Assistant Engineering

US Geological Survey O ffice +1-650-***-****

Justin L. Rubinstein 345 Middlefield Road C ell: +1-650-***-****

MS-977 F ax: +1-650-***-****

Menlo Park, CA 94025 Email: ***********@****.***

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Geophysics Stanford University March 2006

Thesis: Using Microearthquakes as Probes of Larger Earthquake Rupture

Advisor: Gregory C. Beroza

M.S. Geophysics Stanford University 2002

Advisor: Gregory C. Beroza

B.S. Applied Geophysics (Cum Laude) University of California Los Angeles 2000

Advisor: Paul M. Davis

EXPERIENCE

Research Geophysicist/Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow USGS Menlo Park 2008 present

Induced Seismicity

Examining the relationship between fluid injection activities and seismicity in Southern Colorado,

Northern New Mexico, and Eastern Oklahoma

o Gathering current and historical data (1970-present)

o Improving estimates of seismic velocity structure in the surrounding regions

o Computing unified preliminary earthquake locations from data sets that are currently unregistered

o Computing high-precision earthquake relocations

o Examining the temporal, spatial, and moment rate evolution of the seismicity

Co-wrote USGS talking points on induced seismicity and the M5.6 Prague, OK earthquake

Demonstrated that most M 4 earthquakes in the Central and Eastern US are induced by human activity

Earthquake Source Processes, Fault Mechanics, and Earthquake Recurrence

Definitively demonstrated that the time- and slip-predictable models are not the preferred models for

predicting the recurrence behavior of natural repeating earthquakes or laboratory earthquakes

Showed that variable loading rates in the Parkfield area produce a scaling (but no predictability)

between slip and recurrence interval

Demonstrated that the seismic moment rate of aftershocks of the Parkfield Earthquake is dependent

upon the afterslip rate of the Parkfield Earthquake

Triggered Earthquakes

Identified earthquakes triggered by the Tohoku-Oki Earthquake in the Central US

Repeating Earthquakes

Compiled a catalog of repeating earthquakes near Parkfield, California

Developed a method based on the SVD for estimating relative moment of repeating earthquakes

Wave Propagation

Computed seismic velocity and attenuation profiles for use in computation of synthetic seismograms

Identified shear waves propagating directly downward from explosive sources recorded at SAFOD

Computing synthetic seismograms to replicate observations of explosive sources near Parkfield

Demonstrated that vertical sh ear source and implosive sources are required to reproduce downhole

recordings of chemical shots

Damage Processes (Nonlinear Site Response)

Identified nonlinear site response caused by small magnitude earthquakes (4 M 5) near Parkfield

Identified nonlinear site response and fault zone damage caused by the 1999 Chi- Chi Earthquake

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Research Associate (Postdoctoral Scientist) University of Washington 2006-2007

Episodic Tremor and Slip

Identified 4 episodes of non-volcanic tremor in Cascadia that were triggered by distant earthquakes

Showed that the triggering of non-volcanic tremor is a simple, frictional process

Showed that nonvolcanic tremor can be triggered by both the Rayleigh waves and Love waves from

distant earthquakes

Determined that timing and amplitude control whether non-volcanic tremor is triggered by teleseisms

Identified 7 locations in California where non-volcanic tremor was triggered by the Denali Earthquake

Showed that non-volcanic tremor in Cascadia is modulated by the solid-earth and ocean tides

Research Assistant Stanford University 2000-2006

Earthquake Location and Fault Mechanics

Developed a new earthquake location technique based upon source-array beamforming

o Allows for precise location centroids of large earthquakes previously unlocated due to clipping of

high gain waveforms

Used source-array beamforming to locate earthquakes on the Calaveras Fault

Showed that seismic streaks represent a boundary between creeping and locked portions of a fault

Wrote a neighbor selection algorithm based upon the D elaunay Tesselation and integrated it into

double difference earthquake relocation program HYPODD

Damage Processes (Nonlinear Site Response)

Identified short-duration velocity changes induced by large earthquakes

Demonstrated that these velocity changes are a result of damage caused by strong shaking (nonlinear

strong ground motion)

Used coseismic velocity reduction technique to identify nonlinearity in the strong ground motion of

four earthquakes: Loma Prieta, Chittenden, Parkfield, and Tokachi-Oki

Showed that rock strength strongly influences the susceptibility to nonlinear strong shaking, including

damage induced by previous earthquakes (Loma Prieta and Chittenden)

Provided the first field evidence that nonlinearity in strong ground motion is limited to the very near

surface (Parkfield)

