Career Conversation: Ross Stein, PhD '80

From Poop to Pep: Stories from a Researcher, Teacher, and Founder’s Journey

Join us for a talk and conversation with Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient, Ross Stein, PhD '80, as he discusses the stories of calamities, confrontations, and collaborations in his career.

Ross Stein, PhD '80, is Temblor CEO, lecturer in geophysics at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and former U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Senior Scientist. He was the 2021 College of Fellows Distinguished Lecturer of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2020 Distinguished Lecturer of the Seismological Society of America, 2019 Centennial Lecturer of the American Geophysical Union, and 2018 Thompson Distinguished International Lecturer of the Geological Society of America (GSA). A Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the Geological Society of America, he is a past president of the Tectonophysics section of AGU, a past editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research, and formerly chaired AGU’s Board of Journal Editors. In 2012, Stein received the Gilbert F. White Natural Hazards Award from AGU and gave a TEDx talk titled “Defeating Earthquakes”. In 2000, he received the Eugene M. Shoemaker Distinguished Achievement Award of the USGS. In 2003, the Science Citation Index reported that Stein was the second most cited author in earthquake science during the preceding decade; he was the tenth most cited during 1900-2010. Stein frequently brings insights to the public in media interviews and public talks, and in IMAX and Discovery Channel films. In 2010, Stein cofounded the Global Earthquake Model (GEM Foundation), chairing its Science Board until 2015, when he cofounded Temblor. Stein is a member of the Advisory Council on Catastrophes of Zurich Insurance.

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