HUGO BERALDI

School of Life Sciences, E-Building, Room 418, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4601

tel. (480) 727 7762, fax. (480) 965 7599, e-mail. hberaldi@asu.edu

EDUCATION

Bachelor's in Biology. "Perminaralized microfossils associated to Cretaceous stromatolites from Sonora", Faculty of Sciences, UNAM, 1995-1999
Master's in Biological Sciences. "Paleontology, sedimentology and stratigraphy of a sequence of the Pie de Vaca Formation, Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla", Institute of Geology, UNAM, 2000-2003
Doctorate in Microbiology. "Biosignatures of terrestrial cyanobacteria and their recognition in Precambrian rocks", Arizona State University, 2004-2009

AWARDS AND SPONSORSHIPS

FUNDACION UNAM Scholarship. Bachelor's fund supporting. 1995-1996
DGAPA. Research project IN207294 and IN205597 to S.R.S. Cevallos Ferriz. 2000
CONACyT. Research project 1005PT to S.R.S. Cevallos Ferriz. 2000
DGAPA and CONACyT Scholarship. Master's fund supporting. 2001-2003
Alfonso Caso Medal. Proposed for Master's degree. 2003
CONACyT. Supporting Fund, 2001-2007
SoLS and Graduate College, Arizona State University. Travel Grants, Research and Teaching assistanships. 2004-2006.
Spain Federal Government. Long-term research project (Controles ambientales y climáticos de la sedimentación de sistemas tobáceos fluviales: dinámica actual, pautas evolutivas y comparación con el registro fósil). 2006-2010.

ASSOCIATIONS

Group of Divulgation, Faculty of Sciences, Organization. 1995-2000
AMASU (Association of Mexicans in ASU), Treasurer. 2004-2005
RedesGEO (Red de Estudiantes de Geociencias). This is the biggest net for Mexican students in geosciences. Staff member. 2004-
GPSA (Graduate and Professional Student Association), Proposal reviewer. 2004-2007
Ask a Biologist. Divulgation of sciences through internet, Volunteer. 2004-
GELSS (Graduates in the Earth, Life, and Social Sciences), Webmaster since 2006. Chair in 2008-2009.
Geological Society of America. Student member. 2003-
ASU-Fulbright international students. Member. 2005-
Past member of the GPSE (Graduate Partners in Science Education). 2006
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM). Member. 2006-
Science is FUN!. Arizona State University. 2004-2005
International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS). Member. 2006-

WORK EXPERIENCE

Horticulture store "La Casa del Horticultor". Horticulture instructor. 1989-1991
Tecnoflor Flower Nursery. Variable duties. 1992-1993
Instituto Nacional Indigenista (Indigenous National Institute). Assistant-analyst. 1993
Balam Expediciones, Adventure tourism. Guide in charge. 1993-1995
Aventura. Trekking and Camping for teenagers. Counsler. 1994-1995
IKAL Camping. Campings, excursions and social community services. 1997-1998
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of the Biodiversity). Analyst: Invasive-species, Natural Protected Areas, and Georreference. 1998- 2001
Teaching assistant in Paleobiology. Faculty of Sciences and Institute of Geology. UNAM. 2002-2004.
Research Associate, Dpt. of Microbiology (School of Life Sciences); Dpt. of Geochemistry (Geological Sciences), Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, 2004-2006.
Teaching Assistant, School of Life Sciences. Microbiology, Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, 2004-2009.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Taxonomy and ecology of microfossils. Faculty of Sciences and Institute of Geology, UNAM.
Taxonomy, ecology, and paleontology of Cretaceous, Paleogene, and recent organo-sedimentary structures (stromatolites, oncoliths, travertines, etc.). Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Geology, UNAM. University of Zaragoza, Spain.
Stratigraphy and sedimentology of lacustrine sequences. Institute of Geology, UNAM.
Facies analysis of continental and coastline sedimentary systems. Institute of Geology, UNAM, and Universities of Zaragoza and Oviedo, Spain.
Development and monitoring of projects concerning invasive species as a government worker at CONABIO, Mexico.
Development of georreference (GIS) software at CONABIO (GEO v. 1.0 was made in colaboration with Biol. Jesus Alarcon Guerrero). CONABIO, Mexico.

