Michelle O'Donnell

Michelle O’Donnell is an MS student with an emphasis in Hydrology, Water Resources, and Environmental Fluid Mechanics. In 2019, Michelle was awarded a fellowship from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. She is now advised by Prof. Ben Livneh. She graduated from Northeastern University in 2016 with a BS in Environmental Science. While working towards her degree, she worked for the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration in the River Instream Flow Stewards program, USGS in the New England Water Science Center, and in the Coastal Systems Group at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Since graduating, Michelle worked as the Watershed Management Assistant at the Cambridge Water Department, where she monitored water quality and quantity to inform reservoir management decisions. In her spare time, she loves bike touring, hiking, baking, and spending time with family.