NOAA Webinar: Coastal Water Quality in Puerto Rico after Extreme Hurricane Events

Event Date: April 3, 2018

Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Location: SSMC4 - Large Conference Room - 8150

Speaker: William J. Hernandez, NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies

Title: "Coastal Water Quality in Puerto Rico after Extreme Hurricane Events"

About the Speaker:

Dr. Hernandez is currently appointed as a Post-Doctoral Researcher for the NOAA CREST City College City University of New York. He has more than 12 years of experience in the analysis and processing of remotely sensed data and Geographic Information Systems. His education consist of a Bachelor's degree in Biology, a Master's degree in Environmental Science (Water Resources) and a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences (Biological Oceanography) from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. His doctoral dissertation was entitled: 'Benthic Habitat Mapping and Bio-Optical Characterization La Parguera Marine Reserve using Passive and Active Remote Sensing Data'. He has worked in multiple industries including academia,government and private sector, performing duties as an environmental consultant, research scientist, fish and wildlife biologist in government agencies dedicated to conservation, and developer of information systems technology in environmental science and infrastructure management. Dr. Hernandez is currently a collaborator of the NOAA NESDIS STAR Coral Reef Watch Ocean Color Projects and the US Coral Reef Task Force Guanica watershed management. He has also been collecting bio-optical and water quality data in La Parguera and the Guanica area for the past 6 years.

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