A WARDSG RANTS AS PI

K. Stephen Hughes, Ph.D. CURRICULUM VITAE, June 2018 Assistant Professor (2014-present)

  Email: Department of Geology Office: F-414, Physics Building University of Puerto Rico Phone: 1-787-832-4040 x2706 PO Box 9000

  Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681, USA DUCATION E North Carolina State University Doctor of Philosophy, Geological Sciences August 2009 – May 2014 Dissertation supervisor: Dr. James P. Hibbard University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bachelor of Science, Geological Sciences August 2005 – August 2009

  EACHING

  XPERIENCE T E

   Professor, GEOL 6106, Advanced Geomorphology, Univ. of Puerto Rico, January 2017

    Professor, GEOL 4017, Elementary Geomorphology, Univ. of Puerto Rico,

  August 2016-present

    Professor, GEOL 6228, Structural Analysis of Deformed Terranes, Univ. of Puerto Rico,

  August 2016

    Professor, GEOL 4028, Field Methods in Geology, Univ. of Puerto Rico,

  January 2016

    Professor, GEOL 5979, Advanced topics in Structural Geology and Tectonics, Univ. of Puerto Rico,

  August 2015

    Professor, GEOL 4006, Structural Geology, Univ. of Puerto Rico,

  January 2015-present

    Professor, GEOL 3025, Introductory Earth Sciences, Univ. of Puerto Rico,

  August 2014-present

    Professor, GEOL 3027, Geological Aspects of Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Puerto Rico,

  August 2014-December 2014; August 2017 – February 2018

    Teaching Assistant, MEA 465, Summer Field Camp, North Carolina State University,

  Summer 2011, Summer 2013

    Teaching Assistant, MEA 451, Structural Geology, North Carolina State University,

  August 2010-December 2010; August 2013-December 2013

    Laboratory Instructor, MEA 110, Geology Lab, North Carolina State University,

  August 2009-May 2010; January 2011-May 2011; January 2014-May 2014

    Lecture Assistant, GEOL 101, Introduction to Geology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,

  January 2009-May 2009 

  ESEARCH

  XPERIENCE R E

   Laboratory Worker: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory  Jun. 2008-May 2009

   Research Assistantships: North Carolina State University  Jun. 2010-Aug. 2010

  Geology of the north half of the Ferncliff, VA 7.5’ quadrangle, Isotopic, Geochronologic, and Tectonic Character of the Western

   Piedmont, Virginia - Implications for the Closing of Iapetus Jul. 2011-Aug. 2013 Jan.2014-May 2014

   Visiting Scientist: Memorial University of Newfoundland MicroAnalysis LA-ICPMS Lab oratory

   Jul. 2012-Aug. 2012

   Visiting Scientist: Texas A&M University R. Ken Williams Radiogenic Isotope Geosciences Laboratory

   Nov. 2012- Jan. 2013 Mar. 2013- Apr. 2013 Jul. 2015

   Principal Investigator Timing and Style of Fault Development in Western Puerto Rico :

   May 2017-present Integration of Stratigraphic, Geomorphic, and Isotopic Approaches

  FFILIATIONS EOLOGY EPARTMENT OSITIONS A G D P

  American Association of Petroleum Geologists Assessment Coordinator Geological Society of America President, Graduate Committee P.R. Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Participation Member, Field Trip Committee CienciaPR

  Faculty Advisor, Sociedad Geológical Estudiantil

  WARDS RANTS AS A /G PI

   2009: Annadarko Research Symposium, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($300)

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   prize, Undergraduate Research Poster category  2010: Geological Society of America Graduate Student Research Grant ($2,634)

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  “Geochemical correlation of the Ellisville pluton and tail”

    2013: N.C. State University Graduate Student Research Symposium Recognition of Outstanding Research   2015: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Seed Money Grant ($5,000)

  Age of the Elk Hill Volcanic Complex, central Virginia Piedmont

    2017: Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust Small Research Grant ($70,000) Timing and Style of Fault Development in Western Puerto Rico :

