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SCEC2026 Meeting Participants
The SCEC Annual Meeting brings together participants from across the U.S. and around the world who are engaged in earthquake-related research, education, and outreach. SCEC project teams present results from work supported by the SCEC Collaboration Plan and other Center initiatives. The meeting includes representatives from SCEC leadership, advisory groups, full-time staff, funding agencies, and sponsors. Academic, government, and industry partners involved in computational science, earthquake engineering, risk communication, and other related disciplines also participate. Early career scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate interns typically comprise over 40% of attendees.
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Brad Aagaard, Research Geophysicist, USGS
Expertise: strong ground motion, source mechanics, wave propagation SCEC Science Steering Committee, Liaison Member |
Rachel Abercrombie, Research Professor, Boston U
Expertise: Earthquake seismology SCEC Participating Institution Representative SCEC Board of Directors, Vice-Chair SCEC Executive Committee, Member SCEC Board of Directors, At-Large Member |
Shawna Ackerman, Chief Risk & Actuarial Officer, CEA
First-time Attendee |
Sean Ahdi, Senior Engineer, Arup
Expertise: Engineering seismological applications to earthquake/geotechnical engineering; seismic site and basin response; seismic site characterization using... |
Sinan Akciz, Assoc. Professor, CSUF
Expertise: Structural Geology, Paleoseismology SCEC Participating Institution Representative |
Samvel Akopian, General Director, LLC SeiEn
Expertise: Seismology, physics, geophysics Posters: 148 First-time Attendee |
LaMar Anderson, SCEC SOURCES Interns, Pasadena CC
Expertise: Earthquake risk communication, behavioral science, disaster preparedness, human-centered communication, narrative-based risk communication, data... Undergraduate First-time Attendee SCEC Intern |
Tyler Anderson, Cosmogenic Isotope Researcher, LLNL
First-time Attendee |
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Grasshopper Anderson-Merritt, Postdoc, UMass
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Chelsey Assor, Undergraduate Student, SDSU
Expertise: Geophysics, Computer Programs: Proficient in MATLAB, ArcGIS, GeoMapApp, Fortran Posters: 088 Undergraduate |
Luciana Astiz, Program Director, N.S.F.
SCEC Program Officer |
Alexis Ault, Professor, USU
Expertise: earthquake geology, fault rock thermochronometry SCEC Participating Institution Representative |
Curtis Baden, Research Geophysicist, USGS
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mahdi bahrampouri, Geoscience Consultant, PG&E
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Anna Bayramyan, Head of Earthquake Monitoring and Forecasting Department, LLC SeiEn
Expertise: Seismology, geophysics Posters: 148 First-time Attendee |
Valeria Becerra-Carreño, Postdoctoral Researcher, IMO-PUC
Expertise: Seismic cycle and tectonic deformation in subduction zones. Specialized in space geodesy, inversion methods, and uncertainty quantification to model... Posters: 072 First-time Attendee |
N.M. Beeler, Research Scientist, usgs
Expertise: rock mechanics, advanced speculation™(amt), and the ususal nonsense SCEC Proposal Review Committee, Member |
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Mark Benthien, Associate Director, Public Education and Preparedness, SCEC/USC
Expertise: Public education, knowledge implementation, community leadership, earthquake preparedness and safety messaging Posters: 188 SCEC Executive Committee, Member SCEC Associate Director SCEC Mentor SCEC Staff |
Greg Beroza, SCEC Co-Director and Professor, Stanford
Expertise: Earthquake Seismology SCEC Science Steering Committee, Chair SCEC Executive Committee, Member SCEC Co-Director |
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Glenn Biasi, Supervisory Geophysicist, USGS
Expertise: tomography; paleoseismologic studies, seismic networking |
Roger Bilham, Professor of Geological Sciences, Colorado
Expertise: geodesy, earthquakes, tectonics, creep, strain, sea-level, Himalaya, Colombia, Haiti, Iceland, Alaska, Utah, California, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India... |
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Mike Blanpied, Associate Coordinator, USGS Eq Prog
Expertise: Laboratory rock mechanics; earthquake triggering; earthquake forecasting and prediction; earthquake hazards and risk assessment; science... Posters: 160 SCEC Science Steering Committee, Liaison Member SCEC Program Officer |
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Steve Bohlen, Retired, LLNL
SCEC Advisory Council, Member |
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Oliver Boyd, Research Geophysicist, USGS
Expertise: Seismology, Crustal Characterization, Earthquake Ground Motions and Hazards |
Yousef Bozorgnia, Professor, UCLA
Expertise: Earthquake engineering, seismic ground motion hazard, and engineering seismology. |
Dave Branum, Senior Engineering Geologist, CGS - SMIP
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Matt Burgess, Engineer, EarthScope
Posters: 102 |
Roland Bürgmann, Professor, UC Berkeley
Expertise: Geodesy, Earthquakes, GPS, InSAR, Active Tectonics, Structural Geology, Slow Fault Slip, Landslides |
Liliane ML Burkhard, Scientist, HIGP/UniBern
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Kristina Calderon, Engineering Geologist, CA DWR
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Chad Carlson, Senior Engineering Geologist, CA DWR
Expertise: Faulting and Seismicity Specialist with the California Department of Water Resources. Leads efforts in identification and understanding of earthquake... Posters: 095 |
Bryan Castillo, Project Engineer, Keller NA
Expertise: Bryan specializes in earthquake geology/paleoseismology. He recently started focusing on Science Communication and teaches about the importance of... Posters: 099 |
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The Statewide California Earthquake Center is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all participants. We take pride in fostering a diverse and inclusive SCEC community, and therefore expect all participants to abide by the SCEC Activities Code of Conduct.
