois Waste Management Research Center. September 1 2006 - September 30 2009
Conference Proceeding
Recycling of Single-Stream Waste Glass in Flowable Fill
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
The Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), (2019)
Journal Article
Properties of Flowable Fill Produced by Substituting Fly Ash with Recycled Glass Powder
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
Construction and Building Materials, 265, 1 – 16, (2020)
Cap-and-Trade: Understanding and teaching a market-based approach to natural resource allocation
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma, Liangcheng Yang.
Natural Sciences Education, 45 (doi:10.4195/nse2015.0030), (2016)
Low-heat, mild alkaline pretreatment of switchgrass for anaerobic digestion
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, PartA:, 49 (5), 565-574, (2014)
Guided-inquiry learning in environmental health
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
Journal of Environmental Health, 73 (6), (2011)
Biogas production from switchgrass under experimental conditions simulating U.S. digester operations
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma, Paul Walker.
Journal of Environmental Science and Health
Properties of flowable fill produced by substituting fly ash with recycled glass powder
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 265, 2020, 120330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120330
Sustainability Education and Civic Engagement through Integration of Undergraduate Research with Service Learning
Guang Jin, Tom Bierma.
Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal, 15 (1), 17-21
Presentations
A Summary of Practice for Recycling of Waste Glass in Pavement Materials
Pranshoo Solanki, Saurabh Singh, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
ASCE T&DI International Airfield & Highway Pavements Conference, Chicago, IL, July 22, 2019
Recycling of Single-Stream Waste Glass in Flowable Fill
Pranshoo Solanki, Thomas Bierma, Guang Jin.
The Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), London, UK, July 16, 2019
STEM for Non-STEM Majors: POGIL, “Clickers”, and Biodiesel in a Lecture Hall Environmental Science Course
Guang Jin, Thomas Bierma.
POGIL Great Lake Regional Meeting, Holland, Michigan, July, 2011