Used spectral ratio technique to identify nonlinear strong ground motion in the Parkfield Earthquake

Reconciled strong ground motion and coseismic velocity reduction observations of nonlinear strong

ground motion in th e Parkfield Earthquake

NSF-REU Summer Intern University of Alaska, Fairbanks 1999

Developed crustal S- Wave velocity model for Southern and Central Alaska

SCEC Summer Intern University of California Los Angeles 1998

Investigated azimuth dependent site amp lifications of Northridge aftershocks in Sherman Oaks and

Santa Monica

Research Assistant University of California Los Angeles 1997-2000

Analyzed spatial variation of site amplification for Northridge aftershocks recorded by stations

throughout Los Angeles

AWARDS

Editor s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing American Geophysical Union 2011

Singapore National Research Foundation Fellowship Finalist 2011

Awarded to top young science faculty in Singapore

Stanford Graduate Fellowship Stanford University 2000-2003

Awarded to top incoming graduate students

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National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Finalist 2000

Awarded to top incoming graduate students in the sciences

University of California Regents Scholar UCLA 1996-2000

Awarded to top incoming undergraduate students

Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Scholarship SEG 1996-2000

Awarded to top undergraduate students in geophysics nationwide

John Handin Scholarship UCLA Dept. Earth and Space Sciences 1999

Awarded yearly to top UCLA undergraduate in geophysics

PUBLICATIONS

1. Rubinstein, J.L. and W.L. Ellsworth, Afterslip Rate Controls The Moment Rate of Repeating Earthquake

Behavior, manuscript in preparation for Nature.

2. Rubinstein, J.L. and H.M. Savage, Earthquakes in the Central US Triggered by the 2011 Tohoku-Oki

Earthquake, manuscript in preparation for Seismological Research Letters.

3. Chen, K.H., T. Furumura, J.L. Rubinstein, and R-J. Rau, Modeling the healing of subsurface damage after

the 1999 Chi- Chi earthquake, manuscript in preparation for Geophysical Research Letters.

4. Pollitz, F.F., J.L. Rubinstein, and W.L. Ellsworth, Source characterization of near-surface chemical

explosions, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America in press.

5. Rubinstein, J.L., W.L. Ellsworth, K.H. Chen, and N. Uchida (2012), Fixed Recurrence and Slip Models

Better Predict Earthquake Behavior than the Time- and Slip-Predictable Models 1: Repeating Earthquakes,

Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 117, B02306, doi:10.1029/2011JB008724.

Rubinstein, J.L., W.L. Ellsworth, N. Beeler, B.D. Kilgore, D. Lockner, and H. Savage (2012), Fixed

6.

Recurrence and Slip Models Better Predict Earthquake Behavior than the Time- and Slip-Predictable

Models 2: Laboratory Earthquakes, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 117, B02307,

doi:10.1029/2011JB008723.

7. Chen, K.H., T. Furumura, J.L. Rubinstein, and R-J. Rau (2011), Observations of the healing of subsurface

damage after the 1999 Chi- Chi earthquake, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 38, L23302,

doi:10.1029/2011GL049841.

8. Rubinstein, J.L., Nonlinear Site Response in Medium Magnitude Earthquakes Near Parkfield, CA (2011),

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 101, 275-286, doi: 10.1785/012*******.

9. Rubinstein, J.L. and W.L. Ellsworth (2010), Precise Estimation of Repeating Earthquake Moment:

Example from Parkfield, CA., Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 100, pp. 1952 1961,

doi: 10.1785/012010.

10. Gomberg, J. et al., (2010), Slow-slip phenomena in Cascadia from 2007 and beyond: A review, GSA

Bulletin, v. 122, 963-978, doi: 10.1130/B30287. (Review Article)

11. Rubinstein, J.L., D.R. Shelly, and W.L. Ellsworth (2010), Non-Volcanic Tremor: A Window into the Roots

of Fault Zones, in N ew Frontiers in Integrated Solid Earth Sciences, edited by S. Cloetingh and J.

Negendank, pp. 287-314, Springer Netherlands. (Invited Review Article)

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12. Rubinstein, J.L., J. Gomberg, J.E. Vidale, A.G. Wech, H. Kao, K.C. Creager, G. Rogers (2009), Seismic

Wave Triggering of Non-Volcanic Tremor, ETS, and Earthquakes on Vancouver Island, Journal of

Geophysical Research, v. 114, B00A01, doi: 10.1029/2008JB005875.

