CURRICULUM VITAE

 

RICHARD C. HUGO

November 1, 2011

                                                                                     

Research Associate

Department of Geology

Portland State University

Education

Ph.D., Materials Science, December 1998 -- Washington State University, Pullman, WA

M.S., Materials Engineering, August 1993 -- Washington State University, Pullman, WA

B.S., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, December 1989 -- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

 

Employment/Appointments

7/01 - present

Research Associate, Department of Geology, Portland State University.

7/02 - 8/02

Research consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM. 

1/99 - 6/01

Post-doctoral Associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.

8/95 - 12/98

Research Assistant, Washington State University, Pullman WA.

8/91 - 5/93

Teaching Assistant, Washington State University, Pullman WA.

01/90 - 6/91

Graduate Research Assistant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM.

Dissertation

The Influence of Grain Boundary Structure on the Penetration of Gallium into Aluminum Grain Boundaries, December, 1998.   Advisor:  Professor Richard G. Hoagland.

Refereed Publications

The role of extracellular polymeric substances in the silicification of Calothrix: evidence from microbial mat communities in Hot Springs at Yellowstone National Park, USA. Richard C. Hugo, Sherry L. Cady, and Wendy Smythe. Geomicrobiology Journal 28(8), pp 667-675 (2011).

Structural characterization of the clay mineral illite-1M,  Alessandro F. Gualtieri, Simone Ferrari, Matteo Leoni, Georg Grathoff, Richard Hugo, Mouath Shatnawi, Gianluca Paglia and Simon Billinge.  J. Appl. Cryst. 41, pp. 402-415 (2008).

Mixed Valent Fe-films (Schwimmeisen) on the Surface of Reduced Ephemeral Pools, Georg H. Grathof, John Baham, Heather R. Easterly, Paul Gassman, and Richard C. Hugo. Clays and Clay Minerals 55(6), pp 635-643 (2007).

In Situ TEM Deformation of DC Magnetron Sputtered and Pulsed Laser Deposited Nanocrystalline Ni Thin Films, R.C. Hugo, H.H. Kung, R. Mitra, J.R. Weertman, J. Knapp, and D. Folstaedt, Acta Materialia 51 , pp. 1937-1943 (2003).

Deformation Behavior in Nanocrystalline Copper, C.J. Youngdahl, J.R. Weertman, R.C. Hugo and H.H. Kung, Scripta Materialia 44 (2001), pp. 1475-1478.

TEM Observation of Nanocrystalline Copper During Deformation, C.J. Youngdahl, R.C. Hugo, H. Kung, J.R. Weertman, in Material Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 634, "Structure and Mechanical Properties of Nanophase Materials - Theory and Computer Simulation vs. Experiment," p. B1.2.1 (2000).

The Kinetics of Gallium Penetration into Aluminum Grain Boundaries - In Situ TEM Observations and Atomistic Models, R.C. Hugo and R.G. Hoagland, Acta Materialia 48, pp. 1949-1957 (2000).

Gallium Penetration of Aluminum: In-Situ TEM Observations at the Penetration Front, R.C. Hugo and R.G. Hoagland, Scripta Materialia 41, pp. 1341-1346 (1999).

In-Situ TEM Observation of Aluminum Embrittlement by Liquid Gallium, R.C. Hugo and R.G. Hoagland, Scripta Met. 38 , pp. 523-529 (1998).

The Influence of Aluminum Grain Boundary Misorientation on Embrittlement by Liquid Gallium, R.C. Hugo and R.G. Hoagland, in Proceedings of the Materials Research Society, Atomic-Level Simulation of Materials: New Methods & Novel Applications, December 1997.

Non-Refereed Publications

A Shocking Tale: TEM Observations of Deformed Olivine in Ordinary Chondrites, A. Ruzicka and R. Hugo. Submitted to 74th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting (2011). 

 

Olivine microstructures in the Miller Range 99301 (LL6) Ordinary Chondrite, M.L. Hutson,  R. Hugo, A. Ruzicka, and A. E. Rubin (2009)., 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference abstract #1081 (2009).

 

Annealing after shock: Evidence from olivine microstructures in Portales Valley, M. Hutson, R. Hugo, A. Ruzicka, and M. Killgore. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 42, Abstract #5072 (2007).

