Ralph Haugerud
Ralph Haugerud is a research geologist in the Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Center. He is a structural geologist and geologic mapper interested in the evolution of the Pacific Northwest.
Ralph received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology from Western Washington University and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Washington. Since joining the USGS in 1986, he has worked in the North Cascades Range, the Salish Lowland, and the Columbia Plateau. From 1990 to 2014 he was technical lead for the Puget Sound Lidar Consortium, and he has been instrumental in developing the GeMS standard for representing geologic maps in a Geographic Information System (GIS). His current efforts focus on the structure of Eocene strata in central Washington, features formed by glacial Lake Missoula outburst floods, and regional map compilation.
Professional Experience
1986-present, Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey. Reston, VA, Menlo Park, CA, Seattle, WA
1985-1986, Post-doctoral Research Associate, National Research Council. Reston, VA
Teaching Assistant, University of Washington. Seattle, WA 1982-1984
Research Assistant, University of Washington. Seattle, WA 1980-1982
Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey. Darrington, WA 1980
Geologist, GeothermEx, Inc. Berkeley, CA 1979-1980
Independent contractor (geologic mapping). Marblemount, WA 1979
Teaching Assistant, Western Washington University. Bellingham, WA 1977-1979
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Geological Sciences, University of Washington, 1985
M.S., Geology, Western Washington University, 1980
B.S., Geology, Western Washington University, 1976
Affiliations and Memberships*
Geological Society of America (Fellow)
American Geophysical Union
University of Washington
Science and Products
Lifelines and Earthquake Hazards in the Interstate 5 Urban Corridor: Cottage Grove to Woodburn, Oregon
The Cottage Lake aeromagnetic lineament: A possible onshore extension of the southern Whidbey Island fault, Washington
High-resolution lidar topography of the Puget Lowland, Washington - A bonanza for earth science
Syntectonic remagnetization in the southern Methow block: Resolving large displacements in the southern Canadian Cordillera
The December 1872 Washington state earthquake
Digital elevation model (DEM) of Cascadia, latitude 39N-53N, longitude 116W-133W
Geological map of Washington - Southwest quadrant (digital edition)
The October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, earthquake: selected photographs
Breaks in Pavement and Pipes as Indicators of Range-Front Faulting Resulting from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake near the Southwest Margin of the Santa Clara Valley, California
Preliminary geologic map of the Mount Baker 30- by 60-minute quadrangle, Washington
Late Cretaceous and early Tertiary plutonism and deformation in the Skagit Gneiss Complex, north Cascade Range, Washington and British Columbia
Science and Products
Lifelines and Earthquake Hazards in the Interstate 5 Urban Corridor: Cottage Grove to Woodburn, Oregon
The Cottage Lake aeromagnetic lineament: A possible onshore extension of the southern Whidbey Island fault, Washington
High-resolution lidar topography of the Puget Lowland, Washington - A bonanza for earth science
Syntectonic remagnetization in the southern Methow block: Resolving large displacements in the southern Canadian Cordillera
The December 1872 Washington state earthquake
Digital elevation model (DEM) of Cascadia, latitude 39N-53N, longitude 116W-133W
Geological map of Washington - Southwest quadrant (digital edition)
The October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, earthquake: selected photographs
Breaks in Pavement and Pipes as Indicators of Range-Front Faulting Resulting from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake near the Southwest Margin of the Santa Clara Valley, California
Preliminary geologic map of the Mount Baker 30- by 60-minute quadrangle, Washington
Late Cretaceous and early Tertiary plutonism and deformation in the Skagit Gneiss Complex, north Cascade Range, Washington and British Columbia
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government