Margaret Sara Petersen

Background

Petersen, Margaret Sara was born on April 28, 1920 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles and Alvena Catherine (Fischer) Petersen.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University Iowa, 1947. Master of Science in Mechanics and Hydraulics, University Iowa, 1953.

Career

Hydraulic engineer Waterways Experiment Station, C.E., United States Army, Jackson, Mississippi, 1947-1952; hydraulic engineer Missouri River Division, C.E., United States Army, Omaha, 1953-1955; hydraulic engineer Little Rock District, C.E., United States Army, 1955-1964; hydraulic engineer Waterways Experiment Station, C.E., United States Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1964; hydraulic engineer Sacramento District, C.E., United States Army, 1964-1977; associate professor department сivil engineering, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1981-1991; associate professor emerita, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1991. Member adjudication commission Arizona Navigable Streams, Phoenix, 1992-1994. Consultant Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers, 1985-1989.

Lecturer U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1988, 93, Morocco, China.

Achievements

• Margaret Sara Petersen has been listed as a noteworthy engineering consultant, engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • River Engineering
  • River Engineering by Margaret Petersen (1985-12-03)

Membership

Member (honorary) American Society of Civil Engineers (secretary commission on metrication 1978-1994, member water resources engineering research and education committee since 1993, management group D 1978-1980, hydraulics division Executive Committee 1972-1976), United States committee International Commission Large Dams, Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses, International Association for Hydraulic Research, International Water Resources Association, Association Arid Lands, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon. F C.

Connections

Father:

Charles Petersen

Mother:

Alvena Catherine (Fischer) Petersen