Jene Michaud   Professor of Geology University of Hawaii at Hilo Email: jene@hawaii.edu College Hall 203  808-974-7411
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	Background and Research When I was little I lived in the rolling hills of the Palouse (Washington) and I spent my teenage years in southern Idaho enjoying skiing and hiking. I got my Bachelor's Degree in Geoscience from the University of Washington, and as a graduate student I studied hydrology at the University of Arizona. I love geology because it combines nature, science, and my favorite planet (Earth). I have been teaching at the University of Hawaii at Hilo since 1995. My professional training is in hydrology, geomorphology, and geology. My research interests include rainfall-runoff modeling, flood forecasting, dam break modeling, non-point water pollution, water quality in Hilo Bay, and fluctuations in volcanic gases from Kilauea volcano. My current research projects include: · Rainfall-runoff modeling of flash floods on Kauai. · Hydrologic drought in tropical lowland forests. · Flood hazard assessment for catastrophic failure of Hawaiian dams. · Non-point pollution and water quality in streams on the Big Island. · Database management system for environmental monitoring networks. Top of Page]
		Courses I Teach  Geol 100 and 300. Introductory and Advanced Environmental Earth Science. The energy crisis; mineral, soil, and water resources; hazardous waste and other pollutants; climate change, geologic hazards. Geol 111 Physical Geology (Understanding Earth). Plate tectonics, hidden secrets of rocks and minerals, volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain building, and erosion. Geol 195 Grand Canyon Field Trip. Geol 340 Sedimentary Processes. The where, why and how of sedimentary deposits. How to deduce the environments of the past using sedimentary deposits. Stratrigraphy. Geol 342 Earth Surface Processes (Geomorphology). What are the forces that sculpt of the face of the Earth? What landforms are found across the globe, and how did they form? Geol 344 Coastal Geology. How do geologic, oceanographic, biologic, and anthropogenic processes shape the Earth’s coasts? How do people live successfully in the coastal zone and cope with erosion, sea level rise, storms, and tsunami? Geol 360 Surface Water Hydrology. What happens to rain after it falls? Floods, water supply, hydraulics, hydrologic cycle, water pollution. Geology 460 Groundwater. Aquifers, principles of groundwater flow; groundwater contamination. Geol 445 GIS for Geology. Students learn how to capture, store, and analyze earth science data using Geographic Information Systems. TCBES 642 Physical Environments of Ecosystems. Stream geomorphology, watershed science, wetlands, management issues. Top of Page				]
		Selected Publications Michaud, J., J.P. Michaud, and D. Krupitsky, Temporal Variability in SO2 Exposures at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, USA. Environmental Geology, 52(1), 2007. DOI 10.1007/s00254-006-0459-y. Cole, C, Cordell, S, Ostertag, B, and J Michaud. Is Water a Limiting Factor in a Hawaiian Rainforest? Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 26-28, 2006. Michaud, J., Recent Discoveries and New Interpretations of Hawaiian Groundwater Systems, Water Resources Impact, 7(2):10-12, 2005. Michaud, JD and MC Stewart (2004), Sediment Monitoring at the Pelekane Bay Watershed, Island of Hawai`i, EOS Trans. AGU 85(28), West. Pac. Geophys. Meet. Suppl. Abstract H31B-05. Michaud, J.D., K. Hirschboeck, and M. Winchell, Regional Variations in Small-Basin Floods in the United States, Water Resources Research, 37(5): 1405-1416, 2001. Iokepa, J. and J. Michaud, Dam Break Hazard Assessment. Invited presentation at a Risk Assessment Workshop at the First International GDIN Information Technology Exposition & Conference, (Honolulu, HI, October 8, 2000). Arain, A.M., J.D. Michaud, W.J. Shuttleworth, and A.J. Dolman, Testing of vegetation parameter aggregation rules applicable to the Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme (BATS) and the FIFE site, Journal of Hydrology, 177:1-22, 1996. Michaud, J., B. Auvine, and O. Penalba, Spatial and elevational variability of summer rainfall in the Southwestern United States, Journal of Applied Meteorology, 34(12):2689-270, 1995. Michaud, J.D., and S. Sorooshian, Effect of rainfall sampling errors on simulations of desert flash floods, Water Resources Research, 30(10): 2765-2775, 1994. Michaud, J.D., and S. Sorooshian, Comparison of simple versus complex distributed runoff models on a mid-sized, semi-arid watershed, Water Resources Research, 30(3):593-605, 1994. Hendrickson (Michaud), J.D., S. Sorooshian, and L. Brazil, Comparison of direct search and Newton-type calibration algorithms for the calibration of conceptual rainfall-runoff models, Water Resources Research, 24(5):691-700, 1988. Top of Page
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		Grand Canyon Trip Every other spring I take a small group of UH-Hilo geology students on a field trip to Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks.		Left to right: Melissa, Dustin, Jake, Jene, Jessica, Lucile. My darling husband—Jon-Pierre- is not shown because he was taking the picture.
		Geology Field Trip to Haleakala, Maui
		Small explosion at ocean entry of Kilauea lava tube. (May 2008)
		Geology students and faculty conducting a topographic survey (to monitor beach erosion) at Koloko Honokohau.
		Bobby. The best cat in the world.
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