All the above mentioned activities involve field work and technical experience (use of specialized software, light and petrographic microscopy, SEM, XRD, UV spectrometry, culture growth, field prospection, thin laminae preparation, photography, data base management, cartography and mapping, outdoor skills, congress presentations, elaboration of manuscripts, teaching, etc.).

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Sustainability (water optimization and desalination).
Scientific divulgation.
Music.
Photography.

RESEARCH ABROAD

University of Zaragoza (Aragón), Spain. Area of stratigraphy and sedimentology. Processes and sedimentary environments in modern lake and river systems, with emphasis on studies of precipitation and deposition of carbonates. May, 2003.
University of Oviedo (Asturias), Spain. Area of stratigraphy. Sedimentary petrology of detritic rocks, carbonates and evaporites. June, 2003.

WRITTEN WORK

Abstracts and Technical reports

Chacon-Baca, E., Beraldi, H. y S. R. S. Cevallos-Ferriz. 1995. Analysis of the Phanerozoic stromatolites of the Tarahumara Formation of the Sonora state. Libro de Resúmenes, XIII Congreso Mexicano de Botánica. México. p. 145.
Beraldi, H., E. Chacon-Baca y S. R. S. Cevallos-Ferriz. 1995. Algal microfossils associated to stromatolites from the Tarahumara Formation, Sonora. Libro de Resúmenes, XIII Congreso Mexicano de Botánica. México. p. 147.
Beraldi, H., E. Chacon-Baca y S. R. S. Cevallos-Ferriz. 1997. Microfossils from an Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) volcano-sedimentary sequence in Sonora, Mexico. American Journal of Botany (Abstracts), 84 (6): 129.
Beraldi, Hugo and Cevallos-Ferriz, Sergio R. S. 1998. Ficoflora del pedernal Campaniano de Huepac, Sonora. In: Perrillat, M.M. (Ed.). Memoria del VI Congreso Nacional de Paleontología. 6: 9-10.
Beraldi, Hugo and Cevallos-Ferriz, Sergio R. S. 1998. Microalgas fósiles de Sonora. VII Congreso Latinoamericano de Botánica-XIV Congreso Mexicano de Botánica: Diversidad y conservación de los recursos vegetales en Latinoamérica. Libro de resúmenes. UAM. México.
Beraldi-Campesi, H. 2003. Cretaceous stromatolitic microfossils from Sonora, Mexico. 99th Cordilleran Section Meeting, GSA (Abstracts). 35 (4): 15.
Miranda-Aviles, R., Puy-Alquiza, M.J., Carreño, A. and Beraldi-Campesi, H. 2005. Calcareous crusts from El Morro: deposits related to the first marine incursion in the Santa Rosalia Basin, B.C.S. Memoirs of the VII International Meeting on Geology of the Baja California Peninsula. Peninsular Geological Society, Ensenada, Mexico. 21.
Beraldi-Campesi, H. 2005. How old are Biological Soil Crusts?. 8th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Technical Papers. Flagstaff, AZ.
Beraldi-Campesi, H. 2005. Microfossils as Biosignatures. Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology IX, Proceedings of SPIE, San Diego, CA.
Alexander, K., Hartnett, H., Anbar, A., Beraldi-Campesi, H. and Garcia-Pichel, F. 2006. Isotopic Composition of Organic and Inorganic Carbon in Desert Biological Soil Crust Systems. AGU Meeting, Biogeosciences. San Francisco, CA.
Beraldi-Campesi, H. S. R. S. Cevallos-Ferriz, E. Centeno-García, C. Arenas-Abad & L. P.Fernandez. 2006. Paleoecology of the Tepexi-Coatzingo basin, Southern Mexico. IV Latin American Congress of Sedimentology and XI Argentinian Meeting of Sedimentology. San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.
Beraldi-Campesi, H., F. Garcia-Piche1, H. Hartnett, A. Anbar & K. Alexander. 2006. Potential biosignatures in Biological Soil Crusts. IV Latin American Congress of Sedimentology and XI Argentinian Meeting of Sedimentology. San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Arvizu-Gutiérrez, I, Nabor-Robles, L, Fitz-Díaz, E, Dávalos-Álvarez, O, Beraldi-Campesi, H, Cervantes de la Cruz, K, Dávalos-Elizondo, G, Ortega-Flores, B. 2006. Red de estudiantes de geociencias (RedesGeo). Union Geofisica Mexicana, GEOS, 25 (3): 460-465.
Beraldi-Campesi, H. and Garcia-Pichel, F. 2007. Recognizing fossil Biological Soil Crust-like structures. ASM annual meeting. Flagstaff, AZ
Beraldi-Campesi, H., García-Pichel, F., Arenas-Abad, C., Auqué, L., Sancho, C., Osácar, C., Pardo, G. and Vázquez-Urbez, M. 2009. Microbial populations associated with modern fluvial tufa deposits of the Iberian ranges, Spain. 27th IAS Meeting of Sedimentology. Alghero, Italy.

