George J. Guillen, Ph.D.
University of Houston Clear Lake .
2700 Bay Area Blvd, Box 540 281-283-3950
guillen@uhcl.edu
EDUCATION
1996. University of Texas School of Public Health (Houston, TX). Ph.D.: Environmental Science. December 1996.
1983. Texas A&M University (College Station, TX). M.S.: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. December 1983.
1979. Texas A&M University (Galveston, TX). B.S.: Marine Biology. December 1979.
PERTINENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004- Present. University of Houston Clear Lake City. Houston, Texas. Executive Director of the Environmental Institute of Houston and Associate Professor of Biology.
2000-2004. U.S. Department of Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Arcata, CA. Chief of the Fisheries and Contaminant Programs.
1999-2000. U.S. Department of Interior. Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, LA. Gulf of Mexico Office. Toxicology and Risk Assessment Unit Chief
1998-99. U.S. Department of Interior. Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, LA. Gulf of Mexico Office. Oceanographer
1997-98 Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Water Section Manager
1993-97 Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Environmental Assessment Program Manager
1998 University of Houston - Central Campus. Houston, Texas Adjunct Faculty:
1993-98 University of Houston - Clear Lake. Houston, Texas. Adjunct Faculty:
1995-96 San Jacinto College - Houston, Texas. Adjunct Faculty:
1991-94, 2005 Texas A&M University. Galveston, Texas. Instructor: Taught undergraduate fisheries management and population dynamics course.
1992-93 Texas Water Commission. District Manager
1988-92 Texas Water Commission. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Manager
1984-88 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Environmental Contaminants Biologist
CURRENT AND PAST RESEARCH PROJECTS:
2005. Evaluation of larval fish growth and conditions in various watersehds of Galveston Bay. UHCL Faculty Research Development Grant
2004-05 Assessment of Water Quality in Galveston Bay watersheds. Clean Rivers Monitoring Program. . Houston Galveston Area Council
2004-05 Evaluation of the Distribution of Exotic Fish Species in first and second order tidal streams of the Galveston Bay watershed. . UHCL Faculty Research Development Grant.
2003 Characterization of the in-river habitat utilization by Spring Chinook using radiotelemetry and underwater observations. . Trinity River Restoration Program funded study.
2003 Characterization of the in-river habitat utilization by Green Sturgeon using radiotelemetry and underwater observations. . Trinity River Restoration Program funded study.
2003 Utilization of eelgrass beds by salmonid fish. Project funded by Humboldt Bay Navigation District.
2002-2003 Acoustic assessment of pelagic fish species utilized as forage by Marbled Murrelet in northern California. Project funded by Humboldt State University.
2002. Instruction of (2) sessions of the Fish Kill Investigation Course. Funded through CDFG Grant for $35K.
2001-2002. Characterization of the in-river habitat utilization by Green Sturgeon using radiotelemetry and underwater observations. Dingell-Johnson Program funded study.
2000-2003. Klamath River Instream Flow Study. Responsible for overall direction of interagency instream flow study that includes water quality and contaminants monitoring, modeling, biology and river morphology components and evaluation of impacts on ESA listed salmonid fisheries.
1997. Evaluation of sediment contaminants on Galveston Bay tributaries. Galveston Bay Program. Determine sources and impacts of sediment contaminants on biological communities. Developed new and novel techniques for evaluation of environmental risks to sediment quality and benthic organisms.
1994. Texas Natural Resource Inventory. - Texas General Land Office. Monitor and evaluate trends in petroleum hydrocarbons along Texas coast.
1993. Development of Rapid Bioassessment Methodology for Coastal Environments of Texas and the Northwest Gulf of Mexico. - EPA Region 6 and Washington. Continuation of earlier Rapid Bioassessment Project. Developed new and novel techniques for evaluation of environmental risks to water quality and estuarine organisms.
1993. Impacts of partially treated effluent on Galveston Bay. EPA Region 6. Assess impacts of partially treated effluent to water quality in Galveston Bay.
1993. Characterization and impacts of partially treated effluent to Galveston Bay. - EPA Coastal Program. Characterize quantities and volumes of recent discharges into Galveston Bay.
1991. Marina Impact Study in Galveston Bay - EPA Region 6. Assess impacts of marina design and usage on water quality and biota. Developed new and novel techniques for evaluation of environmental risks to water and sediment quality and estuarine organisms.
1991. Galveston Bay Citizens Monitoring - Galveston Bay National Estuaries Program. Supervise Principal Investigator of project to establish citizens monitoring network in Galveston Bay.
