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Assoc Prof Mark Porter


Name : Assoc Prof Mark Porter
Position : Honorary Professor
Section : Faculty of Engineering and Surveying
Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Administration
Office : Z402 TA120
E-mail :
Qualifications : BEng, PhD Melb


Professional Memberships
Engineers Australia Member and Chartered Professional Engineer
Registered Professional Engineer, Queensland
Member of American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers

Professional Affiliations
Member of Australian Water Association
Member of Australasian Association for Engineering Education
Member, Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering

Research Interests
Water Resources Engineering
Floodplain hydrology & Riverine water quality
Groundwater Hydraulics
Engineering Education

Recent Research Outcomes
Three most recent :
Brodie, L.M, & PORTER, M (2008) Engaging distance and on-campus students in problem based learning. European Journal of Engineering Education. Vol 33(4) pp 433-443.
Dorner, W.; PORTER, M. & Metzka, R. (2007) Are flood related costs land use externalities? in Schanze, J. (ed.) Flood Risk Management Research - From extreme events to citizens involvement, Proc European Symposium on Flood Risk Management Research, Dresden 6-7 February 2007
Dorner, W.; Porter, M. & Metzka, R.(2007) Are floods in part a form of land use externality? EGU General Assembly 2007 EGU 15-20 April 2007 Vienna. Journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Teaching Experience
Tertiary : 25 years
Other : 6 years