Ballistic impact studies of a thermophilic bacterium - the importance of growth phase in survival, Carrine E. Blank, Thomas J. Ahrens, Michael Long, L. Elizabeth Bertani, Mikhail Rashev, Sherry L. Cady, Richard C. Hugo, and Victoria Orphan.  38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,Contribution No. 1338, p.2206 (2007).

Analytical TEM evidence of microfossils in the 1.8 Bya Sudbury Impact Crater, R.C. Hugo and S.L. Cady, in Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, vol. XLI (2005), p.35.

Preparation of Geological and Biological TEM Specimens by Embedding in Sulfur. Richard C. Hugo and Sherry L. Cady, Microscopy Today 12 (5), pp. 28-30 (2005)

Defects, Microstructure and Dislocation Activity in Nanocrystalline Metals, R.C. Hugo, H. Kung, and J.R. Weertman, in Ultrafine Grained Materials II, ed. Y.T. Zhu et al., The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, pp. 307-312 (2002).

Orientation Analysis by Computer-Aided Diffraction Pattern Matching in the TEM, L.E. Thomas, R.C. Hugo, and J.T. Stanley, Proceedings, Microscopy and Microanalysis '97, pg. 1017, Aug. 1997, Cleveland, OH. (1997)

Presentations at Professional Meetings

Fundamentals of Analytical SEM imaging,  Richard Hugo. Presented at the 2010 Center for Electron Microscopy and Nanofabrication (CEMN) Microanalytical Workshop, Portland State University.

 

 "Geoscience Education Research:  Enganing Native Alaskan Students and their Community," Smythe, W.F., Hugo, R., Walsh, S., Young, B., Betcher, M., Haygood, M. and Cady, S. L. (2010) Poster presented at the 2010 annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference, Anaheim, CA. 

 

"Variables Affecting Shipworm Colonization," Marquette Patterson, Katherine Kadake, Meghan Betcher, Stephen Walsh, Benjamin Young, Richard Hugo, Wendy F. Smythe, Margo Haygood, Antonio Baptista, & Sherry Cady

 (2010). Poster presented at the 2010 American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

 

"Bioassessment Of Rivers: Are They Healthy," Marina Jones, Joshua Peele, Marquette Patterson, Katherine Kadake, Stephen Walsh, Benjamin Young, Richard Hugo, Wendy F. Smythe, Antonio Baptista, & Sherry Cady (2010). Poster presented at the 2010 American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

 

 Student construction of virtual field environments as project based learning and a venue for geocognitive research, Granshaw, Frank D., Cady, Sherry L., and Hugo, Richard C. 2009 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (18-21 October 2009), Paper No.  144-10, abstract available at http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/abstract_163129.htm

                      

The role of EPS in the silicification of Calothrix spp. Dominated microbial mats in hot spring ecosystems, Hugo, Richard C., Smythe, Wendy, and Cady, Sherry.  2009 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (18-21 October 2009), Paper No. 25-15, abstract available at http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/abstract_166625.htm.

 

Place- and Project-based learning in the John Day country of Oregon, Hugo, Richard C., Cummings, Michael L., and Brennan, Rhonda.  2009 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (18-21 October 2009), Paper No. 187-4, abstract available at http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/abstract_167311.htm

 

Analytical HRSEM, HRTEM and FIB Characterization of Carbonaceous Remains Associated with Hydrothermal Deposits, Cady, S.L., Hugo, R.C., Smythe, W.F., Parenteau, M.N., Goin, J.C., Oakes-Miller, H., Hode, T., Pogula, S., Huster, J. and B. Cavalazzi -   Invited talk given at Goldschmidt Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, July 15, 2008.Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts Suppl., A127.

 

"A New Look at the Nanoscale Characteristics of Microbial Signatures in 3.4 Billion- year-old Earth Rocks"   S.L. Cady, M.M. Walsh, J. Huster, R.C. Hugo, poster presented at the 2008 Astrobiology Science Conference, April 2008, Santa Clara, CA.

 

"Structural variations in primary hydrothermal opal-A sinter precipitates measured with energy filtered electron diffraction", Richard C. Hugo, Jessica C. Goin, Suvarchala D. Pogula, Wendy F. Smythe, and Sherry L. Cady, poster presented at the 2008 Astrobiology Science Conference, April 2008, Santa Clara, CA.

