Ken•Howard教授是理学硕士､博士､PHG､PGeo､Cgeo､GGS的会员｡他在过去的44年里，在世界各地从事地下水项目，撰写或合著了250篇文章，包括6篇书籍｡Ken•Howard教授的研究方向主要是含水层补给评估和区域地下水模型到污染物迁移､海水入侵和气候变化对全球水资源的影响，城市地区地下水的管理和保护以及良好的城市水治理等｡作为一名专业水文地质学家,他获得美国水文学会的认证，得到英国地质学会特许认可，并在加拿大安大略省专业地球科学家协会注册为专业地球科学家｡1975年至1981年，他在英国伯明翰大学担任水文地质学家研究，此后一直担任多伦多大学水文地质学教授｡Ken•Howard教授还在咨询行业做了大量的工作，目前正在就未来地下水供应方案向新加坡政府提供咨询｡他作为国际水文地质协会(IAH)成员已有30年，于2012年当选为国际水文地质学协会主席｡在IAH担任四年主席后,他目前享有四年的前任主席任期(2016-2020年)｡
    In the past 44 years, Ken Howard MSc, PhD, PHG, PGeo, CGeol FGS has worked on groundwater projects around the world, authoring or co-authoring 250 articles including 6 books. His interests range from aquifer recharge assessment and regional groundwater modelling to contaminant migration, seawater intrusion and the impact of climate change on global water resources. He has a special interest in the management and protection of groundwater in urban areas, and the importance of good urban water governance. He has been working and publishing research with colleagues in China for nearly 20 years. As a professional hydrogeologist, he is certified by the American Institute of Hydrology, chartered by the British Geological Society and registered as a Professional Geoscientist with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, Canada. He worked as a research hydrogeologist at the University of Birmingham in UK from 1975 to 1981 and has been a Professor of Hydrogeology at the University of Toronto since then.  He also does considerable work in the consulting industry and is currently advising the government of Singapore on future options for groundwater supply.  A member the International Association of Hydrogeology (IAH) for three decades, he was elected IAH President in 2012. After four years of IAH service as President, he is presently enjoying a four-year term as Past-President (2016-2020).