International Journals

Divulgation

Web sites on stromatolites: http:\\sedimentario.tripod.com
Estromatolitos, Geologia, UNAM
Beraldi, H. 2004. Estromatolitos: navegantes en el tiempo. Nuestra Tierra, (2): 3-5.
Beraldi, H. 2006. Usos y costumbres del Maguey. Nuestra Tierra. (5): 8-10.
Galvan, Y., Muench, C., Beraldi, H. 2007. El Jardin Botanico del Tezcutzinco: un pequeno ejemplo de la organizacion y la ciencia prehispanica. Nuestra Tierra. 8: 10-14.
RedesGEO (Red de Estudiantes de Geociencias). Website in Spanish. This is the biggest net of Mexican students in geosciences.
Notes in newspapers: La Jornada.

COLABORATION IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Arriaga Cabrera Laura, Ella Vázquez Domínguez, Jaime González Cano, Raúl Jiménez Rosenberg, Enrique Muñoz López, Verónica Aguilar Sierra. 1988. Regiones Prioritarias Marinas de México. CONABIO (Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad). México.
Arriaga Cabrera Laura, Verónica Aguilar Sierra, Javier Alcocer Durán, Raúl Jiménez Rosenberg, Enrique Muñoz López, Ella Vázquez Domínguez. 1988. Regiones Hidrológicas Prioritarias: fichas técnicas y mapas. CONABIO (Comisión Nacional para el Uso y Conocimiento de la Biodiversidad). México.
Arriaga Cabrera Laura, Verónica Aguilar Sierra, Javier Alcocer Durán. 2000. Aguas continentales y diversidad biológica de México. CONABIO (Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad). México.
Reviewer for Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. February, 2010.

GENERAL INTERESTS

Environmental and ecosystem evolution of continental systems.
Modern and fossil microbes.
Genesis and environmental characteristics of aquatic and terrestrial organosedimentary structures.
Interaction between microorganisms and sediments.
Characterization of aquatic environments through phycofloras, with paleoecological emphasis.
Recognition of ecological alterations based on microbiota.
Sedimentology of modern and ancient continental environments.
Sedimentary basin analysis.
Astrobiology and Biosignatures.
Conservation, sustainability, and management of natural resources.
Tourism promotion in areas with potential touristic resources.
Exploration of natural wild areas, with emphasis in the description, divulgation and improvement for conservation and social benefits.
Scientific divulgation.