usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T15:19:12.730470' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/barry-p-baldigo profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - SUNY, College of Environmental Sciences & Forestry M.S. Fisheries Biology, 1982 - Utica College of Syracuse University B.S. Biology, 1978 email: bbaldigo@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - aquatic ecosystems - benthic ecosystems - biodiversity - ecosystem functions - environmental assessment - freshwater ecosystems - contamination and pollution - acid deposition - pharmaceutical contamination - surface water quality - fishery resources - streamflow - atmospheric deposition (chemical & particulate) - inland fishery resources - effects of climate change honors: [] intro_statements: - Barry Baldigo has been a Research Biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey since 1990. He leads numerous collaborative studies that aim to improve our understanding of the health of aquatic ecosystems, impacts of environmental contaminants and hydrologic modification, important interrelations, and management options that help mitigate ecological disturbance and sustain valuable natural resources. name: Barry P Baldigo name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0002-9862-9119 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/new-york-water-science-center organization_name: New York Water Science Center personal_statement: Professional Membership:Society of Environmental Toxicology and ChemistryAmerican Fisheries SocietyNew York State Chapter of the American Fisheries SocietySociety for Freshwater Science (formerly North American Benthological Society) professional_experience: - 'Research Biologist (RGE); U.S. Geological Survey, Troy, NY; 1990-present: Principal investigator for cooperative water programs (with NGOs, and county, regional, and state agencies) evaluating interrelations among restoration, channel stability, habitat, and fish communities; tissue contaminants and toxicity of water and sediments in Areas of Concern across the Great Lakes; basin features, impound' - "Senior Biologist; Adirondack Lakes Survey Corp, Raybrook, NY; 1988-1990: Field\ \ coordinator for the EPA\u2019s Episodic Response Project assessing effects\ \ of episodic acidification on water quality, fish survival, and biologic communities\ \ in streams of the southwestern Adirondack Mountains, New York." - "Senior Scientist; Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co., Las Vegas, NV; 1984-1988:\ \ Lead investigator for several EPA technical-support projects in the Northwest\ \ and regional coordinator and instructor for EPA\u2019s NSWS Eastern and Western\ \ Lakes-, Eastern Stream-, and Michigan Lakes Biology and Acidification Surveys." - "Research Biologist; University of Nevada, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Las\ \ Vegas, NV; 1980-1984: Invertebrate taxonomist and technician; helped develop\ \ and assess new field guidelines for modifying EPA\u2019s national site-specific\ \ water quality criteria (NPDES permitting program) and stream biological assessments." title: Research Biologist (RGE)