13. Rubinstein, J.L., M. La Rocca, J.E. Vidale, K.C. Creager, A.G. Wech (2008), Tidal Modulation of Non-

Volcanic Tremor, Science, v. 319, pp 186-189.

14. Gomberg, J., J.L. Rubinstein, Z. Peng, K.C. Creager, J.E. Vidale (2008), Widespread Triggering of Non-

Volcanic Tremor in California, Science, v . 319, pp 173.

15. Peng, Z., J.E. Vidale, K.C. Creager, J.L. Rubinstein, J. Gomberg, and P. Bodin (2008), S trong tremor near

Parkfield, CA excited by the 2002 Denali Earthquake, G eophysical Research Letters, vol. 35, L23305, doi:

10.1029/2008GL036080.

16. Rubinstein, J.L., J.E. Vidale, J. Gomberg, P. Bodin, K.C. Creager, and S.D. Malone (2007). Non-volcanic

tremor driven by large transient shear stresses, Nature, v. 448, pp 579-582.

17. Rubinstein, J.L., N. Uchida, and G. Beroza (2007). Seismic Velocity Reductions Caused by the 2003

Tokachi-Oki Earthquake, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 112, B05315, doi: 10.1029/2006JB004440.

18. Rubinstein, J.L. and G. Beroza (2007). Full Waveform Earthquake Location: Application to Seismic

Streaks on the Calaveras Fault, California, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 112, B05303, doi:

10.1029/2006B004463.

19. Rubinstein, J.L. and G. Beroza (2005). Depth constraints on nonlinear strong ground motion from the 2004

Parkfield earthquake, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 32, L14313, doi: 10.1029/2005GL023189.

20. Rubinstein, J.L. and G. Beroza (2004). Nonlinear strong ground motion in the ML 5.4 Chittenden

Earthquake: Evidence that preexisting damage increases susceptibility to further damage, Geophysical

Research Letters, v. 31, L23614, doi: 10.1029/2004GL021357.

21. Rubinstein, J.L. and G. Beroza (2004). Evidence for widespread nonlinear strong ground motion in the Mw

6.9 Loma Prieta Earthquake, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 94, pp. 1595 1608.

22. Hooper, A., P. Segall, K. Johnson, and J.L. Rubinstein (2002). Reconciling seismic and geodetic models of

the 1989 Kilauea South Flank Earthquake, G eophysical Research Letters, v. 29, pp. 19-1 19-4, doi:

10.1029/2002GL016156.

23. Davis, P., J.L. Rubinstein, K. Liu, S. Gao, and L. Knopoff (2000). Northridge Earthquake damage caused

by geologic focusing of seismic waves, Science, v. 289, pp. 1746-1750.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS (SINCE 2011)

Simple, Fixed Slip and Recurrence Models Better Predict the Behavior of Repeating Earthquakes and Laboratory

Earthquakes than the Time and Slip-Predictable Models, Earth Observatory of Singapore, October 2011.

Slow-slip Processes at Plate Boundaries, Colorado School of Mines, August 2011.

Simple, Fixed Slip and Recurrence Models Better Predict the Behavior of Repeating Earthquakes and Laboratory

Earthquakes than the Time and Slip-Predictable Models, Colorado School of Mines, August 2011.

Stress Triggering of Non-Volcanic Tremor, University of Vienna Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, June

2011.

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Neither Natural Repeating Earthquakes nor Laboratory Earthquakes are Well Described by the Time- and Slip-

Predictable Models, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV Rome), June 2011.

Stress Triggering of Non-Volcanic Tremor, Universidad de Los Andes Geoscience Seminar, May 2011.

Triggering of Earthquakes and Tremor by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, USGS- Menlo Park EQPRO Megaproject

Meeting, March 2011.

Triggering of Earthquakes and Tremor by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, USGS- Menlo Park Briefing on the

March 2011 off-Tohoku Earthquake, March 2011.

Stress Triggering of Non-Volcanic Tremor, University of Lausanne Institute of Geophysics Seminar, March

2011.

Stress Triggering of Non-Volcanic Tremor, ETH-Zurich Swiss Seismological Service Seminar, March 2011.

Neither Natural Repeating Earthquakes nor Laboratory Earthquakes are Well-Described by the Time- and Slip-

Predictable Earthquake Behavior Models, ETH-Zurich Statistical Seismology Group Seminar, March 2011.

Stress Triggering of Non-Volcanic Tremor, University of North Carolina Department of Geological Sciences

Colloquium, February 2011.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Rubinstein, J.L., Significant Earthquakes in the Central US since 2008, Central and Eastern US Hazard Map

Workshop, 2012, INVITED.

