About Rick

I am a geoscientist with interests in geophysics, seismological imaging and source studies, and Earth processes encompassing earthquake, volcano, ocean, and glaciological processes. My work has included significant field research in western North America, Italy, and Antarctica. I have strong teaching and research interests in geophysical inverse and signal processing methods and am the lead author on the widely used reference volume and textbook "Parameter Estimation and Inverse Problems" (Aster, Borchers, and Thurber, 2012).

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Interests

  • Earthquake and Volcano Seismology, Seismic Imaging, Inverse Problems, Signal Processing, Cryospheric and Fluvial seismology, Antarctic Geophysics, Seismological Instrumentation.

Education

Ph.D. , Earth Science - University of California
San Diego, CA, 1991

M.S., Geophysics - University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, 1986

B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Additional Major in Physics - University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, 1983

Awards, Honors, Grants

  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Wisconsin, 2017
  • IRIS Leadership Award, 2014
  • New Mexico Tech Distinguished Research Award, 2010
  • President, Seismological Society of America, 2009-2011
  • IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lecturer, 2009-2010
  • Seismological Society of America Board of Directors , 2008-2014
  • New Mexico Tech Faculty Award, 2005
  • NSF Antarctic Service Medal, 1999

Selected Publications

The uppermost mantle seismic velocity and viscosity structure of central West Antarctica

  • O’Donnell, J., Selway, K., Nyblade, A., Brazier, R., Wiens, D., Anandakrishan, S.,... Winberry, J.,

Spatiotemporal evolution of the 2011 Prague, Oklahoma, aftershock sequence revealed using subspace detection and relocation

  • McMahon, N., Aster, R., Yeck, W.McNamara, D., & Benz, H.,

Strong seismic scatterers near the core-mantle boundary north of the Pacific Anomaly

  • Ma, X., Sun, X., Wiens, D., Wen, L., Nyblade, A., Anandakrishnan, S.,... Wilson, T.,

Tsunami and infragravity waves impacting Antarctic ice shelves

  • Bromirski, P., Chen, Z., Stephen, R., Gerstoft, P., Arcas, D., Diez, A.,... Nyblade, A.,

Glacial Seismology

  • Aster, R., & Winberry, J.,

Memberships

  • American Geophysical Union
  • Geological Society of America
  • Seismological Society of America
  • International Glaciological Society
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science

Web Links

Parameter Estimation and Inverse Problems Information

Graduate Advisees

Adjunct Professor Page at New Mexico Tech

Comprehensive List of Abstracts

Comprehensive List of Publications

Active Magmatic System Discovered Beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet (2013)

NPR Interview with Scott Simon on the L'Aquila "Earthquake Trial" (2011)

Ross Ice Shelf Research Reported in the Antarctic Sun

Mount Erebus in Science News (2013)

ANCIENT FAULTS: Oklahoma shakes lead CSU Researchers into Earthquake Forecasting (2016)

Publications on Google Scholar