   Integration of Stratigraphic, Geomorphic, and Isotopic Approaches  2018: Digital Globe Foundation Imagery Grant Post Hurricane María Satellite Imagery for the El Yunque National Forest and Vicinity  in Northeastern Puerto Rico  (in review) 2018: NSF CMMI ($193,068) Testing and Calibrating Frequency Ratio Landslide Hazard Susceptibility Mapping in

   the Tropics: Mass Wasting Characterization after Hurricane María in Puerto Rico

  A WARDS /G RANTS AS CO -PI

   2017: NSF HSI Conference ($99,999)

   Accelerating the Impact of HSI STEM Education and Research on Innovation Ecosystems (PI: Rodlofo Romañach; other co-PIs: Alesandra Morales Vélez, Jose Lugo, Ubaldo Córdova)

  W ORKSHOPS A TTENDED

   Exploration Geochemistry: Laurentian University Sudbury, Ontario; December 9-18, 2010  Zircon: a key mineral for dating and tracking geological processes: Universita Di Pavia Pavia, Italy; September 8-13, 2013  Field Education and Support by the UNAVCO GAGE Facility Boulder, Colorado; November 17-18, 2014  ENGAGE- Encouraging Networks between Geoscience and Geoscience Education Arlington, Virginia; January 18-20, 2015  EarthScope Evolution of Southern Appalachian Lithosphere Synthesis:

  Providence, Rhode Island; March 27-29, 2017  UNAVCO Using high resolution topography, UAVs, and GPS in undergraduate field education:

  Boulder, Colorado, August 15-18, 2017  UNAVCO GETSI: Geodesy Tools for Societal Issues Module Creation Boulder, Colorado, February 9-11, 2018

  S TUDENTS S UPERVISED AT U NIVERSITY OF P UERTO R

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  Master’s Students  Claudia Roig Gonzalez (2016-present)

   Age, affinity, and tectonic significance of the Elk Hill Complex, central Virginia Appalachian Piedmont  Michael Moul (2016-present)

   Timing and Character of the Western Puerto Rico Fault System: An Interdisciplinary Geomorphic and Stratigraphic Approach  Yanira Santiago (2017-present)

   Geomorphometric Analysis of Dynamic Topography to Understand Recent Tectonic Activity in Puerto Rico Undergraduate Research Students  2018

   Rocio del Mar Caliz Padilla, GEOL 4049--Undergraduate Research I,

   Petrography of the Bosque Enano Granite, Upper Rio Pasabien Watershed, Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala  Desiree Bayouth Garcia, GEOL 4049--Undergraduate Research I,

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Event-specific Rainfall, Puerto Rico

   Xavier Garcia Lopez,GEOL 4049--Undergraduate Research I,

   Sahira Cancel Vazquez, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

   Evolution of Arc Sedimentation in Puerto Rico’s Western Volcanic Province  Elimay Lopez Moro, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

   Kimberly Mendez Mendez, GEOL 4049, Undergraduate Research I,

   Kinematic analyses of the Thrust belt in the Great Southern Puerto Rico Fault Zone: Juana Diaz/Coamo, Puerto Rico

   Jose Atilano Lopez, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

   Mylonites: Exploring Terrane Boundary Kinematics in the Spotsylvania Shear Zone, Virginia, USA

   Priscilla Ortiz Carrero, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

   Origin and petrography of a possible tuff unit in the Arvonia Slate Formation, central Virginia

   Lizmar Rodriguez Lugo, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Hillslope Curvature, Puerto Rico  2017

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Statistical Analysis of Site Metrics, Puerto Rico  Karla Torres Anglero, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Land Use, Puerto Rico

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Geologic Substrate, Puerto Rico  Gabriel Martinez Milian, GEOL 4049--Undergraduate Research I,

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Previous Hazard Predictions, Puerto Rico  Stephanie Soto Rios, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Soil Classification, Puerto Rico  Edwin Irizarry Brugman, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Mean Annual Precipitation, Puerto Rico  Selena Gonzalez Del Valle, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Flow Accumulation, Puerto Rico  Cesar Rodriguez Feliciano, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

   Patricia Gaston Mercado, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Elevation, Puerto Rico

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Hillslope Aspect, Puerto Rico  Priscilla Ortiz Carrero, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

   Raquel Lugo Bendezu, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Site-specific Rainfall During Hurricane Irma, Puerto Rico

   Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Local Slope Conditions, Puerto Rico  Soleil Alvarado Gomez, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,

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   2016

   Eduardo Gonzalez Lugo, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

  Hughes, K.S., Hibbard, J.P., Burton, W.C., Sauer, T., 2014, Stitching the western Piedmont of Virginia:

  23 August 2011 central Virginia earthquake: Assessing the relationship between preexisting strain and modern seismicity, in Horton, J.W., Jr., Chapman, M.C., and Green, R.A., eds., The 2011 Mineral, Virginia, Earthquake, and Its Significance for Seismic Hazards in Eastern North America: Geological Society of America Special Paper 509.

