Maureen Kennelly graduated from Richard Stockton State College in Pomona, New Jersey in 1980 with a B.S. in Physics. Her senior thesis under Dr. Frank Sciremammano was entitled: "Southern Ocean Mesoscale Anomalies." In 1984 she received a Master of Science Degree in Oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her thesis was entitled: "The Velocity Structure of Warm Core Ring 82B and Associated Cyclonic Features." Her advisor for this work was Dr. Terry Joyce. In 1996 Maureen earned a Master of Marine Affairs Degree from the Univerity of Rhode Island.

Work Experience:

• June 1998 to present: Marine Research Specialist II, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography
• Nov 1989 to Jan 1994: Oceanographer, Planning Systems Incorporated, McLean, Virginia
• Feb 1985 to Aug 1989: Oceanographer, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Nov 1983 to Dec 1984: Research Assistant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Instituion, Woods Hole Massachusetts.
• Jan 1981 to Jun 1981: Physicist, David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center, Bethesda, Maryland

Teaching Experience:

• Spring, 1998: Lecturer Ocean Uses and Marine Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island.
• Spring, 1997: Lecturer in Physical Oceanography. United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut.
• Spring, 1984: Lecturer in Physical Oceanography. Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.