Topher Hughes, University of Pittsburgh

Christopher G Hughes

University of Pittsburgh

Department of Geology and Planetary Science

4107 O'Hara

SRCC #200

Pittsburgh PA 15260

cgh1 (at) pitt.edu

Education

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Faculty, Core Astronomy, Duquesne University, Fall, 2008
Co-Instructor and TA, Remote Sensing, Fall, 2008
Part-time Faculty, Remote Sensing, Fall, 2007
Teaching Assistant, Mineralogy, Fall, 2006
Teaching Assistant, Mineralogy, Fall, 2005
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Historical Geology, Spring, 2005
For the above classes, I was responsible for developing the curriculum used in the associated labs, teaching, and testing, as well as grading for the Mineralogy lab.

Research

Super-Resolution of ASTER and THEMIS Thermal Infrared (TIR) bands using their Visual-Near Infrared (VNIR) bands (Ph.D research)
Optical Maturity and Magnetic Studies of Lunar Swirls (as a NASA PGGUR intern, summer, 2005)

Publications

Blewett D.T., B.R. Hawke, N.C. Richmond, C.G. Hughes, A magnetic anomaly associated with an albedo feature near Airy crater in the lunar nearside highlands, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L24206, doi:10.1029/2007GL031670, 2007.

Extended Abstracts

C.G. Hughes and M.S. Ramsey, Initial Results of Super-Resolving THEMIS Data, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference #XXXIX, abs #2530, 2008.
C.G. Hughes, M.S. Ramsey, and H. Tonooka, Super-Resolving THEMIS Data for Improved Temperature, Composition, and Spatial Resolution, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference #XXXVIII, abs #1810, 2007.
D. T. Blewett, C. G. Hughes, B. R. Hawke, and N. C. Richmond, Varieties of Lunar Swirls, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference #XXXVIII, abs #1232, 2007.
C. G. Hughes, D. T. Blewett, B. R. Hawke, and N. C. Richmond, Optical Maturity and Magnetic Studies of Lunar Swirls, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference #XXXVII, abs #1230, 2006.

Prior Life

Member of the Walking Wounded, Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, GA > ME, 2001
4.5 years as computer security consultant for Cisco Systems, and two additional previous years elsewhere (primarily on contracts for Dept. of Defense)

PeeWee and the 50lb Triplets ( SugarDaddy, Maineiac, and Eggman) of the Walking Wounded, GA > ME 2001