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Ken Johnson

Apprentice Coordinator

Maine Rural Water Association

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Professional Bio

Ken is the Apprentice Coordinator for MRWA and brings 15+ years of environmental research experience to the position. During his time at the University of Maine, Ken collaborated with federal and state agencies on many projects including acid rain in the Northeast, water chemistry of Atlantic Salmon habitat, road salt acidification, and through fall precipitation. Ken also was the lab coordinator for the Senator George J. Mitchell Center analytical laboratory, specializing in dilute surface and subsurface waters and precipitation analysis and graduate student research.

In addition to his work at the University of Maine as lab and field coordinator, he was also faculty at Husson University for 10 years, focusing on health applied and analytical chemistry. His passion was helping nursing students learn the chemical principles and applications they would need in their careers in the healthcare field. In addition to chemical education, Ken also developed and directed the Environmental Science program, which enrolled students from across Maine in subject areas ranging from terrestrial to aquatic environmental systems.

When Ken is not on the road, meeting with apprentices or mentors, or in his office, you can find him in the mountains of Dedham. He spends his down time hiking with his two beagles, tenting around New England, or up to camp.

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Richmond, Maine 04357
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