  Hughes, K.S., Hibbard, J.P., and Bohnenstiehl, D.R., 2015, Relict Paleozoic faults in the epicentral area of the

  character of the Chopawamsic Arc, central Virginia Appalachian Piedmont

  IELD G UIDES Hughes, K.S., Hibbard, J.P., Miller, B.V., Pollock, J.C., (in prep), Age and Pb-Pb, Lu-Hf, Sm-Nd isotopic

  P EER - REVIEWED P UBLICATIONS AND F

   Investigating the control of knickpoint formation and location in the Rio Tallaboa drainage basin, Puerto Rico

   Investigating the control of knickpoint formation and location in the Rio Guayanilla drainage basin, Puerto Rico  Andreana Madera Martorell, GEOL 4049, Undergraduate Research I,

   Geological mapping in the Great Southern Puerto Rico Fault Zone, Lago Cerrillos, Ponce, Puerto Rico

   Carolina Rodriguez Sanchez-Vahamon, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

   Stream profiles of South Anna River tributaries to investigate possible long-lived intraplate seismicity in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone  Doris Laguer Martinez, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

   Geochemical origin of small Granitoid Bodies in the Western Piedmont of Central Virginia  Victoria Rivera Banuchi, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

   Viridis Miranda Berrocales, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

   Geomorphologynof the Barranquitas surface and San Cristobal Cañon, central Puerto Rico  2015:

   Stream Profiles of South Anna River tributaries to investigate possible long-lived intraplate seismicity in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone  Priscilla Ortiz Carrero, GEOL 4049, Undergraduate Research I,

   Elimay Lopez Moro, GEOL 4049, Undergraduate Research I,

   Quantification of Mogote Asymmetry, Northern Puerto Rico: Implications for infrastructure planning in a karst region

   Investigating the control of knickpoint formation and location in the Yauco drainage basin, Puerto Rico  Andreana Madera Martorell, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,

  Tectonic significance of the Ellisville pluton and the Potomac and Chopawamsic terranes in the early Paleozoic: October 10-11, 2014 Virginia Geological Field Conference, Virginia Museum of Natural History Publications Guidebook Number 9, 33 p.

  Hughes, K.S., Hibbard, J.P., Pollock, J.C., Lewis, D.J., and Miller, B.V., 2014, Detrital zircon geochronology

  across the Chopawamsic fault, western Piedmont of north-central Virginia: Implications for the main Iapetan suture in the southern Appalachian orogen: Geoscience Canada, p. 503-522.

  Hughes, K.S., Hibbard, J.P., Miller, B.V., Pollock, J.C., Terblanche, A.A., Nance, D.M., and Lewis, D.J., 2014,

  Does the Chopawamsic fault represent the main Iapetan suture in the southern Appalachians? Geology, geochemistry, and geochronology of the western Piedmont of northern Virginia, in Bailey, C.M., and Coiner, L.V., eds., Elevating Geoscience in the Southeastern United States: New Ideas about Old Terranes: Field Guides for the GSA Southeastern Section Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, 2014, Geological Society of America Field Guides 34, p. 41-61.

  Hughes, K.S., Hibbard, J.P., and Miller, B.V., 2013, Relationship between the Ellisville pluton and

  Chopawamsic fault: Establishment of significant Late Ordovician faulting in the Appalachian Piedmont of Virginia, American Journal of Science, v. 313, no. 6, p. 584-612. Gallen, S.F., Wegmann, K.W., Frankel, K.L., Hughes, S., Lewis, R.Q., Lyons, N., Paris, P., Ross, K., Bauer, J.B., and Witt, A.C., 2011, Hillslope response to knickpoint migration in the Southern Appalchians: implications for the evolution of post-orogenic landscapes, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Vol. 36, Issue 9, p. 1254-1267.

