Joseph J Kennedy
Biography
Joseph Kennedy’s investigations include:
- Water-quality sampling of streams and runoff for pesticides
- Quantifying the impacts of high-priority non-native and dominant native plant species on freshwater availability in Hawai‘i
- Creating and analyzing geospatial datasets for assessing water-resource monitoring needs in Hawai‘i
Education
MS, Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2016
BS, Global Environmental Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2011
Professional Experience
Hydrologist, USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 2016‒present
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2013‒2016
Technical Skill
Collect and process thermal imagery from unmanned aerial vehicles for coastal groundwater discharge analysis.
Science and Products
Water-resource management monitoring needs, State of Hawai‘i
In cooperation with the State of Hawai‘i Commission on Water Resource Management and in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi Water Resources Research Center, the U.S. Geological Survey developed a water-resource monitoring program—a rainfall, surface-water, and groundwater data-collection program—that is required to meet State needs for...
Cheng, Chui Ling; Izuka, Scot K.; Kennedy, Joseph; Frazier, Abby G. ; Giambelluca, Thomas W.