Bob Hughes received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University and his M.Sc and A.B. from the University of Michigan.  Bob’s research focuses on biological assessments of surface waters in the USA, Europe, Brazil, and China. Hughes is a Past-President of the American Fisheries Society (AFS, 2013-2014), an AFS and Society for Freshwater Science Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar (2024, 2023,2010, 2007). He has authored or coauthored 290 peer reviewed publications and given 80 invited international presentations on 5 continents in 15 nations.  Hughes chairs the Advisory Committee of the FLUVIO River Restoration and Management Program at the Technical University of Lisbon.