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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:40:53.389941'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/scott-george
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education: []
   email: sgeorge@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - aquatic ecosystems
   - freshwater ecosystems
   - animals
   - invasive species
   - invertebrates
   - benthic ecosystems
   - biodiversity
   - ecosystem functions
   - fishery resources
   - inland fishery resources
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Intro
   name: Scott George
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-8197-1866
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/new-york-water-science-center
   organization_name: New York Water Science Center
   personal_statement: "Scott George is a biologist in the Watersheds Research Section\
     \ of the USGS New York Water Science Center in Troy, NY. He recently completed\
     \ a master's degree at the State University at Albany (SUNY) in Ecology and\
     \ Evolutionary Biology on the impact of severe flooding on lotic biota. Scott's\
     \ current research is aimed at better understanding riverine fish, benthic macroinvertebrate,\
     \ and periphyton communities and the disturbances that impact them. Specific\
     \ ongoing projects include monitoring the expansion of Round Goby towards the\
     \ Hudson River using environmental DNA and other methods, studying the recovery\
     \ of fish assemblages in acid-impacted Catskill Mountain streams, and evaluating\
     \ the toxicity of sediments to benthic macroinvertebrates in Great Lakes Areas\
     \ of Concern.EDUCATION:M.S., State University of New York, Albany, NY; Major\
     \ \u2013 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2014M.A., State University of New\
     \ York, Albany, NY; Major \u2013 Social Studies, 2010B.A. (Magna Cum Laude),\
     \ Siena College, Loudonville, NY; Major \u2013 History Education, 2008PROFESSIONAL\
     \ MEMBERSHIPS:American Fisheries SocietyNew York State Chapter of the American\
     \ Fisheries SocietySociety For Freshwater ScienceTrout UnlimitedPROFESSIONAL\
     \ EXPERIENCE:Biologist; U.S. Geological Survey, Troy, NY; 2011-present:Coordinates\
     \ projects and provides field support and data analysis to other ongoing projects\
     \ concerning: acidification, extreme hydrologic events, flow-modification, trout\
     \ population dynamics, water temperatures, and other stressors in stream ecosystems.Intern;\
     \ NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Stream Biomonitoring Unit (SBU),\
     \ Troy, NY; 2010-2011:Processed benthic macroinvertebrate kick samples, locating\
     \ and identifying organisms to the ordinal level.  Conducted literature review\
     \ of present lake biomonitoring methods for future integration into SBU Standard\
     \ Operating Procedure."
   professional_experience: []
   title: Biologist