Education
BA Anthropology
Utah State University
Archaeology Emphasis
2023-2025
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, with archaeology emphasis, and minor in marketing. Anthropology Club presidency, Anthropology Peer Advisor, Honors Program, Honors Ambassador, and BA Thesis.
ICP Museum Studies
Utah State University
Museum Studies
2023-2025
Institutional Certificate of Proficiency in Museum Studies. Museum Researcher, Museum Assistant.
MA Maritime Studies
East Carolina University
Maritime Archaeology
Present
Maritime Studies graduate student. Graduate Assistantship at the Queen Anne's Revenge Conservation Lab, MA Thesis.
Experience
Student Researcher
Undergraduate Thesis
Logan, Utah 2023 - 2025
- Object research on a Ptolemaic archaeological canid mummy bundle housed at the USU Museum of Anthropology
- Cross-disciplinary methodological research
- Included carbon-14 dating, micro-ct, scanning electron microscopy, and gas chromatography mass spectrometry
- USU Science Unwrapped Lecture
- USU Spring 2024 Student Research Symposia
- 2025 Western Museum Association Conference presentation
- 3 research and donor showcases
- Skills include provenance research, sampling, result processing and documentation, results dissemination, and outreach
Honors Mentoring Agreement
Osteological Quiz Cards
- Created flashcard for every bone comprising the human anatomy for future student use in USU class ANTH 3250
- 500 cards created
- Photographed all specimen appropriately, while ensuring the privacy of the images
- Hand sized, edited, cut, pasted, labeled, and laminated every card
Logan, Utah 2024 - 2025
Maritime Archaeological Internship
The Shipwreck Survey
- Worked as staff on the 2025 Shipwreck Survey Bonaire Field School
- Back-end coordination of a maritime archaeological field school
- Prepared student documents, organized orders, document
information from student preference sheets, set up common areas for presentations, participate in itinerary planning, conduct research, data process, acted as an extra body in the water on dives and make sure students are comfortable and safe
Bonaire 2025
Honors Mentoring Agreement
Maritime Archaeological Field School
- Honors Program Mentoring Agreement between myself and Dr. Ruud Stelten
- Research into the various shipwreck sites surrounding the island of Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos
- Results dissemination to the locals residing on the island
- Project presentation to the Honors Program for honors credit
- Skills acquired under this project include photogrammetry, artifact documentation, provenance research, oral account conduction, underwater analysis, mapping, and data processing
Logan, Utah 2024
Maritime Archaeological Field School
The Shipwreck Survey
- HMS Endymion, Endymion Rock: Underwater analysis, artifact measuring/photo taking, data processing, mapping
- North Point Wreck, Northern Coast, Salt Cay: Photogrammetry, base line set up, artifact measuring, mapping
- South Wreck, South Coast, Salt Cay: Underwater analysis, artifact measuring/photo taking, data processing, mapping
- Historic Roadstead, West coast, Salt Cay: Underwater analysis, transect surveys, data processing, mapping
- Shallow Wreck, Big Sand Cay: Underwater analysis, transect surveys, data processing, mapping
- Cotton Cay Island - Pedestrian Survey
Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos 2024
Work Experience
Graduate Assistant Conservator
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology Conservation Lab
Greenville, North Carolina
August 2026 - Present
- 25 Hours a Week
- Conservational science on both organics and metals
- Concretion Breakdown
- Lab photography
- Object Handling
- Data Processing
- Lab Safety Standards
Researcher
Water Heritage Anthropological Project
Logan, Utah January 2026 - Present
- Web designing
- Literary research
- Oral history documentation
- Content segment creation
Museum Assistant
USU Museum of Anthropology
Logan, Utah May 2026 - Present
- Exhibit creation
- Coordinating outreach programming
- Object research
- Conservation work
- Preservation work
- Provenance research
Archaeological Field Technician
WestLand Resources
Logan, Utah 2025 - 2026
- Class II surveys
- Class III surveys
- Pedestrian surveys
- Biological surveys
- Site documentation
- Debitage analysis
- Visual inspection of land for artifact presence
- Maintained field notes
Anthropology Peer Advisor
USU College of Arts and Sciences Advising Department
Logan, Utah 2024 - 2025
- Title IX Training
- Student advising meetings
- 4 year plan preparation for anthropology majors and minors
- Met with exploratory students
- Organization of office events
- Advertisement of events
- Weekly coaching meetings
- Recruiting events
Honors Program Ambassador
USU Honors Program
- Title IX Training
- Set-up/ breakdown of recruiting events
- Student and parent communication
- Faculty pairing
- Faculty welcoming
- Student engagement
Logan, Utah 2024 - 2025
Archaeological Field Technician
Logan Simpson
- Class II surveys
- Class III surveys
- Pedestrian surveys
- Site documentation
- Debitage analysis
- Shovel tests
- Soil screening
- Visual Inspection of land for artifact presence
- Maintained field notes
Logan, Utah 2025
Biological Quagga Technician
Utah Department of Wildlife Resources
- Checked in boats at Jordanelle State Reservoir
- Educated boaters on importance of keeping
invasive mussels out of the reservoir
• Preformed decontaminations on boats that had been on contaminated bodies of water.