 

"Analytical TEM evidence of microfossils in the 1.8 Bya Sudbury Impact Crater", R.C. Hugo and S.L. Cady, presented at the annual meeting of the Oregon Academy of Science, 2005, Portland Oregon.

 

Mechanical Properties and deformation of fine grained Ni by dislocation and grain boundary processes.  D.M. Follstaedt, J.A. Knapp, S.X. Mao, J.M.K. Wiezorek, R.C.Hugo, and E.A. Stach, "Size Effects in Plasticity", Fall Materials Research Society Meeting (2004).

 

A new non-destructive micro-analytical method for stable carbon isotope analysis of biological and geological TEM-samples, T. Hode, P. Kristiansson, R.C. Hugo, and S.L. Cady, presented at the 2004 Astrobiology Science Conference, (2004).

 

A Procedure for Sulfur Embedding Geomicrobiological Specimens for Analytical TEM Examination, R.C. Hugo and S.L. Cady, in Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, vol. XL, p. 35 (2004).

 

"Preparation of Geological and Geomicrobiological TEM Specimens by Sulfur Embedding," R.C. Hugo and S.L. Cady, poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Nov. 2003, Seattle, WA (2003).

"In Situ TEM of a Martensitic Transformation in NiAl," R.C. Hugo, poster presented at the Los Alamos Martensite Workshop, Sept. 2000, Los Alamos, NM (2000)

TEM observation of Nanocrystalline Copper during Deformation, R.C. Hugo, H. Kung, C.J. Youngdahl, J.R. Weertman, presented by C.J. Youngdahl at the Fall 2000 MRS Meeting, Dec. 2000, Boston, MA (2000).

In-Situ TEM Observation of Nanocrystalline Copper During Straining, R.C. Hugo, H. Kung, C.J. Youngdahl, J.R. Weertman, presented at the Rio Grande Regional Symposium on Advanced Materials, Oct. 2000, Albuquerque, NM (2000)

Temperature Coefficients of the Elastic Moduli and Dissipation in B2 Martensites, T. Darling, A. Migliori, D. Thoma, R. Hugo, D. Louca, presented at the Meeting of The American Physical Society, Mar. 2000, Minneapolis, MN (2000)

Grain boundaries and Interfaces in Nanostructured Materials, H. Kung, A. Misra, R. Hugo, J.P. Hirth, R.G. Hoagland and T.E. Mitchell, presented at The Julia R. Weertman Symposium, 1999 TMS Meeting, Cincinnati, OH  (1999)

Influence of Grain Boundary Misorientation on the Gallium Penetration of Aluminum, R.C. Hugo and R.G. Hoagland, presented at the Spring Meeting of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Feb. 1998, San Antonio, TX (1999)

Influence of Aluminum Grain Boundary Misorientation on Embrittlement by Liquid Gallium, R.C. Hugo and R.G. Hoagland, presented at the Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston MA, December 1997.

In-Situ TEM Observation of Gallium Penetration into Aluminum Grain Boundaries, R.C. Hugo and R.G. Hoagland, presented at the Spring Meeting of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Feb. 1993, Denver CO.

Grants awarded and pending

NSF Award #EAR-0318506, Co-PI:  "Facilities Upgrades to the Geomicrobiology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory at Portland State University," Sherry L. Cady, Richard Hugo. 1/1/2004-12/31/2004, $80,990

 

NSF Award #EAR-0423902, Co-PI:  "Technician Support:  Geomicrobiology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory," Sherry L. Cady, Martin J. Streck, Michael L. Cummings, and Richard Hugo. 03/01/2005 – 02/29/2007, $195,960

 

PSU Faculty Enhancement Award #001818, PI: "Developing K-12 Science Outreach in the GEM Laboratory," Richard Hugo.  7/1/2007-6/29/09, $6505

                            

Teaching Research Institute Award, NCLB University/School Partnership, Senior Personnel: "Portland State University - K-12 district partnerships in Eastern Oregon," Michael L. Cummings, Richard Hugo, Thomas Lindsay, and Barbara Shaw.  07/01/08 - 06/30/10, $86,815

PSU Faculty Enhancement Award, Co-PI: "Schock and Awe: Collisions and Heating in the Early Solar System," Alex Ruzicka, Richard Hugo, and Melinda Hutson.  07/01/09-06/29/11,  $11,311

