Dr. Frank Loge
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California Davis
1 Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 754-2297 FAX (530) 752-7872
fjloge@ucdavis.edu
Education
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California at Davis, 1993
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Davis, 1998
Research Interests
Professor Loge's research focuses on three principal areas: water reuse, fate and transport of contaminants in the environment, and optimization of existing treatment technologies and design of new treatment systems. The underlying theme of his research is to better understand the relationship between the structure and function of engineered/natural systems and human/environmental health. Current research topics include A Novel Environmentally Benign Manufacturing Process Utilizing Renewable Biopolymers to Manufacture Natural Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites (National Science Foundation), Distributed Physical and Molecular Separations for Selective Harvest of Higher Value Wheat Straw Components: Pilot-Scale Testing (US DOE), Multi-Community Intervention with UV Light Disinfection for Estimating the Risk of Gastrointestinal Illness from Drinking Groundwater (US EPA), Impact of Environmental Stressors on the Dynamics of Disease Transmission in Outmigrant Juvenile Salmon in the Columbia River Basin (NOAA), and Correlations Between Spatial Ecology and Contaminants with the Health of Outmigrant Salmon Populations in the Columbia Estuary (Bonneville Power Administration).
Current Projects
A Risk Based Approach to Optimize Wastewater Filtration and Disinfection System
Employment Record
Associate Professor 2004-Present
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Davis, CAAssistant Professor (Tenured 2004) 1999-2004
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Pullman, WAProgram Director, Water-Wastewater Treatment and Reuse 2002-2004
State of Washington Water Research Center Pullman, WAPost Graduate Research Assistant 1993-1999
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Davis, CACivil Engineer 1993-1994
Wallace Kuhl and Associates West Sacramento, CA
Selected Publications
Loge, F. J., M. R. Arkoosh, T. R. Ginn, L. L. Johnson, T. K. Collier (Submitted) Estimation of Disease-Induced Mortalities in Outmigrant Salmon Associated with Environmental Stressors in the Columbia River Basin. Ecology Letters.
Arkoosh, M. R., E. Clemons, A. N. Kagley, C. Stafford, A. C. Glass, K. Jacobson, P. Reno, M. S. Myers, E. Casillas, F. Loge, L. L. Johnson, and T. K. Collier (Submitted) Survey of Pathogens in Juvenile Salmon Onchorhynchus spp. Migrating Through Pacific Northwest Estuaries. Journal Aquatic Animal Health.
Loge, F. J., H. Basagaoglu, T. R. Ginn, D. R. Call (Submitted) Potential Confounding Effects of Etiological Agent and Active Shedding on Interpretation of Epidemiological Data Used to Establish Ambient Water Quality Standards. Environmental Science and Technology.
Lane, S., J. Evermann, F. J. Loge and D. R. Call. (Accepted) Amplicon Secondary Structure Prevents Target Hybridization to Oligonucleotide Microarrays. Biosensors and Bioelectronics.
Houghton, T. P., D. N. Thompson, J. R. Hess, J. A. Lacey, M. P. Wolcott, A. Schirp, K. Englund, D. Dostal, and F. J. Loge (2004) Fungal Upgrading of Wheat Straw for Straw-Thermoplastics Production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 113: 71-93.
Borucki, M. K., J. Peppin, D. White, F. Loge, D. R. Call (2003) Variation in Biofilm Formation among Strains of Listeria monocytogenes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69: 7336-7342.
Dietrich, J. P., H. Basagaoglu, F. J. Loge, T. R. Ginn (2003) Preliminary Assessment of Transport Processes Influencing the Penetration of Chlorine Into Wastewater Particles and the Subsequent Inactivation of Particle-Associated Organisms. Water Research, 37: 139-149.
Call, D. R., M. K. Borucki, F. J. Loge (2003) Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Environmental Samples Using DNA Microarrays. Journal Microbiological Methods, 53: 235-243.
Basagaoglu, H., B. J. McCoy, T. R. Ginn, and F. J. Loge (2002) A Diffusion Limited Sorption Kinetics Model with Multiple Identical or Non-Identical Spherical Particles. Advances in Water Resources, 25: 755-772.
Loge, F. J., D. E. Thompson, D. R. Call (2002) PCR Detection of Specific Pathogens in Water: A Risk-Based Analysis. Environmental Science and Technology, 36: 2754-2759.
Teaching
Probabilistic Systems Analysis for Civil Engineers
Water Quality Management
Water and Waste Treatment
Health Implications of Engineered and Natural Treatment Systems