Vitae

Brian D. Baer

Program Analyst
Department of Geological Sciences
288 Farm Lane
307 Natural Science Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
U.S.A.

Voice: 1-517-884-4939

baerb@msu.edu

Education

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Major: Geography
Concentration: Cartography
Received Bachelor of Science on: June 9, 1984

Hamburg High School, Hamburg, New York
Graduated: June 1980

Professional Experience

July 2012 - present: Program Analyst, Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University.

November 2001 - July 2012: Program Analyst, Department of Microbology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University.

March 1991 - November 2001: Program Analyst, Homer Nowlin Chair, Michigan State University.

March 1990 - March 1991: Visiting Worker, Griffith Laboratory, Division of Water Resources, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia.

January 1987 - March 1990: Graduate Research Assistant, Crops and Soil Sciences Department, Michigan State University.

September 1984 - January 1987: Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Remote Sensing, Michigan State University.

Publications

Ritchie, J.T., B.D. Baer, and T.Y. Chou. 1989. Effect of global climate change on agriculture in the Great Lakes region. p. 1-30. In The potential effects of global climate change on the United States. Appendix C, Agriculture. Vol. 1. J.B. Smith and D.A. Tirpak (eds.). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. EPA-230-05-89-053.

Alocilja, E.C., J.T. Ritchie, and B. Baer. 1991. Structured programming in simulation models. p. 107-114. In Predicting crop phenology. T. Hodges (ed.). CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL.

Baer, B. D., W. S. Meyer, and D. Erskine. 1994. Possible effects of global climate change on wheat and rice production in Australia. In Implications of climate change for international agriculture: crop modeling study. C. Rosenzweig and A. Iglesias (eds.). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

Martin, E.C., J.T. Ritchie, and B.D. Baer. 1996. Assessing investment risk of irrigation in humid climates. Journal of Production Agriculture. 9: 228-233.

Gerakis, A., and B. Baer. 1999. A computer program for soil Textural Classification. Soil Science Society of America Journal., 63:807-808.