Brad HughesDirector of Science Education, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Senate Faculty LSOE, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Affiliated Faculty, Education |
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Research Interests |
Science Education, Experimental Evolution, Marine Science, Ecological Modeling, Scientific Visual Arts | |
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Research Abstract |
Brad Hughes Received his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences in 2007 from UCI, where he also earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences, B.A. in Social Sciences, and California Teaching Credentials. Dr. Hughes joined the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, as a tenured Senate Faculty Lecturer with Security of Employment and as Director of Science Education for the School of Biological Sciences. He is also an Affiliated Faculty member of the UCI Department of Education, where he trains science teachers. Within the School of Biological Sciences he is currently developing the BA in Science Teaching, an MS in Biology Education, and new courses in Marine Science & Coastal Ecology, Research Methods, and Complex Pedagogical Design. His biological research involves the methods of microbial experimental evolution applied to issues in coastal ecology, sustainability, environmental public health, and science education. His interdisciplinary work involves such projects as enhancing scientific visualization to improve learning in video production, environmental design for ecotourism, training teachers through partnerships with informal science centers, and connecting University scientific research to K-12 students through innovative outreach. |
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| Publications | Albert F. Bennett and Bradley S Hughes. 2009. Microbial Experimental Evolution. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 297:17-25 | |
| Hughes B.S. 2008. Evolutionary patterns of Escherichia coli growth in seawater determined with a Host To Coast Environmental Laboratory Analog. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 53:243-255 | ||
| Hughes B.S., A.J. Cullum, and A.F. Bennett. 2007. Evolutionary adaptation to environmental pH in experimental lineages of Escherichia coli. Evolution 61:1725-1734 | ||
| Hughes B.S., A.J. Cullum, and A.F. Bennett. 2007. An experimental evolutionary study on adaptation to temporally fluctuating pH in Escherichia coli. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80:406-421 | ||
| Hughes B.S. 2007. Spiraling evolutionary patterns in cycling environments: The experimental evolution of superior ecological generalists. Dissertation | ||
| Grants | NSF Grant #0748903, Experimental Evolutionary Studies of Temperature (2008-2011) Adaptation: Researcher and Educational Institute Coordinator, $900,000 | |
| NMSI UTeach Grant #42818, National Math and Science Initiative (2008-2013) Replication of UTeach: Faculty Developer, $2,400,000 | ||
| NSF Grant #0723288, Flow sensing in the Lateral Line System of Zebrafish (2007-2009) Larvae: Co-PI, $186,829 | ||
| NSF GK-12 Grant #063875, Innovating Graduate and K-12 Education in (2007-2012) Biological Sciences: Lecturer, Summer Institute Instructor, $2,200,000 | ||
| NSF Grant 0934928, UCI Cal Teach Noyce Summer Intern & Scholarships (2009-2014): PI, $900,000 | ||
| Link to this profile | http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=5587 | |
| Last updated | 08/16/2009 | |