Marc Parlange
Marc Parlange | |
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Parlange in 2021 | |
| 12th President of the University of Rhode Island | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | David M. Dooley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1962 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Education | Griffith University (BS) Cornell University (MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Hydrology |
| Institutions | University of California, Davis Johns Hopkins University Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne University of British Columbia Monash University University of Rhode Island |
| Thesis | Regional Scale Land-Atmosphere Interaction over Complex Forest Terrain (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Wilfried Brutsaert |
Marc Brendan Parlange (born 1962) is an American academic, recognised for his research expertise in environmental fluid mechanics and research in hydrology and climate change. His contributions primarily relate to the measurement and simulation of air movement over complex terrain, with a focus on how atmospheric turbulence dynamics influence urban, agricultural and alpine environments and wind energy. He has also been active in addressing water resources challenges and environmental change in remote communities, particularly West Africa.
Parlange has occupied senior academic roles at the University of California Davis, Johns Hopkins University, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and University of British Columbia. From 2017-2021 he was Provost and Senior Vice-President of Monash University, where he led the Melbourne Experiment research initiative analysing the impact of the Victorian Government's COVID-19 response on the urban environment.
In August 2021 Parlange became the twelfth President of the University of Rhode Island, succeeding David M. Dooley.