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Brief CV

Education

• B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983.
• M.S. Environmental Engineering and Science, Stanford University, 1984.
• PhD, Environmental Engineering and Science, Stanford University, 1995.

Work Experience

• 2005-Present Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering, Humboldt State University, California
• 2000-2005 Associate Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering, Humboldt State University, California
• 1995-'00 Assistant Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering, Humboldt State University, California
• 1989-'94 Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, California
• 1985-'89 Engineer, Tetra Tech, Inc. Environmental Systems, Lafayette, California
• 1984-'85 Research and Development Engineer, Austgen-Biojet, Inc., San Francisco, California
• 1983-'84 Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University, California
• 1983 Engineer, Alaska Environmental Control Services, Anchorage, Alaska

Publications and Presentations

• May, C. L., B. S. Pryor, T. E. Lisle, and M. M. Lang (2009), Coupling Hydrodynamic Modeling and Empirical Measures of Bed Mobility to Predict the Risk of Scour and Fill of Salmon Redds in a Large Regulated River, Water Resour. Res., doi:10.1029/2007WR006498, In Press.
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• Lang, M. Improvements in the Hydraulic Analysis of Retrofit Culverts. February 5, 2008. River Restoration Northwest Annual Conference, Snohomish, Washington. Presentation.
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• Lang, M, E. Cashman, L. Siegfried, W.J. Smith, and A. Dillon (2007). Sediment Transport in Road Culverts Retrofit for Fish Passage. Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H41A-0126.
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• Lang, M. Influence of Culvert Retrofits on Culvert Hydraulic Capacity, September 6, 2007. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Presentation.
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• Lang, M. 2005. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 1 Pilot Fish Passage Assessment Study: Volume 1 - Overall Results. Federal Highway Adminstration Technical Report. FHWA/CA/EN-2005/02
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• Lang, M., C. May, B. Smith, T. Lisle, and C. Castelanelli. Relationships between River Discharge and Stream Bed Scour: Implications for Redd Scour on a Large Regulated River. Accepted for the Fall 2004 AGU meeting San Francisco, California.
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• Curriculum Working Group, American Fisheries Society-Bioengineering Section [Margaret Lang-Chair 2003-2004 (Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA), M. Whitman (California Department of Fish and Game), Alex Hoar-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA), Chris Katopodis (Freshwater Institute, Fisheries and Oceans, Winnipeg, MB., Canada), Jim MacBroom (Milone & MacBroom, Inc., Cheshire, CT), Piotr Parasiewicz (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY), Larry Swenson (National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA), Laura Wildman (American Rivers, Glastonbury, CT), Ed Zapel (Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Inc., Tukwila, WA)] Engineering for Restoration of Rivers and Improved Ecological Systems: Recommendations for Academic Curricula Submitted to
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• Lang, M., S. Abafo, D. McKee. 2004. Fish Passage Assessment for Caltrans District 1 Stream Crossings. American Fisheries Society, Cal-Neva and Humboldt chapters annual meeting. April 22-24, 2004. Redding, California.
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• Lang, M., M. Furniss, and M. Love. 2003. Techniques for Monitoring Fish Passage Projects. Salmonid Restoration Federation annual meeting. March 26-29, 2003. San Luis Obispo, California.
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• Lang, M., B. Trush, and M. Love. 2002. Improving Road Crossings for Fish Passage. Project report to National Marine Fisheries Service. Contract No. 50ABNF800082
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• "Monitoring Fish Passage at Culverts on Coastal Streams." Lang, M. M., M. Love, and B. Trush. American Fisheries Society-California/Nevada Division Annual Meeting. March 30 - April 1, 2000. Ventura, California.
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• "Incorporating Laboratory Experience and Service Learning into an Introductory Water Quality Course." Lang, M. M. American Society for Engineering Education National Conference. Seattle, Washington, June 28 - July 1, 1998.
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• "Model Simulations in Support of Field Scale Design and Operation for Cometabolic Degradation." Lang, M. M., Roberts, P. V., and Semprini, L. Ground Water. Vol 35(4). p.565. July/Aug 1997
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• "In situ bioremediation using a recirculation well." Lang M. M., Semprini, L. and Roberts, P. V. (1993) Proceedings of the ASCE Hydraulics Division Symposium. San Francisco, California. July 25-30, 1993.
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• "Design and treatability study of in situ biorestoration of chlorinated aliphatics by methanotrophs at St. Joseph, Michigan." Semprini, L., McCarty, P. L., Dolan, M., Lang, M., MacDonald, T., Bae, J., Kitanidis, P. In Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes. (1992) EPA/600/R-92/126. 43-50.
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• "In-Situ Biotransformation of Carbon Tetrachloride Under Anoxic Conditions". Semprini, L., Hopkins, G. D., Janssen, D. B., Lang, M. M., Roberts, P.V., and McCarty, P. L. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency technical report, US EPA Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory. (1991) EPA/2-90/060.
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• "Biotransformation of Carbon Tetrachloride in batch-exchanged laboratory soil columns under anoxic conditions." Lang, M. M., Semprini, L., Roberts, P. V., McCarty, P. L., and Janssen, D. B.. EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 71(43), p. 1323, 1990. Presented at the Fall 1990 AGU Meeting, San Francisco, California.
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• "MYGRT Code Version 2.0: An IBM Code for Simulating Migration of Organic and Inorganic Chemicals in Groundwater". Summers, K. V., Gherini, S. A., Lang, M. M., Ungs, M. J., and Wilkinson, K. J. Electric Power Research Institute technical report. (1989) EPRI EN-6531.
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• "Future Effects of Long Term Sulfur Deposition on Surface Water Chemistry. Church, M. R. et al. (1989) US EPA. Office of Research and Development, Corvallis, Oregon. Technical Report Nos. (1989) EPA/600/3-89/061a, 061b, 061c, 061d.