Polytech research scientist developing better ways to irrigateBy Lethbridge Herald on January 29, 2026. Herald Photo by Alexandra Noad Michael Kehoe, research scientist at Lethbridge polytechnic is studying how irrigators can implement new technologies and strategies to improve irrigation management. Herald Photo by Alexandra Noad Michael Kehoe, research scientist at Lethbridge polytechnic is studying how irrigators can implement new technologies and strategies to improve irrigation management. Michael Kehoe has been a research scientist with the Mueller Irrigation Research Group within the Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE) at Lethbridge Polytechnic since 2020. He is currently working on a three-year project which focuses on optimizing irrigation sensors to improve irrigation management.