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James Hughes has extensive experience in project management, including planning, costing, implementing, and reporting of large government funded contracts. As part of EED, he has led field research projects focused on complex hydropower challenges in the Pacific Northwest, as well as National Security programs focused on domestic border security. Through his tenure at PNNL, James has led many internal interdisciplinary teams that involved software, electrical, mechanical, and computer engineers, biologists, geospatial analysts, and statisticians; externally, he has collaborated with clients within the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. He has also been lead author of 2 peer-reviewed publications, 10 technical reports, and 14 professional presentations.

• B.S., Biological Sciences, Washington State University
• M.S., Engineering and Technology Management, Washington State University

2020

• Liss S.A., K.R. Znotinas, J.S. Hughes, B.J. Bellgraph, C.R. Vernon, R.A. Harnish, and E.S. Fischer, et al. 2020. Evaluation of Foster Dam Juvenile Fish Passage, 2018: Final Report. PNNL-29587. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Evaluation of Foster Dam Juvenile Fish Passage, 2018: Final Report

2019

• Fischer E.S., J.S. Hughes, C.A. Grieshaber, S.A. Liss, S.E. Blackburn, R.A. Harnish, and K.D. Ham, et al. 2019. Passage and Survival pf Chinook Salmon at Lookout Point Dam, Fall 2017 and Spring 2018: Final Report. PNNL-28644. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Passage and Survival pf Chinook Salmon at Lookout Point Dam, Fall 2017 and Spring 2018: Final Report
• Fischer E.S., S.E. Blackburn, S.A. Liss, J.S. Hughes, H. Li, and Z. Deng. 2019. "How Small Can We Go? Evaluating Survival, Tag Retention, and Growth of Juvenile Chinook Salmon Implanted with a New Acoustic Microtag." North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39, no. 6:1329-1336. PNNL-SA-144456. doi:10.1002/nafm.10367
• Liss S.A., K.R. Znotinas, S.E. Blackburn, E.S. Fischer, H. Li, J.S. Hughes, and Z. Deng. 2019. Tagging a smaller size class of fish: can it be done?. PNNL-29192. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Tagging a smaller size class of fish: can it be done?

2018

• Fischer E.S., J.S. Hughes, P. Titzler, K.D. Ham, and G.E. Johnson. 2018. Behavior, Distribution, and Passage Metrics of Juvenile Chinook Salmon Above and Below Lookout Point Dam, Fall 2016 and Spring 2017: Final Report. PNNL-27022. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Behavior, Distribution, and Passage Metrics of Juvenile Chinook Salmon Above and Below Lookout Point Dam, Fall 2016 and Spring 2017: Final Report

2017

• Deng Z., J.J. Martinez, H. Li, R.A. Harnish, C.M. Woodley, J.S. Hughes, and X. Li, et al. 2017. "Comparing the survival rate of juvenile Chinook salmon migrating through hydropower systems using injectable and surgical acoustic transmitters." Scientific Reports 7. PNNL-SA-113136. doi:10.1038/srep42999

2015

• Bellgraph B.J., D. Holecek, F.A. Goetz, J.S. Hughes, R.A. Harnish, J.A. Vazquez, and E.D. Green. 2015. Study Plan Alternatives to Evaluate Fish Entrainment at Albeni Falls Dam. PNNL-23950. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Study Plan Alternatives to Evaluate Fish Entrainment at Albeni Falls Dam
• Li X., Z. Deng, J.J. Martinez, T. Fu, P.S. Titzler, J.S. Hughes, and M.A. Weiland, et al. 2015. "Three-Dimensional Tracking of Juvenile Salmon at Mid-Reach Location between Dams." Fisheries Research 167. PNWD-SA-10404. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2015.01.018

2011

• Hughes J.S., Z. Deng, M.A. Weiland, J.J. Martinez, and Y. Yuan. 2011. "Water Velocity Measurements on a Vertical Barrier Screen at the Bonneville Dam Second Powerhouse." Energies 4, no. 11:2038-2048. PNNL-SA-81351. doi:10.3390/en4112038