William Allen McLaren

William Allen McLaren (b. 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]

W. Allen McLaren at Wilkes Station, Antarctica, 1965

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

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.