UC Berkeley :: John A. Dracup, Ph.D., P.E.

Mark Hanna

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
5732 Boelter Hall, Box 951593
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1593
mhanna@ucla.edu
(310) 825-2176

Research Interests:

My research focuses on the analysis of environmental systems pertaining to water quality and supply. In addition, I am working towards improving remote monitoring of habitat conditions and environmental restoration.

Education:

· 7/99-present: PhD. - University of California, Los Angeles.

Civil & Environmental Engineering (expected 9/03)

· 10/98-7/99: M.S. - University of California, Los Angeles.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

· 8/90-12/95: B.S. - University of Colorado, Boulder.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Current Research:

I am studying the ability to adaptively manage seasonal wetlands in California’s Central Valley for water quality purposes using a real-time monitoring network on the Lower San Joaquin River. This research has several aspects that must be addressed: (1) Firstly, an analysis of the various management strategies’ impacts on the water quality of the San Joaquin River must be conducted, (2) a real-time, telemetered wetland water quality monitoring network needed to be designed and constructed (3) a wetland water quality model needed to be developed and calibrated, (4) habitat monitoring techniques to assess the impacts to the wetland resource stemming from altered drawdown schedules needed to be developed, (5) a feedback loop needed to be created to allow for adaptive management of the seasonal wetlands.

Registrations and Affliliations:

· EIT Certified, 4/95

· Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

· American Water Resource Association (AWRA)

· Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response Certified (HAZWOPER)

· Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)

· Various Wildlife Conservation Groups

· Certified Open Water Scuba Diver, NAUI

· Conversational Level Spanish

Publications and Presentations:

Hanna, W. Mark, Nigel W. T. Quinn, and John A. Dracup, December 2000. “Adaptive real-time management of seasonal wetlands in the Grassland Water District to improve water quality in the San Joaquin River”. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference held in San Francisco, California.

Quinn, Nigel W. T., and W. Mark Hanna, 2001. “A decision support system for adaptive real-time management of seasonal wetlands in California”. Conference proceedings for ISESS 2001, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Hanna, W. Mark, Nigel W. T. Quinn, and John A. Dracup, January 2002. “A Wetland Drainage Decision Support System Using ArcGIS to Enhance Coordination with San Joaquin River Salinity Objectives”. Presentation given at the GIS Users Conference, Sacramento, California.

Hanna, W. Mark and Nigel W. T. Quinn, August 2002. “Real-time TMDL water quality monitoring, modeling and management in the San Joaquin River”. Presentation given at the TMDL Workshop Innovative Tools to Enhance the TMDL Process: Dominguez Watershed, A Case Study in Process hosted by The Dominguez Watershed Advisory Committee in conjunction with The U. S. Department of Energy and The Western States Petroleum Association, Long Beach, California.

Quinn, Nigel W. T., and W. Mark Hanna, October 2002. “Real-Time Management of Seasonal Wetland Drainage as an Alternative for Compliance with Salinity TMDL Objectives in California’s Grasslands Basin”. Presentation given at the Agricultural TMDL conference Helping Irrigated Agriculture Adjust to TMDLs hosted by the United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainage Water Management and the Association of California Water Agencies, Sacramento, California

Hanna, W. Mark, Nigel W. T. Quinn, and John A. Dracup, January, 2003. “Real-Time Wetland Salinity Management in the San Joaquin Valley”. Presentation given at the biennial CalFed Bay-Delta Program Science Conference, Sacramento, California

Professional Experience:

Engineer

Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Inc., Menlo Park, CA - Apr 97-Feb 00

Staff engineer for consulting firm specializing in investigation, analysis, reconstruction, and prevention of accidents and failures of products, and elements of the environment. Managed cases including writing proposals, handling tests and calculations, and preparing final reports and presentations. Consulted with clients regarding specifications and requirements. Organized personal marketing plans.

Functional Analyst/Environmental Consultant

Alternative Systems Inc., Half Moon Bay, CA - Jan 96-Apr 97

Assistant to chief designer of a fully integrated Environmental, Health & Safety information management system. Analyzed and designed process flows for surface (NPDES) and groundwater contaminant tracking, environmental sampling, and requirements tracking. Acted as Project Manager and performed company and product demonstrations.

Consultant/Member

Mill Creek Conservancy, Mill Creek, CA - Jan 94-Present

Plan and implement habitat protection and mitigation for riparian corridor, protection of watershed, and streambed reconstruction. Assist in planing basin management strategies. Design research projects; lead habitat conservation field trips for local students.

Environmental Engineering Intern

City of San Diego, Water Utilities Dept., San Diego, CA - May 94-Jan 95

Member of “Total Resource Recovery Project” analyzing the ten year project evolution.

Designed and conducted diurnal flow studies in wastewater aquaculture ponds.