Frank Loge III

Frank Loge

Professor
Vice Chair for Graduate Studies

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
He/Him/His
3163 Ghausi

Dr. Loge’s mission at CWEE is to advance water management solutions for the integrated savings of water and energy resources. CWEE develops strategies, technologies, and policies that achieve mutual benefits of water, energy, carbon, and cost savings. The Center seeks to increase resource efficiency and resiliency in today’s dynamically changing regulatory and environmental climate by disseminating research results to increase public awareness, stakeholder engagement, and widespread adoption of solutions.

Honors and Awards
  • 2015 & 2017 US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Award
  • 2013 Ray B. Krone Endowed Professorship. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis
  • 2001 NSF Career Award
  • 2007 People Prosperity and Planet (P3) Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability-Natural Plastic in Wastewater Treatment-Phase I. Faculty Advisor of a student group composed of 5 undergraduate students.
  • 2007 People Prosperity and Planet (P3) Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability-Enhanced Biological Phosphorous Removal-Phase I. Faculty Advisor of a student group composed of 6 undergraduate students.
  • 2008 People Prosperity and Planet (P3) Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability-Commercialization of Natural Plastic in Wastewater Treatment Phase II. Faculty Advisor of a student group composed of 5 undergraduate students.
Publications
  • National-scale prediction of arsenic, fluoride and its co-occurrence in groundwater of Mexico: Implications for drinking-water
    Journal Article | Torres-Martínez, J., Narvaez-Montoya, C., Podgorski, J., Berg, M., Kaown, D., Loge, F., Mora, A., Mahlknecht, J. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 513, 142383. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142383
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Urban Water Demand Management Programs
    Journal Article | Stevens, B., Hammond, C., Novan, K., Loge, F. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 151, 04024068. 10.1061/jwrmd5.wreng-6376
  • Evaluating sludge management strategies using wastewater treatment plant simulations and life cycle assessment
    Journal Article | García-López, C., Barajas-Álvarez, P., González-López, M., Loge, F., Mahlknecht, J., Senés-Guerrero, C., Gradilla-Hernández, M. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 27, 2972-2986. 10.1007/s10163-025-02375-5
  • Microalgal‐bacterial aggregates for wastewater treatment: Origins, challenges, and future directions
    Journal Article | Hammond, C., Hernández, M., Loge, F. Water Environment Research, 97, e70018. 10.1002/wer.70018
  • A metagenomic study of antibiotic resistance genes in a hypereutrophic subtropical lake contaminated by anthropogenic sources
    Journal Article | Díaz-Torres, O., Los Cobos, E., Kreft, J., Loge, F., Díaz-Vázquez, D., Mahlknecht, J., Gradilla-Hernández, M., Senés-Guerrero, C. The Science of The Total Environment, 927, 172216. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172216
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Environmental Engineering