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Member Since 1976
Ross S. Stein
CEO and cofounder, Temblor, Inc.
Cofounder & CEO of Temblor, Inc., and Lecturer in Geophysics at Stanford University, both since 2014. Former Senior USGS scientist. AGU Tectonophysics president, 2017-2018. Former Editor, JGR Solid Earth; Chair, Board of Journal Editors; Publications Committee; Whitten Medal Committee for Geodesy; Walter Sullivan Award Committee for feature journalism; Fall Meeting Geodesy program chair. Gives an in-person workshop, "Scientific Temptation, Transgression, and Fraud: Three Personal Stories."
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Professional Experience
Brown University
2020 - Present
Temblor, Inc.
CEO and cofounder
2015 - Present
USGS Earthquake Science Center
Former Senior Scientist
1981 - 2014
Stanford University
Adjunct Professor of Geophysics
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Education
Stanford University
Doctorate
1980
Brown University
Bachelors
1975
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Introducing Coulomb 4.0: Enhanced graphic-rich stress interaction and deformation software for research and teaching of earthquakes and volcanoes
EARTHQUAKE INTERACTION AND STATIC AND DYNAMIC COULOMB STRESS TRIGGERING II POSTER
tectonophysics | 16 december 2025
Why Are the Ruptures Zones of Large Transform Earthquakes Longterm Seismicity Holes?
EARTHQUAKE INTERACTION AND STATIC AND DYNAMIC COULOMB STRESS TRIGGERING I ORAL
tectonophysics | 15 december 2025
Why Does the Solomon-Vanuatu Subduction Zone Host the Greatest Density of Earthquake Doublets and Tear Faults Worldwide?
EARTHQUAKE INTERACTION AND STATIC AND DYNAMIC COULOMB STRESS TRIGGERING I ORAL
tectonophysics | 15 december 2025
A One-Year 2025 M≥5 Earthquake Forecast for Japan Based on Rate/State Coulomb Stress Transfer Projects a Lasting and Far-reaching Impact of 2011 M 9.0 Tohoku shock
PHYSICS-INFORMED EARTHQUAKE FORECASTING: FROM SHORT- TO LONG-TERM HORIZONS TOWARD NEW DIRECTIONS II ORAL
seismology | 12 december 2024
Why Do Great Continental Transform Earthquakes Nucleate on Branch Faults?
STRUCTURE, MECHANICS, AND HAZARDS OF GEOMETRICALLY COMPLEX FAULT SYSTEMS II ORAL
tectonophysics | 11 december 2024
Temblor-Taiwan: A Web-GIS and Mobile Application Platform Showcasing Natural Hazards in Taiwan
REALLY USEFUL GEOPHYSICAL DATA TOOLS AND APPS POSTER
tectonophysics | 15 december 2023
Implications of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, earthquakes for California
THE TÜRKIYE EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE OF FEBRUARY 2023: HUMAN AND ENGINEERING IMPACTS, SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EARTHQUAKE RISK AND RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ELSEWHERE I POSTER
union sessions | 14 december 2023
The Role of Stress Changes in Rupture Nucleation and Inhibition in the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, Sequence, and a One-Year Earthquake Forecast
TECTONIC SETTING, GEOPHYSICS, SURFACE RUPTURES, AND SIGNIFICANCE OF 6 FEBRUARY 2023 EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE IN SOUTHERN TÜRKIYE AND NORTHWESTERN SYRIA II POSTER
tectonophysics | 13 december 2023
Volunteer Experience
2021 - 2023
Member
College of Fellows Distinguished Lecturers - Earth Interior
2019 - 2020
Immediate Past President
Tectonophysics Executive Committee
2017 - 2018
Chair
Tectonophysics Fellows Committee
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Honors & Awards
Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service
Received 2024
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Gilbert F. White Award and Distinguished Lecture
Received 2012
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Union Fellow
Received 1998
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