Rubinstein, J.L. et al., Widespread triggering of earthquakes and tremor by the 2011 M9.0 off-Tohoku earthquake,

SSA 2011.

Rubinstein, J.L., W.L. Ellsworth, K. Chen, N. Uchida, and N. Beeler, Testing time- and slip-predictability with

repeating earthquakes in California, Japan, Taiwan, and the Laboratory, G- COE Symposium: Dynamic Earth and

Heterogeneous Structure 2010, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, I NVITED .

Rubinstein, J.L. and W.L. Ellsworth, Small Repeating Earthquakes are Time- and Slip-Predictable When

Magnitudes are Improved, 6 th International Workshop on Statistical Seismology 2009, I NVITED.

Rubinstein, J. L., J.E. Vidale, J. Gomberg, K .C. Creager, P. Bodin, S.D. Malone, A.G. Wech, Non-volcanic Tremor

and Earthquakes Driven by the Large Transient Shear Stresses of the 2002 Denali Earthquake, AGU Fall 2007.

Rubinstein, J. L., J.E. Vidale, K. Creager, and S. Malone, Relocating nonvolcanic tremor and high frequency

earthquakes in Cascadia, AGU Fall 2006.

Rubinstein, J. L. and G. Beroza, Full-Waveform earthquake location and the mechanics of streaks on the Calaveras

Fault, AGU Fall 2005.

Rubinstein, J. L. and G. Beroza, Nonlinear strong ground motion as observed by seismic velocity reductions, 10th

International Workshop on Nonlinear Elasticity in Materials, July 2005.

Rubinstein, J. L. and G Beroza, Nonlinear strong ground motion in the 2004 Parkfield Earthquake, AGU Fall 2004,

INVITED.

Rubinstein, J. L., Analysis of azimuthal variation in amplitude factors in Sherman Oaks and Santa Monica during

the Northridge Earthquake Aftershock Sequence, SCEC 1998.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004

Earthquakes and Volcanoes Teaching Assistant Stanford University

Organized and taught lectures on intraplate earthquakes and seismic gaps

Led review sessions and assisted students in office hours

Wrote homework sets

Advisor of SCEC Summer Intern Kate Prudchenko Stanford University 2004

Provided instruction in seismology and the basis of the project

Assisted in development of code to analyze Coda Q using repeating earthquakes

Earthquake Seismology Teaching Assistant Stanford University 2003

Organized and taught lecture on earthquake location and relocation

Assisted students in office hours

FIELD EXPERIENCE

SCEC Sponsored Tri-Center Earthquake Hazards and Engineering Field Trip to Japan 2004

Visited universities and earthquake engineering facilities with earthquake engineering students to

improve communication between the earthquake engineering and earthquake seismology communities

Field Assistant for BEAAR, LABPSE, and LARSE II Experiments 1997-2000

Participated in array design and siting of seismometers

Obtained permissions for deployment of seismometers on private property

Installed and removed broadband and short period seismometers

MEDIA AND PUBLIC OUTREACH

Interviews on the Tohoku-Oki Earthquake 2011

TV: Al-Jazeera English, NHK- TV

Radio: KCBS

Print: Honolulu Star Advertiser, Pioneer Productions, North Campus Voice

News Briefing: Seismological Society of American Annual Meeting

Television and Radio Interviews on Bay Area Earthquakes and Earthquake Preparedness 2011

KGO (TV), KALW (Radio)

Public Outreach 2011

Public Lecture on Bay Area Earthquakes and Earthquake Preparedness (Bay Area Science Festival)

Co-wrote USGS Talking Points on Induced Seismicity and the Prague, Oklahoma M5.6 Earthquake

COMPUTER SKILLS

Languages: Operating Systems

Matlab Unix/Linux

Fortran 77/90 Windows

C shell/Bash Macintosh

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SERVICE

Guest Editor for Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America special issue on the 2011-2013

2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake

Convener of Late- Breaking Special Session on 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake SSA 2011

Session Chair on Special Session on Creative Waveform Analysis SSA 2011

Convener of Special Session on Episodic Tremor and Slip GSA 2009, Fall AGU 2007

Manuscript and Proposal Reviewer for

Science; Journal of Geophysical Research; Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America; Geophysical

Research Letters; Geophysical Journal International; Pure and Applied Geophysics; Geochemistry,

Geophysics, and Geosystems (G3); the National Science Foundation; the Swiss National Science

Foundation; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Geophysical Union

Seismological Society of America

MISCELLANY

Proficient in Spanish

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