摘要
Perry L.McCarty passed away on June 4,at the age of 91.He was a revered leader in Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology.Dr.Perry L.McCarty passed away peacefully and with his family on June 4,2023.Perry was a world leader in Environmental Engineering,with special emphasis on Environmental Biotechnology,in which we form partnerships with microbial communities that provide services to make human society more sustainable.I was one of Perry’s Ph.D.students,and we worked together on research,service,and publishing throughout my career.I have deep and personal knowledge of how Perry and his students developed the fundamental principles that have allowed Environmental Biotechnology to flourish and advance humans’sustainability.