  BSTRACTS RESENTATIONS EPORTS AND ORKSHOPS A , P , R , W *indicates student author

  Morales Vélez, A.C., and Hughes, K.S., 2018, Geotechnical Damages in Puerto Rico after the Passage of Hurricanes Irma and María, Módulo 4: Huracanes B, Mega Viernes Civil, Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico; San Juan, Puerto Rico. (pdf)

  Hughes, K.S., and Morales Vélez, A.C., 2017, Characterization of Landslide Sites in Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and María, American Geophysical Union Annual Conference, Abstract NH23E-2859.

• Vicens, E., Hughes, K.S., Joyce, J., and Ramirez, W., 2017, The Onset of Extensional Faulting in Western Puerto Rico at 15 Ma, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 49, no. 6.

  Hughes, K.S., Smith II, R.C., Miller, B.V., and Skema, V.W., 2017, The Ordovician Green Springs Pluton of

  Central VA: Possible Source of Glaciogenic Cobbles in the Devonian Rockwell Formation of PA, MD, and WV?, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 49, no. 3.

• Madera, A.D., and Hughes, K.S., 2017, Quantification of Mogote Asymmetry: Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 49, no. 3.
• Roig, C.I., and Hughes, K.S., 2017, Age and Tectonic Significance of the Elk Hill Volcanic Complex and

  Pegmatitie Belt, Central Appalachian Piedmont, Virginia, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 49, no. 3.

  Hughes, K.S., 2017, Interior Geomorphology of Northwestern Puerto Rico: San Sebastian to Arecibo, Field Trip Guide, 32nd annual Caribbean Geology Symposium, February 22-26, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Hughes, K.S., 2017, Using 'Structure from Motion' for Geological Applications in Puerto Rico, 32nd annual Caribbean Geology Symposium, February 22-26, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

• Gonzalez, E.L., *Madera, A.D., *Rodriguez Sanchez-Vahamonde, C.M., and Hughes, K.S., 2016, River Profiles and Uplift-Related Relict Landscapes of the Yauco, Guayanilla, and Tallaboa Basins, Southern Puerto Rico, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 48, no. 7.

  

Hughes, K.S., 2016, Entrenched Meanders and Stream Piracy in the Rio Añasco Watershed, Western Puerto

Rico, 31st annual Caribbean Geology Symposium, March 7-8, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

  Hudgins, T.R., Hughes, K.S., and Vanacore, E.A., 2016, So you want to go to geology grad school: What now? Workshop, Sociedad Geològica Estudiantil, Geology Department, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez; February 9, 2016; Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, 6p.

  Hughes, K.S., Pollock, J.C., and Hibbard, J.P., 2015, Hafnium isotopic analysis of the Chopawamsic Arc, Appalachian Piedmont of Virginia: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 47, no.

  7, p. 808.

• Miranda Berrocales, V.M., Hughes, K.S., Pollock, J.C., and Hibbard, J.P, 2015, Origin of small granitoid bodies in the western Piedmont of central Virginia, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 47, no. 7, p. 807.
• Rivera Banuchi, V.B., and Hughes, K.S., 2015, Stream profiles of South Anna River tributaries to investigate possible long-lived seismically induced uplift in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 47, no. 7, p. 745.

  Hughes, K.S., 2015, Field Trip 101 Workshop, Sociedad Geològica Estudiantil, Geology Department, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez; September 8, 2015; Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Hughes, K.S., 2015, Field Methods Workshop, Sociedad Geològica Estudiantil, Geology Department, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez; March 21-23, 2015; Mayagüez and Lajas, Puerto Rico, 25 p. Hughes, K.S., 2014, Does the Chopawamsic Fault Represent the Main Iapetan Suture in the Southern

  Appalachian Orogen? Geology, Geochemistry, and Geochronology of the Western Piedmont of Virginia and Insight into Local Intraplate Seismicity, unpublished North Carolina State University Doctoral Dissertation, 321 p., http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/9521.

  Hughes, K.S., 2014, Does the Chopawamsic fault represent the main Iapetan suture in the southern

  Appalachian orogen? Geology, geochemistry, and geochronology of the western Piedmont of Virginia, Virginia Geological Symposium, Charlottesville, Virginia; April, 2014.

