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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:54:46.042094'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/steve-chipps
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - Ph D University of Idaho 1997
   - MS West Virginia University 1992
   - BS Davis & Elkins College 1989
   email: steve_chipps@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Bioenergetics
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Unit Leader - South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
   name: Steve Chipps, PhD
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0001-6511-7582
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cooperative-research-units
   organization_name: Cooperative Research Units
   personal_statement: Research InterestsSteve's research focuses primarily on the
     feeding ecology and bioenergetics of fishes. He and his students use quantitative
     tools such as energy budgets, diet analysis, stable isotopes, and foraging models
     to help address fisheries management questions.Teaching InterestsSteve teaches
     graduate-level courses in Aquatic Trophic Ecology and Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates
     at South Dakota State University.
   professional_experience:
   - Assistant Unit Leader, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit,
     1999-2010
   - Unit Leader, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2010-
   title: Research Fish Biologist