Heber, Utah 2023 - 2024
ANTH 3160
Anthropology of Religion
Osteology
ANTH 3340
GIS
ANTH 4800
Peoples of Africa
ANTH 4980
Histories and Theories
ANTH 4210
Anthropological Perspectives
Courses
ANTH 5420
Lithics
ANTH 5340/6340
Archaeology of the Desert West
ANTH 5300
Archaeological Field School
HIST 6825
Maritime Material Culture
COAS 6000
Scientific Diving
HIST 6805
History and Theory of Maritime Archaeology
- Baldauf, Sascha. 2024. Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Marine Archaeological Field School. Honors Mentoring Agreement Fair, Logan UT.
• Baldauf, Sascha. 2024. Bundled for the Beyond: Material Analysis of a Canine Mummy Bundle for Contextualizing and Conserving Legacy Objects. Honors Capstone Showcase, Logan UT.
- Baldauf, Sascha, Cannon, Molly. Mummy Mystery. Utah State University Science Unwrapped Lecture Series, Logan UT.
- Baldauf, Sascha. 2025. Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Marine Archaeological Field School. Honors Mentoring Agreement Fair, Logan UT.
- Baldauf, Sascha. 2025. The Bone Box. Honors Mentoring Agreement Fair, Logan UT.
- Baldauf, Sascha. 2025. Unwrapping the Past: Zooarchaeological Mummified Research. Honors Mentoring Agreement Fair, Logan UT.
Invited Presentations
Presentations
- Baldauf, Sascha, Zeller, Sara. 2024. Unwrapping the Past: Zoo archaeological Mummified Research. Utah State University Research Symposium, Logan UT.
- Baldauf, Sascha, et al. 2024. Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Marine Archaeological Field School. Field School Presentation, Salt Cay Turks and Caicos.
- Baldauf, Sascha. 2025. Bundled for the Beyond: Material Analysis of a Canine Mummy Bundle for Contextualizing and Conserving Legacy Objects. Western Museum Association Annual Conference, Reno NV.
Skills & Certifications
- German speaking (Intermediate)
- Public speaking
- Leadership
- Collections management
- Museum object research
- Investigative research/research management
- Research preparation/project coordination
- Photogrammetry
- Artifact documentation
- Underwater analysis and mapping
- Data processing
- DWR Decontamination Certification
- CPE Peer Education Certification
- Griffin Hill Integrity Sales System
- CITI IRB Human Research Certification
- PADI Advanced Open Water Certification
- PADI Enriched Air Diver Certification
School of Social Sciences Student of the Year
2025
School of Social Sciences Scholar of the Year
2025
Undergraduate Research Transcript Designation
2025
Global Engagement Research Scholar Transcript Designation
2025
Honors Access Scholarship
2025
2025
Dean's List
Fall 2023 - Fall 2025
Club Growth and Outreach Award
Honors Study Abroad Scholarship
2024
2 Honors Research Grants
2023 - 2024
Awards & Honors
Service
Anthropology Club President
Utah State University School of Social Sciences
2024 - 2025
- Title IX Training
- Club Growth and Outreach Award
- Cultivation and planning of club events
- Public outreach
- Adherence to all rules and regulations of USU clubs on campus
- Management of club officers
- Management of club funds and relationships
Volunteering
2010 - Present
- Animal Fostering
- Brothers Grimm Haus of North America
- Wuda Ogwa Native Planting
- Museum of Anthropology Saturday programming
- Society for American Archaeology 2025 Conference
- Wuda Ogwa Native Planting
- German Re-Unification High School Student Class Collaboration
- Hurricane Harvey Clean Up
2025
2025
2024 - 2025
2025
2024
2024
2017 - 2018