Professor Mark N. French, PhD, PE, is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Louisville and served as Department Chair from 2002-2004.

Professional Roles:
•    Faculty member in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering since 1987
•    Served as Department Chair in Civil & Environmental Engineering 2002-2004
•    As CEE Department Chair:

o    Supervised 3 staff positions and 12 faculty positions
o    Managed department budget and related operational aspects
o    Held recruitment meetings with high school students and parents searching for colleges, graduate students interested in graduate engineering programs
o    Maintained faculty contacts with research agency representatives at National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other local and state level agency technical staff
o    Presented CEE educational and research activity to J.B. Speed School of Engineering, Industrial Board of Advisors (IBA) at annual meeting