1991. Development of Rapid Bioassessment Methodology for Coastal Environments in Texas. - EPA Region 6. Literature review and field study on modification of IBI for coastal use. Developed new and novel techniques for evaluation of environmental risks to water quality and estuarine organisms.
1990. APEX/Shinoussa Toxicity Assessment: Damage assessment of spill on aquatic organisms. Project funded by Natural Resource Trustees.
1990. Co-investigator of monitoring of bioremediation during the APEX/Shinoussa Barge and MegaBorg spills. Responsible for supervision of water quality and biological monitoring during the two spill incidents.
1988-90. Ambient Toxicity Study of the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) and Associated Tributaries: 106b(1) Interagency grant from the EPA to the TWC. Supervising ongoing field and nekton collection phase of interagency project designed to document ambient toxicity and instream use of the HSC and associated tributaries.
1990. Marine Debris study of the Houston Ship Channel: 106b(1) Interagency grant from the EPA to the TWC. Supervise field collection phase of project designed to characterize floating debris in the HSC.
1989. Toxics Assessment of Linnville Bayou. Interagency EPA/TWC 304(l) project. Assess ambient toxicity from a permitted discharge into a coastal stream.
PUBLICATIONS
American Fisheries Society. (Co-authored by Pollution Committee members) 1992. Investigation and valuation of fish kills. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 24. Bethesda, MD.
Crocker, P.A., G.J. Guillen, R.D. Seiler, E. Petrocelli, M. Redmond, W. Lane, T.A. Hollister, D.W. Neleigh, and G. Morrison. 1991. Water quality, ambient toxicity and biological investigations in the Houston Ship Channel and tidal San Jacinto River. Environmental Protection Agency. Dallas Texas.
Guillen, G.J. and A.M. Landry, Jr. 1979. Species composition and abundance of ichthyoplankton at beachfront and saltmarsh environments. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Agencies. 34:388-403.
Guillen, G.J. 1983. Comparative utilization of shallow-water habitats at Galveston, Texas by immature marine fish. Master's Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
Guillen, G.J. and D. Palafox. 1985. The effects of weathered crude oil from the M/T Alvenus spill on eggs and yolk-sac larvae of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Gulf Research Reports. 8:15-20.
Guillen, G.J., C. Albrecht, R. Kiesling, and R. Seiler. 1988. Sources and quantities of point and nonpoint pollutants for Galveston Bay. Proceedings of 22nd Annual Water for Texas Conference. Texas Water Resource Institute.
Guillen, G.J. 1991. Texas Water Commission Water Quality Monitoring Program in the Galveston Bay system. In: Proceedings of the Galveston Bay Characterization Workshop. GBNEP-6.
Guillen, G.J., S. Smith, Linda Broach, and Michelle Ruckman. 1993. The impacts of marinas on the water quality of Galveston Bay. pp. 33-45 in: Jensen, R.W., R.W. Kiesling and F.S. Shipley (Eds.). Proceedings. The second state of the Bay Symposium, February 4-6, 1993. Galveston Bay National Estuary Program Publication GBNEP-23 (392) pp.
Guillen, G.J. 1993. Evaluation of dissolved oxygen and nutrient trends in the Houston Ship Channel from Historical Statewide Monitoring Data. in: pp 518-527. Proceedings, 8th Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management. New Orleans, LA.
Guillen, G.J. 1995. Biological communities within the Houston Ship Channel. pp. 27-47. In: Rifai, H.S. (Ed.). Proceeding: The Houston Ship Channel: an environmental success story? Energy and Environmental Systems Institute. Publication EESI-01. Rice University. Houston, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1995. Air quality within the Houston Ship Channel. pp. 61-67. In: Rifai, H.S. (Ed.). Proceeding: The Houston Ship Channel: an environmental success story? Energy and Environmental Systems Institute. Publication EESI-01. Rice University. Houston, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1996. Development of a rapid bioassessment method and index of biotic integrity for estuaries located along the Northwest Gulf of Mexico. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Texas School of Public Health. Houston, Texas.
Guillen, G.J., L. Whaylen, L. Broach and S. Smith. 1999. Effects of land use on sediment quality: Galveston Bay. In: Proceeding of the 1999 Galveston Bay Conference. TNRCC Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1999. Nutrient trends in Galveston Bay. In: Proceeding of the 1999 Galveston Bay Conference. TNRCC Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J., J. Maldonado and S. Simmons. 2000. Evaluation of alternative bacterial indicators for use in determining compliance with water quality criteria. In: Proceedings of the National Water Quality Monitoring Council. NAWQMC. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J., G. Rainey and M. Morin. 2001. A simple rapid approach using coupled multivariate statistical methods, GIS and trajectory models to delineate areas of common oil spill risk. In: Proceedings of the International Marine Environmental Modeling Conference. New Orleans, LA.
