William Allen McLaren

W. Allen McLaren at Wilkes Station, Antarctica, 1965

William Allen McLaren (born 1938) is a retired Canadian engineer living (as of 2023) in southeastern British Columbia. Born and raised in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, McLaren graduated in 1960 from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree.[1]

McLaren's early career involved hydrographic surveys in the Canadian arctic and the Persian Gulf before he joined the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1964 as a glaciologist based in Wilkes Station in Antarctica.[2] McLaren Ridge in Antarctica is named after him. As a result of his Antarctic researches,[3] McLaren received a Master of Science degree from the University of Melbourne in 1968 and the Polar Medal in 1969.[4][5]

McLaren was Senior Engineer and later President of Western Canada Hydraulic Laboratories, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, from 1975 to 1991. His publications and presentations include:

  • Evaluation and Testing of Pumps and Separators for Arctic Oilspill Cleanup Technology[6]
  • Testing of A.P.I. Separator under Simulated Sea Conditions[7]
  • Wave Forces on a Seawater Intake Structure[8]
  • Fluorometric Sand Tracing[9]
  • Simulation of Landslide-generated Waves[10]
  • Sand Movement Study on Fraser River Foreshore[11]
  • Modelling of Flow through a Mine Waste Dump[12]
  • Effect of Varying Design Parameters for Caisson Floating Breakwaters[13]

References

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  1. ^ "McGill University, 1960 yearbook". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ W.A. McLaren, Senior Engineer, Scroll to page 64 of 66 pages. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ McLaren, W. A; Division, Australia Antarctic (1968). "A study of the local ice cap near Wilkes, Antarctica". Retrieved 2018-03-07. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Parliament of Australia website, PDF file; scroll to pages 3 and 24 of 33 pages. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 25th November 1969, PDF file; scroll to page 3 of 18 pages. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Bibliography 1978-2007, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Scroll to page 97 of 260 pages. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. ^ ibid.
  8. ^ with D. Hay and J.S. Readshaw in Civil Engineering in the Oceans IV, Volume 2. Search on "McLaren." Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Seminar on Hydraulic Laboratory Techniques and Instrumentation, Denver, Colo., 1980 Scroll to pages 49-50 and 117 of 120 pages. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  10. ^ ibid. Scroll to pages 71-72 and 117 of 120 pages. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1448, 1987 Page 29. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  12. ^ Proceedings of the International Symposium on Flow-through Rock Drains, Cranbrook, British Columbia, 1986, Scroll to page 9 and pages 165-176 of 210 pages. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  13. ^ 2nd International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries, Beijing, 1987 Scroll to page 6 of 14 pages. Retrieved September 24, 2021.