Paul Barlow
Paul Barlow is a Chief of the Hydrologic Interpretive Branch in the New England Water Science Center.
As Chief of the Hydrologic Interpretive Branch, New England Water Science Center, Paul manages a diverse team of scientists involved in a wide range of water-resources investigations spanning environmental, watershed, and urban hydrology; integrated water-resources modeling; and statistical and geospatial analyses. His technical work has focused on numerical modeling of coupled groundwater/surface-water flow systems and the application of mathematical optimization methods to problems in groundwater management, including streamflow depletion caused by groundwater withdrawals.
Professional Experience
Chief, Hydrologic Interpretive Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 2020 to Present
Chief, Earth Systems Modeling Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Mission Area, 2017 to 2020
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Groundwater, 1998 to 2017
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New England, Arizona, and California Water Science Centers, 1983 to 1998
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1997
M.S. Hydrology and Water Resources Administration, University of Arizona, 1987
B.S., Geology, Haverford College, 1983
Affiliations and Memberships*
National Ground Water Association, 1990 to Present
Honors and Awards
John Hem Award for Excellence in Science & Engineering, National Ground Water Association, 2014
Science and Products
Analytical solutions and computer programs for hydraulic interaction of stream-aquifer systems
Relations between discharge and wetted perimeter and other hydraulic-geometry characteristics at selected streamflow-gaging stations in Massachusetts
Particle-tracking analysis of contributing areas of public-supply wells in simple and complex flow systems, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Water-table conditions and stream-aquifer interaction in the Hunt-Annaquatucket-Pettaquamscutt Aquifer, central Rhode Island, October 7-9, 1996
Effects of simulated ground-water pumping and recharge on ground-water flow in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island basins, Massachusetts
A nitrogen-rich septage-effluent plume in a glacial aquifer, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, February 1990 through December 1992
Hydrogeology and analysis of ground-water-flow system, Sagamore Marsh area, southeastern Massachusetts
A nitrogen-rich septage-effluent plume in a glacial aquifer, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, February 1990 through December 1992
Simulation of the effects of ground-water withdrawals and recharge on ground-water flow in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island basins, Massachusetts
Two- and three-dimensional pathline analysis of contributing areas to public-supply wells of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Science and Products
Analytical solutions and computer programs for hydraulic interaction of stream-aquifer systems
Relations between discharge and wetted perimeter and other hydraulic-geometry characteristics at selected streamflow-gaging stations in Massachusetts
Particle-tracking analysis of contributing areas of public-supply wells in simple and complex flow systems, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Water-table conditions and stream-aquifer interaction in the Hunt-Annaquatucket-Pettaquamscutt Aquifer, central Rhode Island, October 7-9, 1996
Effects of simulated ground-water pumping and recharge on ground-water flow in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island basins, Massachusetts
A nitrogen-rich septage-effluent plume in a glacial aquifer, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, February 1990 through December 1992
Hydrogeology and analysis of ground-water-flow system, Sagamore Marsh area, southeastern Massachusetts
A nitrogen-rich septage-effluent plume in a glacial aquifer, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, February 1990 through December 1992
Simulation of the effects of ground-water withdrawals and recharge on ground-water flow in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island basins, Massachusetts
Two- and three-dimensional pathline analysis of contributing areas to public-supply wells of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government