Principal Investigator for the Triton Initiative and Earth Scientist
Principal Investigator for the Triton Initiative and Earth Scientist

Biography

Joe Haxel is the principal investigator of the Triton Initiative and an Earth scientist in the Coastal Sciences Division at the Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory at PNNL-Sequim. Joe received his BS in Geological Sciences from the University of California Santa Barbara with a focus on earth systems science, an MS in oceanography from Oregon State University specializing in nearshore processes, and a PhD in marine geology from Oregon State University working with acoustics in the northeast Pacific. His current work is largely focused on environmental monitoring for marine energy with a specialization in underwater noise and passive acoustic monitoring.

Dr. Haxel joined the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2020 leading a project focused on technology and methods for environmental monitoring around marine energy (Triton). Prior to joining PNNL, he spent 20 years in NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Acoustics Program with a joint appointment at Oregon State University leading passive acoustic research and technology development addressing multi-disciplinary research focused on geophysical and biological marine studies. He has participated in research cruises in oceans all over the world, deploying and recovering oceanographic instrumentation and has been the acoustic monitoring task lead of the DOE supported PacWave open ocean wave energy conversion device testing project at Oregon State University since 2009. His current research interests include developing novel passive acoustic technologies for deployment on fixed mooring and mobile (gliders, drifters, floats) platforms for ocean soundscape analysis and acoustic measurements around marine energy.

Research Interest

  • Environmental monitoring for marine energy
  • Passive acoustic technologies
  • Integrating marine energy with ocean observing
  • Underwater soundscapes and the effects of anthropogenic noise on marine ecosystems
  • Autonomous mobile observing platforms

Education

BS in Geological Sciences, University of California at Santa Barbara

MS in Oceanography, Oregon State University

PhD in Marine Geology, Oregon State University

Publications

2024

  • Arkema K.K., K.P. Duffy, C.D. Henderson, M.C. Freeman, D.J. Rose, M. Severy, and J.H. Haxel, et al. 2024. Advancing community-engaged research for offshore wind on the West Coast. PNNL-36954. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Advancing community-engaged research for offshore wind on the West Coast
  • Cotter E.D., J.R. McVey, L.E. Weicht, and J. Haxel. 2024. "Performance of three hydrophone flow shields in a tidal channel." JASA Express Letters 4, no. 1:Art. No. 016001. PNNL-SA-190546. doi:10.1121/10.0024333

2023

  • Dziak R.P., H. Matsumoto, S.M. Haver, D. Mellinger, L.K. Roche, J. Haxel, and S. Stalin, et al. 2023. "PMEL Passive Acoustics Research: Quantifying the ocean soundscape from whales to wave energy." Oceanography 36, no. 2-3:196-205. PNNL-SA-185518. doi:10.5670/oceanog.2023.203
  • Haver S.M., J. Haxel, R.P. Dziak, L.K. Roche, H. Matsumoto, C.I. Hvidsten, and L. Torres. 2023. "The variable influence of anthropogenic noise on summer season coastal underwater soundscapes near a port and marine reserve." Marine Pollution Bulletin 194, no. Part A:Art. No. 115406. PNNL-SA-189383. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115406
  • Pirotta E., A. Fernandez Ajo, K. Bierlich, C.N. Bird, C. Buck, S.M. Haver, and J. Haxel, et al. 2023. "Assessing variation in faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in gray whales exposed to anthropogenic stressors." Conservation Physiology 11, no. 1:Art. No. coad082. PNNL-SA-191843. doi:10.1093/conphys/coad082
  • Popper A.N., J. Haxel, G.J. Staines, S. Guan, S. Nedelec, L. Roberts, and Z. Deng. 2023. "Marine energy converters: Potential acoustic effects on fishes and aquatic invertebrates." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 154, no. 1:518-532. PNNL-SA-182149. doi:10.1121/10.0020150

2022

  • Amerson A.M., T.M. Harris, S.R. Michener, C.M. Gunn, and J. Haxel. 2022. "A summary of environmental monitoring recommendations for marine energy development that considers life cycle sustainability." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 5:Art. No. 586. PNNL-SA-171558. doi:10.3390/jmse10050586
  • Haxel J., X. Zang, J.J. Martinez, B. Polagye, G.J. Staines, Z. Deng, and M. Wosnik, et al. 2022. "Underwater noise measurements around a tidal turbine in a busy port setting." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 5:Art. No. 632. PNNL-SA-170999. doi:10.3390/jmse10050632
  • Lemos L.S., J. Haxel, A. Olsen, J.D. Burnett, A. Smith, T.E. Chandler, and S.L. Nieukirk, et al. 2022. "Effects of vessel traffic and ocean noise on gray whale stress hormones." Scientific Reports 12, no. 1:18580. PNNL-SA-161483. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-14510-5
  • Munger J.E., D.P. Herrerra, S.M. Haver, L. Waterhouse, M.F. McKenna, R.P. Dziak, and J. Gedamke, et al. 2022. "Machine learning analysis reveals relationship between pomacentrid calls and environmental cues." Marine Ecology Progress Series 681. PNNL-SA-159507. doi:10.3354/meps13912
  • Reilly C.E., J. Larson, A.M. Amerson, G. Staines, J. Haxel, and M. Pattison. 2022. "Minimizing impacts on ocean ecosystems." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 3:Art. No. 354. PNNL-SA-170246. doi:10.3390/jmse10030354

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