Guillen, G.J. and M. Magneson. 2002. Utilization of thermal refugia by salmonids in a stressed river system: implications for design of water quality and biological monitoring programs. Proceedings of the National Water Quality Monitoring Conference. Madison, Wisconsin.
Guillen, G.J., G. Rainey and M. Morin. 2004. A simple rapid approach using coupled multivariate statistical methods, GIS and trajectory models to delineate areas of common oil spill risk. Journal of Marine Systems. 45:221-236.
Harper, D.E. and G.J. Guillen. 1989. Occurrence of a dinoflagellate bloom associated with low salinity water off Galveston, Texas and coincident mortalities of demersal fish and benthic invertebrates. Contributions in Marine Science. 31.
Seiler, R., G.J. Guillen, and A.M. Landry, Jr. 1991. Utilization of the upper Houston Ship Channel by fish and macroinvertebrates with respect to water quality trends. In: Proceedings of the Galveston Bay Characterization Workshop. GBNEP-6.
Trimm, D.L., G.J. Guillen, C.T. Menn, and G.C. Matlock. 1989. The occurrence of grass carp in Texas waters. Texas Journal of Science. 41:413-418.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
Albrecht, C.A. and G. J. Guillen. 1991. A biological site assessment of an unnamed tributary in Chambers county: City of Anahuac permit renewal. TWC Technical Report
Guillen, G.J. 1984. Reid Vacuum and Mud X site maintenance- 5 December 1985. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1984. Essenjay Drilling Mud Spill in Lavaca County, May 16, 1984. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1984. Natural Resource of Texas Oil Spill at Lake Texana- November 18, 1984. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1984. Fish kill in Cedar Bayou, Harris and Chambers counties. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1984. Fish kill in Canoe Bayou. TPWD Resource Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1985. Fish kill in Little Boggy Creek near Ludwig Farm and Dupont Chemical Plant off Highway 60 in Matagorda County. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1985. Fish kill in Lake Somerville, June 1985. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1985. Fish kill in Greens Bayou- December 23, 1984. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1985. Fish kill at Lake Nassau in Harris County, 15 September 1985. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1985. Fish kill at Lake Nassau in Harris County, 15 September 1985. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1985. Oil pollution of lower Galveston Bay by Mitchell Energy Corporation- Mitchell Fee lease #11808. Violation of RRC permit. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1985. APAC of Texas oil spill in Dickinson Bayou, December 13-16, 1985. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1985. Red tide in Refuge Harbor, Calhoun County, 18 September 1985. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1986. Shell Pipeline Corporation- oil spill. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1986. Farmland Fertilizer Spill- Calhoun County, 30 December 1985. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1986. Biological impact of underwater explosive removal of Tenneco rig on 21 June 1986. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1986. Rio Grande River fish kill report. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1987. Lake Houston tailwater fish kill report- Harris County, Texas. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1987. A review of Chemical Waste Management's application to amend permit no. 39037 for disposal of Class I hazardous wastes in Jefferson County at the Bayou Farms site. TPWD Resource Protection Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1988. Goose Creek Water Quality and Biological Survey conducted on 10-10-88. Texas Water Commission (TWC) Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1988. Natural resource survey of Christmas Bay surrounding the proposed Continental Savings discharge (proposed permit no. 13402-01). TWC Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1988. Preliminary assessment of the effects of the Phillips 66 discharge (Permit No. 00721) on Linnville Bayou, Matagorda County. TWC Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. and R. Kiesling 1989. A biological site assessment of an unnamed receiving stream (TWC segment no. 1107) downstream of the proposed discharge (permit number 03116) from the NAIAD Corporation facility in Brazoria County. TWC Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. and C.A. Albrecht. 1989. Site assessment of Linnville Bayou, with special reference to renewal of TWC Permit 00721 (Phillips 66 Company) TWC Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. and R. Kiesling. 1989. Preliminary Type A Natural Resource Damage Assessment of the June 23, 1989 oil spill from the Coastal Towing T/B 2514 barge collision. TWC Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. and M. Luedke. 1991. Fish kill investigation of Buffalo Bayou. TWC Technical Report. Texas Water Commission.