PSU Faculty Enhancement Award, coPI: "Integrating Submicroscopic Investigations into High School Classrooms," Sherry Cady, Richard C. Hugo, and Erik Sanchez.  07/01/09-06/29/11, $12,500

NSF Award #MRI-093450, PI: "MRI: Acquisition of an Analytical, Variable-pressure Scanning Electron Microscope for Geoscience Research and Education at Portland State University," Richard Hugo, Kenneth Stedman, Martin J. Streck, and Sherry L. Cady,  08/01/2009 - 7/31/2011 , $238,943

NSF Award #GEO-0808211, Co-PI: "Engaging Native Alaskan Students and their Community in Local Hot Springs Research," Sherry L. Cady, Richard Hugo, Tom Lindsay, Wendy Smythe. 09/01/2008-8/31/2010, $143,596

 

NASA Award #NNX10AH336, Co-PI: "Shock histories of chondrites as revealed by combined microstructural (TEM), petrographic, and X-ray microtomographic (microCT) analysis," Alex Ruzicka and Richard Hugo. 03/01/2010-02/28/2013, $125,000

Teaching Research Institute Award, NCLB University/School Partnership, Senior Personnel: "Portland State University - K-12 district partnerships in Eastern Oregon", Michael L. Cummings, Richard Hugo and Barbara Shaw. 07/01/10 - 06/30/12 $86,815

NSF Award #GEO-1034611, Consortium PI: "Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Geoscience Education," Antonio Baptista, Wendy Smythe, Karen Wegner,and Richard Hugo.  09/01/2010 - 08/31/2012, $149,989 (PSU subcontract $23,757).

NASA proposal #10-COS10-0057, Senior Personnel: "Primary Amines and the Magnetite-associated Delta 17O from Primitive Chondrites," Radu Popa and Alex Ruzicka; Collaborators Vily Marius Cimpoiasu,  Nancy Hess,  Richard Hugo, and Andrew Rice. 0/01/2011 – 12/31/2013, $352,850.

Courses Taught

G438/538, Scanning Electron Microscopy.  An inquiry-based course focusing on Scanning Electron Microscope techniques for the Geo and Biosciences.  Topics include secondary and backscattered electron imaging, Energy and Wavelength Dispersive X-ray (EDX and WDX) Spectroscopy and mapping, and sample preparation.  Students work independently on individual projects, either in the student's thesis topic or from the ongoing research program of a PSU faculty advisor.  Students present their work in a final colloquium and in a paper in the style of a professional journal article.

UNST 421, Science Inquiry in the Outdoor Classroom.  A service-learning course in partnership with Wolftree, Inc., an award-winning non-profit science education organization based in Portland.  PSU seniors majoring in either science or education volunteer as Science Mentors for Wolftree's field-based science inquiry programs for 4th - 12th graders.  Course topics include inquiry, Socratic pedagogy, philosophy of science, small group management, teaching to diverse learners, ethics, motivational strategies, and other areas selected by course participants.

 

G410/510 Astrobiology in Yellowstone National Park.  An inquiry-based science course for K-12 teachers, co-taught with Prof. Sherry Cady.  Participants travel to Yellowstone National Park and study the formation of microfossils in silica-depositing hot springs.  Topics introduced include the formation of the Yellowstone caldera, the history of life on earth, microbiology and bacterial ecology of hot springs, and field methods.  Students also perform original research projects related to the ongoing research program in the Geomicrobiology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory.

 

G410/510 Astrobiology Techniques.  An inquiry-based science course for K-12 teachers, co-taught with Prof. Sherry Cady and offered as a complement to “Astrobiology in Yellowstone National Park”.  Students learn fundamentals of Optical and Electron Microscopy and employ these techniques to examine samples gathered in Yellowstone. Other topics addressed include microbiology and bacterial ecology of hot springs, fossilization processes and scientific image processing. 

 

UNST 232, Global Environmental Change.  A Sophomore Inquiry course covering both the science of climate change from a geological perspective and the social impacts of climate change.  This writing-intensive course focuses on the fundamentals of climate change over geologic time and the critical inquiry of  society’s view of the topic.

Professionally related service

Member, PSU X-ray safety committee

Member, PSU Center for Electron Microscopy Steering Committee

Chair, Education Advisory Board, Wolftree Inc.

Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Wolftree Inc.

Member, Pacific Northwest Microscopy Society

 Member, Oregon Academy of Science

Member, Geological Society of America