THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM HAS HIRED A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL.    DOCTOR BRENDAN KELLY WILL SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND CHIEF SCIENTIST. KELLY IS ALSO PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR POLAR SCIENCES.     THE NEW DIRECTOR WILL MANAGE SCIENCE PROGRAMS INCLUDING CONSERVATION RESEARCH ON SEA OTTERS AND GREAT WHITE SHARKS, AMONG OTHER SPECIES. KELLY EARNED HIS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN BIOLOGY AT U-C SANTA CRUZ.