Stuart V. Schmitt Ph.D. student Department of Geophysics, Stanford University

Curriculum Vitae

MS, Geophysics, 2005, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BA, Physics, 2001, Lawrence University

Full CV in PDF; last updated June 2006.

Research

• I am a member of the Crustal Deformation and Fault Mechanics group in the Geophysics Department at Stanford University.
  
  
• In 2005 I completed an MS at the University of Wisconsin, where my previous research page still exists.
  
  
• Publications:
  

  1.

  Schmitt, S., C. DeMets, J. Stock, O. Sánchez, B. Márquez-Azúa, and G. Reyes, A geodetic study of the 22 January 2003 Tecomán, Colima, Mexico Earthquake, Geophys. J. Int.169, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03322.x, 2007. [PDF]

• Public presentations:
  1. 2004 AGU oral presentation—Toward an Improved Understanding of Subduction Zone Mechanics: Finite Element Modeling Results from the Jalisco GPS Project, 1993-2004 (Session G12A: Postseismic Deformation: New Observations, Models, and Syntheses I) [HTML, no transcript] [Abstract from AGU]
  2. 2005 AGU poster presentation—A Geodetic Study of the 22 January 2003 Tecomán, Colima, Mexico Earthquake (Session G21B: Plate Boundary Observatory and Crustal Deformation Posters) [PDF] [Abstract from AGU]
  3. 2007 AGU oral presentation—Thermal pressurization is important during earthquake nucleation, before seismic slip (Session S12B: Insights From Combined Laboratory and Theoretical Investigations of Earthquake Rupture and Aseismic Fault Slip II) [HTML with transcript] [PDF of slides only] [Abstract from AGU]
  4. 2008 SCEC poster presentation—Shear heating-induced thermal pressurization during earthquake nucleation [HTML abstract with PDF poster] [PDF poster]
  5. 2008 AGU oral presentation—Shear heating-induced thermal pressurization during the nucleation of earthquakes [HTML with transcript COMING SOON] [PDF of slides only] [Abstract from AGU]

Research tools

• I have written instructions on how to install Maxima (a computer algebra system) on Mac OS X, including Intel versions.
  
  
• I have written a handful of useful IDL functions. I have since switched to coding in MATLAB. These IDL functions are somewhat old and may have some bugs.

Personal

• Apple MagSafe DC auto/airline adapter—I have developed a solution for powering an Apple MacBook or MacBook Pro from a 12 VDC car cigar lighter or a 15 VDC airline in-seat EmPower connector. I currently present only a rough text description, but I will post detailed illustrated instructions shortly. Parts cost less than $100 and some soldering is required.
  
  
• General Motors Entertainment and Comfort serial bus—This page presents information that I have learned as part of an ongoing project to reverse-engineer one of the serial busses found in one of my cars.
  
  
• 915resolution on Intel G33, Q33, and Q35 chipsets—These instructions will hopefully let you get your widescreen monitor working with an Intel graphics system running a version of Linux that cannot be updated with the latest video drivers.
  
  
• Automotive information—I am somewhat of an automotive enthusiast; I occasionally post something car-related on my web page. Lately, I have not had much time to update this information, so it mostly reflects cars I do not have anymore.
  
  
• Drill sizes and tap drills [PDF]—This information is in a million places on the Internet, but I haven't found any that display it in a useful format.

	•  E-mail:
	•  Mail:	Geophysics Department Mitchell Building, Room 360 397 Panama Mall Stanford, CA 94305