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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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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 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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Steve Bohlen, Retired, LLNL
SCEC Advisory Council, Member |
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Yousef Bozorgnia, Professor, UCLA
Expertise: Earthquake engineering, seismic ground motion hazard, and engineering seismology. |
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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
Posters: 048 |
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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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Camilla Cattania, Assistant Professor, MIT
SCEC Board of Directors, Core Institution Member |
Xiaofeng Chen, Assistant Professor, OK State
Expertise: fault mechanics, fracture mechanics, experimental rock deformation Posters: 006 SCEC Participating Institution Representative |
Zhiang Chen, Postdoctoral Researcher, ASU
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Jinhui Cheng, Postdoc, Caltech
Posters: 156 |
Kristen Chiama, Postdoctoral Scholar, USC/SCEC
Expertise: Structural Geology, Applied Geophysics, Tectonic Geomorphology SCEC Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Federico Ciardo, Assistant Professor, Northwestern
Expertise: Geomechanics, earthquake mechanics, computational mechanics |
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Zane Cleghorn, Graduate Student, SDSU
Graduate Student First-time Attendee |
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Michele Cooke, Professor, UMass
Expertise: structural geology and rock mechanics Fault system evolution numerical models scaled physical experiments SCEC Participating Institution Representative |
C.B. Crouse, Principal Engineer, AECOM
Expertise: earthquake engineering, engineering seismology |
Heather Crume, Earthquake Modeler, Moody's RMS
Posters: 154 |
Kelian Dascher-Cousineau, Assistant Professor, USU
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Tim Dawson, Seismic Hazards Program Manager, CGS
Expertise: Paleoseismology, neotectonics, earthquake geology SCEC Board of Directors, Chair SCEC Executive Committee, Member SCEC Board of Directors, Core Institution Member SCEC CEO Planning Committee, Member |
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Alex DiMonte, Graduate Student Researcher, USU
Expertise: shallow fault geology, experimental granular mechanics, clay mineralogy Posters: 129 Graduate Student |
James Dolan, Professor of Earth Sciences, USC
Expertise: Earthquake Geology, Tectonic Geomorphology, Structural Geology |
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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.