  Hughes, K.S., 2014, NCSU Geology Field Camp: Capstone undergraduate education in the American th Cordillera; Invited talk, Tar Heel Gem and Mineral Club, Raleigh, NC; February 18 , 2014.

  

Hughes, K.S., Hibbard, J. Miller, B.V., and Pollock, J., 2013, Late Ordovician accretion of the Chopawamsic arc

  in the western Piedmont of Virginia: U-Pb zircon geochronology of meta-igneous and meta- sedimentary rocks across the Chopawamsic fault: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 45, no. 7, p. 584-612.

  Hughes, S., Hibbard, J., and Pollock, J., 2012, Detrital zircon geochronology across the Chopawamsic fault,

  western Piedmont of Virginia, and its bearing on early Paleozoic tectonic development in the southern Appalachians: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 44, no. 7, p. 282.

  

Hughes, S., and Hibbard, J., 2012, Relict Paleozoic faults in the epicentral area of the August 23, 2011 Virginia

  earthquake: Assessing potential sources of reactivation with field observations: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 44, no. 7, p. 380.

  Hughes, S., Terblanche, A., Nance, D., Hibbard, J., and Miller, B.V., 2012, New observations on the

  Chopawamsic fault, an early Paleozoic terrane boundary in the Western Piedmont of Virginia, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 4, p. 29. Hibbard, J., Hughes, S., Miller, B.V., Hames, W.E., and Waldron, J.W.F., 2012, Translational odyssey of

  Carolinia: Paleozoic bulk kinematic reversal in the Southern Appalachians, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 4, p. 23.

  

Hughes, S., and Hibbard, J., 2012, Relict Paleozoic faults in the epicentral area of the August 23, 2011 Virginia

  earthquake; geology in the Ferncliff, VA quadrangle, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 4, p. 14.

  

Hughes, S., 2011, Geology research in the vicinity of the Virginia Earthquake, Virginia Association of Science

Teachers Annual Meeting, Roanoke, VA.

Hughes, S., 2011, Geology of the northern half of the Ferncliff 7.5 ′ quadrangle, United States Geological Survey

EDMAP deliverable, 1 sheet, 1:24,000. Hughes, S., and Hibbard, J., 2011, The Ellisville granodiorite: A stitching pluton in the Western Piedmont of Virginia?, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No. 2, p. 31. Hughes, S., and Hibbard, J., 2011, Mapping and ancillary studies in the Ferncliff quadrangle, Virginia Geological Symposium, Charlottesville, Virginia; April, 2011.

  Gallen, S., Wegmann, K.W., Frankel, K.L, Hughes, S., Lewis, R.Q., Lyons, N.J., Paris, P., Ross, K, Bauer, J.B., and Witt, A.C., 2011, Hillslope response to knickpoint migration in the Southern Appalachians: implications for the evolution of post-orogenic landscapes, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No. 2, p. 84.

  Hughes, S., 2010, The relationship between the Chopawamsic fault and Ellisville pluton, near Ferncliff, VA, North Carolina State University Field Defense, November 22, 2010, 19p.

Hughes, S., 2010, The Chopawamsic Fault and Ellisville Pluton, Central Virginia Piedmont, Sigma Xi Annual

Meeting and International Research Conference, Raleigh, NC.

  Zimmer, M.J., Mills, R.D., Coleman, D.S., McIntosh, W., and Hughes, S., 2010, Using the intrusive record to understand caldera magmatism: The geochronology and geochemistry of the Mt. Aetna caldera complex, central Colorado, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 655. Almquist, K, Gallen, S., Hughes, S., Lyda, A., Lyons, N, McConnell, D.A., Ross, K, and Whitley, J., 2010, The impact of lab style, course times, and teacher gender on course evaluations, Geological Society of

  America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 532. Gallen, S., Hughes, S., Lewis, R.Q., Lyons, N, Maas, J., Munoz, M., Paris, P., Ross, K., and Wegmann, K., 2010, Hillslope response to knickpoint migration: An investigation of slope stability in the Cullasaja River basin, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 1, p. 189.

  Hughes, S., 2009, Pluton-Tuff geochemical analysis: Examining the relationship in the Southern Rocky

  Mountains Volcanic field: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Undergraduate Research report (Advisors: Ryan Mills and Drew Coleman), 10 p.