K. Stephen Hughes, Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE, June 2018
Assistant Professor (2014-present) Department of Geology
University of Puerto Rico PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681, USA
Email: kenneth.hughes@upr.edu Office: F-414, Physics Building Phone: 1-787-832-4040 x2706
http://geology.uprm.edu/professors/stephen.html
EDUCATION
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
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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,
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Laboratory Worker: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory Jun. 2008-May 2009
Research Assistantships: North Carolina State University
Geology of the north half of the Ferncliff, VA 7.5’ quadrangle, Jun. 2010-Aug. 2010
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
AFFILIATIONS GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT POSITIONS
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Geological Society of America
P.R. Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Participation CienciaPR
Assessment Coordinator President, Graduate Committee Member, Field Trip Committee
Faculty Advisor, Sociedad Geológical Estudiantil
AWARDS/GRANTS AS PI
2009: Annadarko Research Symposium, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($300)
1st prize, Undergraduate Research Poster category
2010: Geological Society of America Graduate Student Research Grant ($2,634)
“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)
AWARDS/GRANTS 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)
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
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
STUDENTS SUPERVISED AT UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
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,
Xavier Garcia Lopez,GEOL 4049--Undergraduate Research I,
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 Local Slope Conditions, Puerto Rico
Soleil Alvarado Gomez, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,
Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Site-specific Rainfall During Hurricane Irma, Puerto Rico
Raquel Lugo Bendezu, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,
Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Hillslope Aspect, Puerto Rico
Priscilla Ortiz Carrero, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,
Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Elevation, Puerto Rico
Patricia Gaston Mercado, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,
Hurricane María Landslide Inventory and Frequency Ratio Analysis of Flow Accumulation, Puerto Rico
Cesar Rodriguez Feliciano, 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 Soil Classification, Puerto Rico
Edwin Irizarry Brugman, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,
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 Land Use, Puerto Rico
Sahira Cancel Vazquez, GEOL 5996--Applied Geology,
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 Hillslope Curvature, Puerto Rico
2017
Lizmar Rodriguez Lugo, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,
Origin and petrography of a possible tuff unit in the Arvonia Slate Formation, central Virginia
Priscilla Ortiz Carrero, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,
Mylonites: Exploring Terrane Boundary Kinematics in the Spotsylvania Shear Zone, Virginia, USA
Jose Atilano Lopez, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,
Kinematic analyses of the Thrust belt in the Great Southern Puerto Rico Fault Zone: Juana Diaz/Coamo, Puerto Rico
Kimberly Mendez Mendez, GEOL 4049, Undergraduate Research I,
Evolution of Arc Sedimentation in Puerto Rico’s Western Volcanic Province
Elimay Lopez Moro, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,
2016
Carolina Rodriguez Sanchez-Vahamon, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,
Investigating the control of knickpoint formation and location in the Yauco drainage basin, Puerto Rico
Andreana Madera Martorell, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,
Quantification of Mogote Asymmetry, Northern Puerto Rico: Implications for infrastructure planning in a karst region
Elimay Lopez Moro, GEOL 4049, Undergraduate Research I,
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,
Geomorphologynof the Barranquitas surface and San Cristobal Cañon, central Puerto Rico
2015:
Viridis Miranda Berrocales, 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,
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,
Geological mapping in the Great Southern Puerto Rico Fault Zone, Lago Cerrillos, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Eduardo Gonzalez Lugo, GEOL 4055, Undergraduate Research II,
Investigating the control of knickpoint formation and location in the Rio Guayanilla drainage basin, Puerto Rico
Andreana Madera Martorell, GEOL 4049, Undergraduate Research I,
Investigating the control of knickpoint formation and location in the Rio Tallaboa drainage basin, Puerto Rico
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND FIELD GUIDES
Hughes, K.S., Hibbard, J.P., Miller, B.V., Pollock, J.C., (in prep), Age and Pb-Pb, Lu-Hf, Sm-Nd isotopic character of the Chopawamsic Arc, central Virginia Appalachian Piedmont
Hughes, K.S., Hibbard, J.P., and Bohnenstiehl, D.R., 2015, Relict Paleozoic faults in the epicentral area of the 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., 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.
ABSTRACTS,PRESENTATIONS,REPORTS, AND WORKSHOPS *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.
*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 Cordillera; Invited talk, Tar Heel Gem and Mineral Club, Raleigh, NC; February 18th, 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 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., 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.
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.
