Travis S Schmidt, Ph.D.
Travis Schmidt is a Research Ecologist for the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center.
Travis' aims are to better understand how ecosystems respond to natural and human cause disturbances. He researches the effects of metals, pesticides, and other contaminants on aquatic and riparian ecological communities.
Professional Experience
2020 to present, Research Ecologist, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, Helena, MT
2009-2020, Research Ecologist, Colorado Water Science Center, Fort Collins, CO
2007-2009, Mendenhall Fellow, Central Mineral and Environmental Science Center, Denver, CO
2003-2007, USDA Fellow, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2001-2003, Ecotoxicologist, ELM Consulting, Chicago, IL
1999-2001, Research Assistant, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
1998-1999, Research Assistant, Aquatic Ecology Lab, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1998-1999, Department of Biology, Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Ecotoxicology, Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, 2007
M.S. Aquatic Toxicology, Biology Department, Virginia Tech, 2001
B.S. Ecology, Biology Department, The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Science and Products
Identifying limits on aquatic insect density exposed to metals in the presence of co-limiting factors
Development of assessment methodologies in support of USGS integrated science-Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative
Reconnaissance of weathering rates in alpine catchments of central Colorado, USA
Development of a new toxic-unit model for the bioassessment of metals in streams
Climate-induced changes in high elevation stream nitrate dynamics
Geochemistry of surface water in alpine catchments in central Colorado, USA: Resolving host-rock effects at different spatial scales
Potential habitat distribution for the freshwater diatom Didymosphenia geminata in the continental US
Mapping "old" versus "young" piñon-juniper stands with a predictive topo-climatic model in north-central New Mexico, USA
Central Colorado Assessment Project - Application of integrated geologic, geochemical, biologic, and mineral resource studies
Boulder Creek: A stream ecosystem in an urban landscape
Selected field parameters from streams and preliminary analytical data from water and macroinvertebrate samples, Central Colorado Assessment Project, task, 2004 and 2005
Impacts on water quality and biota from natural acid rock drainage in Colorado's Lake Creek watershed
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Identifying limits on aquatic insect density exposed to metals in the presence of co-limiting factors
Development of assessment methodologies in support of USGS integrated science-Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative
Reconnaissance of weathering rates in alpine catchments of central Colorado, USA
Development of a new toxic-unit model for the bioassessment of metals in streams
Climate-induced changes in high elevation stream nitrate dynamics
Geochemistry of surface water in alpine catchments in central Colorado, USA: Resolving host-rock effects at different spatial scales
Potential habitat distribution for the freshwater diatom Didymosphenia geminata in the continental US
Mapping "old" versus "young" piñon-juniper stands with a predictive topo-climatic model in north-central New Mexico, USA
Central Colorado Assessment Project - Application of integrated geologic, geochemical, biologic, and mineral resource studies
Boulder Creek: A stream ecosystem in an urban landscape
Selected field parameters from streams and preliminary analytical data from water and macroinvertebrate samples, Central Colorado Assessment Project, task, 2004 and 2005
Impacts on water quality and biota from natural acid rock drainage in Colorado's Lake Creek watershed
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.