Ross Stein
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Ross Stein is a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California
. He received an Sc.B. Magna cum Laude and with Honors from Brown University
in 1975, a Ph.D. from Stanford University
in 1980, and was Observatory Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University
during 1981. Dr. Stein is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
(AGU) and the Geological Society of America
, was Editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research
during 1986-1989, and chaired AGU’s Board of Journal Editors of the in 2004-2006. He was a visiting professor at Institut de Physique du Globe (Paris
and Strasbourg) and Ecole Normale Supérieure
in 1989, 1993, 1999, and 2008. Stein co-founded and chairs the Scientific Board of the Global Earthquake Model (the GEM Foundation), a public-private partnership building a worldwide seismic risk model in 5 years.
During 1993-2003, the Science Citation Index
reported that Stein was the second most cited author in earthquake science. Dr. Stein received the Eugene M. Shoemaker Distinguished Achievement Award of the USGS in 2000, the Excellence in Outreach Award of the Southern California Earthquake Center in 1999, and the Outstanding Contributions and Cooperation in Geoscience Award from NOAA in 1991. He presented the Francis Birch Lecture of the AGU in 1996, the Frontiers of Geophysics Lecture of the AGU in 2001, C. Thomas Crough Memorial Lecture of Purdue University
, Andrew C. Lawson Lecture of U.C. Berkeley, and the Condon Public Lecture of Oregon State University
in 2004, and gave the Validus Re Distinguished Lecture in 2007. In 2005, he was keynote speaker at the Smithsonian Institution
for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Stein led non-proprietary seismic hazards investigations for Swiss Re, on Istanbul (2000) and Tokyo (2006).
Stein appeared the Emmy-nominated documentary, ‘Killer Quake’ (NOVA, 1995); the four-part ‘Great Quakes’ series (Discovery Channel, 1997–2001); ‘Earthquake Storms’ (BBC, 2003); and the IMAX film, ‘Forces of Nature’ (National Geographic Society, 2004), which he helped to write and animate. ‘Forces’ was awarded Best feature film of the 2004 Large Format Cinema Association Film Festival; Best film and Best educational film of the 2005 Giant Screen Theater Association, and Grand Prize of the 2005 La Géode International Large Format Film Festival.
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City...
. He received an Sc.B. Magna cum Laude and with Honors from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1975, a Ph.D. from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1980, and was Observatory Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
during 1981. Dr. Stein is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics...
(AGU) and the Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
The Geological Society of America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the geosciences. The society was founded in New York in 1888 by Alexander Winchell, John J. Stevenson, Charles H. Hitchcock, John R. Proctor and Edward Orton and has been headquartered at 3300 Penrose...
, was Editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research
Journal of Geophysical Research
The Journal of Geophysical Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Geophysical Union 80 times per year. It contains original research on the physical, chemical, and biological processes that contribute to the understanding of the Earth, Sun, and solar system...
during 1986-1989, and chaired AGU’s Board of Journal Editors of the in 2004-2006. He was a visiting professor at Institut de Physique du Globe (Paris
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris is a French governmental, non-profit research and higher education establishment located in Paris, dedicated to the study of earth and planetary sciences by combining observations, laboratory analysis and construction of conceptual analogical and...
and Strasbourg) and Ecole Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
in 1989, 1993, 1999, and 2008. Stein co-founded and chairs the Scientific Board of the Global Earthquake Model (the GEM Foundation), a public-private partnership building a worldwide seismic risk model in 5 years.
During 1993-2003, the Science Citation Index
Science Citation Index
The Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
reported that Stein was the second most cited author in earthquake science. Dr. Stein received the Eugene M. Shoemaker Distinguished Achievement Award of the USGS in 2000, the Excellence in Outreach Award of the Southern California Earthquake Center in 1999, and the Outstanding Contributions and Cooperation in Geoscience Award from NOAA in 1991. He presented the Francis Birch Lecture of the AGU in 1996, the Frontiers of Geophysics Lecture of the AGU in 2001, C. Thomas Crough Memorial Lecture of Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, Andrew C. Lawson Lecture of U.C. Berkeley, and the Condon Public Lecture of Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
in 2004, and gave the Validus Re Distinguished Lecture in 2007. In 2005, he was keynote speaker at the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Stein led non-proprietary seismic hazards investigations for Swiss Re, on Istanbul (2000) and Tokyo (2006).
Stein appeared the Emmy-nominated documentary, ‘Killer Quake’ (NOVA, 1995); the four-part ‘Great Quakes’ series (Discovery Channel, 1997–2001); ‘Earthquake Storms’ (BBC, 2003); and the IMAX film, ‘Forces of Nature’ (National Geographic Society, 2004), which he helped to write and animate. ‘Forces’ was awarded Best feature film of the 2004 Large Format Cinema Association Film Festival; Best film and Best educational film of the 2005 Giant Screen Theater Association, and Grand Prize of the 2005 La Géode International Large Format Film Festival.
Selected publications
- R. S. Stein, G. C. P. King and J. Lin, Stress triggering of earthquakes: evidence for the 1994 M=6.7 Northridge, California, shock, Annali di Geofisica, 37, pp. 1799–1805, 1995
- R. S. Stein, Earthquakes: Characteristic or haphazard? (News and Views), Nature, 378, pp. 443–444, 1995
- R. S. Stein, Northridge Earthquake: Which fault and what next?, Nature, 373, pp. 388–389, 1995.
- R. S. Stein, Comment on "The impact of refraction correction on leveling interpretation in Southern California", by William E. Strange, J. Geohys. Res., 89, pp. 559–561, 1984
- R. S. Stein, Coalinga's caveat, EOS, American Geophysical Union Transaction, 65, pp. 791–795, 1984
- R. S. Stein, Aerodynamics of the Pterosaur wing, Science (letter), 191, pp. 898, 1976