Guillen, G.J. 1991. An ecological survey of Jarbo Bayou. TWC Technical Report. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J., M. Ruckman, S. Smith, and L. Broach. 1993. Marina Impacts in Clear Lake and Galveston Bay. Special Report D7-001. Texas Water Commission. Houston, Texas 77015
Guillen, G.J. 1993. Evaluation of dissolved oxygen trends in the Houston Ship Channel from historical statewide monitoring data. AS-09. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
Guillen, G.J. 1993. APEX Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Special Report. Texas Water Commission.
Guillen, G.J. 1994. Development of a rapid bioassessment and index of biotic integrity for coastal ecosystems in Southeast Texas. Special Report to EPA Region 6. TNRCC.
Guillen, G.J., D. Phillips, J.A. Harper and J.R. Larson. 1994. Estimated loadings of partially treated domestic wastewater on Galveston Bay. GBNEP-41. Galveston Bay National Estuaries Program. Webster, Texas
Guillen, G.J. 1994. Ecological risks effecting freshwater streams and bayous within the Houston-Galveston watershed. Special Report to HARC ecosystem committee.
Guillen, G.J. 1995. Texas Coastal Natural Resources Inventory: Water and Sediment Quality - Historical Data Compilation. User's Manual. TNRCC. Houston, Texas
Guillen, G.J. and D. Phillips. 1996. Overflows and Bypasses in the Harris and Galveston Counties Area. Final Report. TNRCC. Houston, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 1996. Development of a rapid bioassessment method and index of biotic integrity for tidal streams and bayous located along the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Final Report. TNRCC. Houston, Texas.
Guillen, G.J., L. Whaylen, L. Broach and S. Smith. 1999. Evaluation of sediment quality in the vicinity of permitted discharges and selected land-use practices: Galveston Bay. TNRCC. Austin, Texas.
Guillen, G.J. 2003a. Klamath River Fish Die-off: September 2002. AFWO-01-03. USFWS. Arcata, California.
Guillen, G.J. 2003b. Klamath River Fish Die-off: September 2002: Report on Causative Factors. AFWO 03-03. USFWS. Arcata, California
Klamath River Technical Advisory Team. 2003. Klamath River Fall Chinook Age-Specific Escapement, 2002 Run. Yreka, California. Coauthor.
Klamath River Technical Advisory Team. 2003. Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2003 Season
Marks, L.M. and G. Guillen. 1999. Characterization of water quality, macrobenthos, and nekton at Gulf of Mexico Beaches: Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston Island, and Surfside. AS-178/SR. TNRCC. Austin, Texas.
Minerals Management Service. 2000. Environmental Assessment of Chevron/OECD Joint Venture Destin Dome 1 and 2 Development Plan. Coauthor of discharge/water quality section. MMS. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Minerals Management Service. 2000. Environmental Impact Statement: Offshore Lease Sale 181 - Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Coauthor of water quality characterization section. MMS. New Orleans, Louisiana
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, COMMITTEES, AND CERTIFICATIONS *.
Member of the University of Houston Biology and Environmental Science Program Committees
Member of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council - Interagency Scientific and Statistical Advisory Committee 1993-1997; 2005- current.
Member of the Texas Nutrient Criteria Development Workgroup - 2005-present
Member of the EPA Gulf of Mexico Alliance Nutrient Workgroup - 2005-present
Past Member of the Interagency Klamath River Technical Advisory Team (stock assessment and harvest management advisory committee). 2000-2004
Member of the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists
Member of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) Past President - Humboldt Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
* AFS Certified Fisheries Scientist- 1988
* ESA Certified Ecologist - 1992
* ESA Certified Senior Ecologist - 1997
Past Member of the Pollution Committee of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society - (Chairman 1988-1991)
Member of the Ecological Society of America
Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicologists and Analytical Chemists
Member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Vice Chair of the Interagency Galveston Bay Estuary Program- Research Coordination Board and Monitoring Committee
Past Chairman of the TNRCC State Water Quality Monitoring Committee. 1997-98
Advisory Trustee - Galveston Bay Foundation (NGO)
Past Member of the Interagency Houston Regional Monitoring Air Monitoring Advisory Group.
Past Member of the Interagency EPA Gulf of Mexico Mortality Network
Past Member of the Joint MMS/Industry Deep-Water Spill Modeling Group
Past Co-chair of the Interagency Klamath River Instream Flow Study Technical Advisory Group.
Past Member of the Stuvyscent Natural Resource Damage Assessment Work Group
Past Member of the North Coast Area Contingency Planning Committee/Dispersant Work Group.