Dr. Mark Tachie

Professor

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Biography

Mark Tachie received his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, in 1993, and completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in 1998 and 2001, respectively. He has held the title of Associate Professor and then Professor at the University of Manitoba since 2005. Tachie is an internationally recognized expert in turbulent shear flows and has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences. He received the Governor General Award for academic excellence, NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship, and the University of Saskatchewan Graduate Thesis Award for his Ph.D. thesis on Open Channel Turbulent Boundary Layers and Wall Jets on Rough Surfaces. He has served as Associate Editor for the ASME Journal of Fluid Engineering and has held various leadership positions within the Department of Mechanical Engineering, including Associate Head (Graduate Programs). Tachie's research focuses on turbulent boundary layers, bluff body hydrodynamics, and particle image velocimetry among others. He is a registered professional engineer in the Province of Manitoba.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB

Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in turbulence and fluid dynamics.

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB

Promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB

Lectured and conducted research in Mechanical Engineering.

Awards

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Governor General Award

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NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship

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University of Saskatchewan Graduate Thesis Award

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Rh Award

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Nominee for NSERC’s E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships

Requirements for University of Manitoba

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Baccalaureate degree in nursing or equivalent Professional registration as RN or RPN Research Methods course (min grade C+) Introductory Statistics course (min grade C+)
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