Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Honorable Mention 2
Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River
Sabina R Gifford
Intro
Sabina started with USGS in February 2020 and currently serves as a Physical Scientist investigating the environmental drivers of Cyanobacteria blooms in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Prior to coming to USGS, Sabina received her Masters degree from the University of New Hampshire researching the ecology and toxicity of deep-water cyanobacteria blooms occasionally found on clear New Hampshire Lakes. While conducting this research Sabina also worked with the New Hampshire Lakes Lay Monitoring Program, which has been working with volunteers and undergraduate interns for the past 40 years to monitor water quality on lakes around the state.
Sabina has been studying lakes in New England and New York for the last seven years and has research expertise in cyanobacteria blooms, lake water quality monitoring, the influence of physical and chemical environment on phytoplankton community dynamics, fluorescence sensors, aquatic plant identification and monitoring.
Education:
MS in Integrative and Organismal Biology (2019) – University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
BS in Biology with Honors with a focus in Marine Biology (2012) – Stanford University, Stanford, CA
BS in Earth Systems, Oceans Track (2012) – Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Science and Products
Cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins and associated characteristics across the North Atlantic Appalachian Region
Imaging Flow Cytometry Data for Live and Preserved Phytoplankton Samples from Owasco and Seneca Lakes, Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2020
Field Data for an Evaluation of Sensors for Continuous Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2018 - 2020
Vertical Profiles of Water Quality and Light in Owasco, Seneca, and Skaneateles Lakes, Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2019-2020
Phytoplankton Data from Owasco, Seneca, and Skaneateles Lakes, Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2019–2020 (ver. 2.1, June 2023)
Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Honorable Mention 2
Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River
Evaluation of sensors for continuous monitoring of harmful algal blooms in the Finger Lakes region, New York, 2019 and 2020
Science and Products
Cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins and associated characteristics across the North Atlantic Appalachian Region
Imaging Flow Cytometry Data for Live and Preserved Phytoplankton Samples from Owasco and Seneca Lakes, Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2020
Field Data for an Evaluation of Sensors for Continuous Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2018 - 2020
Vertical Profiles of Water Quality and Light in Owasco, Seneca, and Skaneateles Lakes, Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2019-2020
Phytoplankton Data from Owasco, Seneca, and Skaneateles Lakes, Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2019–2020 (ver. 2.1, June 2023)
Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Honorable Mention 2
Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River
Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Honorable Mention 2
Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River