Mark Loewen, University of Alberta

Research

anchor ice cold regions cryosphere frazil ice freezing hydrology ice engineering river hydraulics

Latest papers

Stochasticity and Intermittency of Microplastic Movements in Open Channel Flows.
Environmental science & technology · 2026
Continuous Near-Bed Movements of Microplastics in Open Channel Flows: Statistical Analysis.
Environmental science & technology · 2025
Investigation of the Sheltering Effects on the Mobilization of Microplastics in Open-Channel Flow.
Environmental science & technology · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Construction of an Innovative River Ice Research Facility
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$86,888
Field Measurement System for Studying River Ice Processes and Water Quality in Northern Rivers
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$110,687
Observations and Modelling of Freeze-up Processes in Rivers
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$258,000

All 28 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Stochasticity and Intermittency of Microplastic Movements in Open Channel Flows.

Yu Z, Loewen M, Zhang W

Environmental science & technology2026

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6c03893 PMID: 41985889

02

Continuous Near-Bed Movements of Microplastics in Open Channel Flows: Statistical Analysis.

Yu Z, Loewen M, Zhou Y, Guo Z, Baki AB, Zhang W

Environmental science & technology2025

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c13351 PMID: 39817418

03

Investigation of the Sheltering Effects on the Mobilization of Microplastics in Open-Channel Flow.

Yu Z, Loewen M, Guo S, Guo Z, Zhang W

Environmental science & technology2023

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c02500 PMID: 37475129

04

Incipient Motion of Exposed Microplastics in an Open-Channel Flow.

Yu Z, Yao W, Loewen M, Li X, Zhang W

Environmental science & technology2022

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04415 PMID: 36197018

Construction of an Innovative River Ice Research Facility

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Loewen, Mark

Keywords: river ice engineering; hydraulic engineering; cold regions hydrology; water resources

$86,888

Field Measurement System for Studying River Ice Processes and Water Quality in Northern Rivers

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Loewen, Mark

$110,687

Observations and Modelling of Freeze-up Processes in Rivers

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Loewen, Mark

Keywords: ice engineering; frazil ice; anchor ice; river hydraulics; supercooling; turbulence; hydrology; cryosphere; cold regions; freezing

$258,000

Sediment and nutrient transport and fate in stormwater wet ponds and constructed wetlands

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, David

$849,900

Frazil Ice Formation and Evolution

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Loewen, Mark

$140,000

Frazil Ice Formation and Evolution

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Loewen, Mark

$120,000

Investigating the performance of transient model based leak detection system for liquid pipelines

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: She, Yuntong

$146,500

A study of mixing, water quality and ice cover formation in stormwater ponds

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Loewen, Mark

$380,451

Monitoring frazil ice processes and hydrodynamics in aquatic habitats

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Hicks, Faye

$31,139

Underwater camera system for frazil ice studies

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Hicks, Faye

$35,532

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Wenming Zhang

Civil and Environmental Engineering

4 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: anchor ice Dear Professor Loewen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Stochasticity and Intermittency of Microplastic Movements in Open Channel Flows." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Construction of an Innovative River Ice Research Facility" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]