Mark Loewen, PhD, MSc, BSc, PEng
Pronouns: he/him
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept
- mrloewen@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3447
- Address
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7-289 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211-116 StEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Water Resources Engineering
About
Education
- Ph.D. in Oceanographic Engineering, The Joint Program with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1986-1992
- M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, 1983-1984
- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, 1979-1983
Professional Experience
- 07/02 - present, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta
- 09/99-06/02, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta
- 07/98-07/99, Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography, University of Washington
- 06/92-06/97, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
- 01/92-05/92, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 09/86-12/91, Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 03/85-08/86, Construction Engineer, Chevron Canada Resources Ltd., Calgary, Alberta
Professional Affiliations
- Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
- American Society for Engineering Education
- American Geophysical Union
- International Association of Hydraulic Research
Research
Research Interests
My general research interests include: River ice engineering, urban drainage and hydraulic engineering. My specific interests are in: freeze-up processes, frazil ice generation and evolution, water quality monitoring and modelling, and stormwater pond design and operation.
Research currently in progress
- Field measurements of frazil ice properties
- Field monitoring of anchor ice growth and release
- Modelling of river ice processes
- Field investigations of supercooling in rivers
- Stormwater pond monitoring and modelling
Teaching
CIV E 330 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
CIV E 439 Water Resources Engineering Design
CIV E 631 Engineering Fluid Mechanics
Courses
CIV E 439 - Water Resources Engineering Design
Design of hydraulic structures and river engineering works, including: dams, spillways, energy dissipators, bridges, culverts, erosion protection and river training works. Students work in teams on a design project. Prerequisite: CIV E 431. Note: Restricted to fourth-year traditional and fifth-year co-op engineering students.