Bruce Worden
Geophysicist at Synergetics Incorporated
Golden, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBruce Worden is a geophysicist and lead developer/researcher for the USGS ShakeMap system, contracting through Synergetics Incorporated at the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado. With over a decade of experience, he operates the NEIC’s Global ShakeMap network and drives development of tools that translate seismic data into actionable impact maps. He holds a PhD in Geophysics and Seismology from Caltech and a BS from UC Riverside, bringing rigorous academic training to operational earthquake monitoring. Unusually for a scientist in his field, he also holds an MFA in Film Production, a background that contributes to clear data visualization and communication of complex seismic information to stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Film Production, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Film Production at University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geophysics and Seismology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geophysics and Seismology at California Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BS), Geophysics and Seismology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Geophysics and Seismology at University of California, Riverside
Github Skills (68)
kml10
near10
near-real-time10
earthquake9
risk-assessment9
hazard9
risk-analysis9
insar9
geodesy9
atmosphere9
addon9
region9
blender9
mechanism8
delaunay-triangulation8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
cbworden/shakemap
Jan 2016 - Feb 2025
Contributions:641 pushes, 627 branches, 14 tags in 9 years 2 months
cbworden/ps2ff
Feb 2016 - Mar 2019
Produce approximated finite fault distances and variance corrections given point source information (e.g., Repi (epcentral distance) to Rjb (Joyner-Boore distance)
Contributions:12 pushes, 20 branches in 3 years 1 month
distancesvariancefaultdistancepoint
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