John Ristau
Seismologist at GNS Science
New Zealand
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolJohn Ristau is a seismologist with over a decade at GNS Science, specializing in operational earthquake monitoring and improving magnitude estimates and catalog quality for New Zealand’s GeoNet project. He combines hands-on operational responsibilities with research into major earthquake sequences, translating seismic science into actionable, real-time improvements. Holding a PhD in Geophysics and Seismology from the University of Victoria and an MS from the University of Manitoba, he blends deep academic training with practical system stewardship. Based in New Zealand, he is known for tightening quality control processes that reduce uncertainty in earthquake catalogs—a subtle but critical contribution to hazard assessment and public safety.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geophysics and Seismology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geophysics and Seismology at University of VictoriaMaster of Science (MS), Geophysics and Seismology, Master of Science (MS), Geophysics and Seismology at University of Manitoba
Github Skills (10)
wps10
sensor10
geofence10
wcs10
traits10
datasets10
meta9
snmp2
wms1
gemini1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
GeoNet/data
May 2017 - Jan 2023
Small datasets that are updated on an irregular or infrequent basis
Contributions:1 review, 1021 commits, 1272 PRs in 5 years 9 months
wcswpsdatasetupdatedgeofence
jristau/MomentTensor
Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.