Faculty & Staff Profile

Ph.D. Physics, 1988, University of California, San Diego
M.S. Physics, 1983, University of California, San Diego
B.S. Physics, 1976, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

1999-present Research Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
1991-1999 Research Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
1990-1991 Assistant Professor, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
1987-1990 Research Associate, University of Nevada, Reno
1983-1987 Research Assistant, University of California, San Diego
1980-1983 Teaching Assistant, University of California, San Diego
1978-1980 Teaching Assistant, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

(i) In Referred Journals:

• Anooshehpoor, A., J.N. Brune (1989), Foam rubber modeling of topographic and dam interaction effects at Pacoima Dam, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., 79, 1347-1360.
• Brune, J. N. and A. Anooshehpoor (1991), Foam rubber modeling of the El Centro terminal substation building, EERI: Earthquake Spectra, 7, 45-79.
• Brune, J. N. and A. Anooshehpoor (1991), Foam rubber modeling of the Lotung Large-Scale Seismic Experiment, EERI: Earthquake Spectra, 7, 65-178.
• Siddharthan, R., A. Anooshehpoor, and Jon A. Epps (1991), Model tests for moving-load effects on pavements, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 20-28.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1994), Frictional heat generation and seismic radiation in a foam rubber model of earthquakes, PAGEOPH, 142, No. ¾, 735-747.
• Shi, Baoping, A. Anooshehpoor, Y. Zeng, J.N. Brune (1996), Rocking and overturning of precariously balanced rocks by earthquakes, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 86, 1364-1371.
• Brune, J. N., A. Anooshehpoor, Frictional resistance of a fault zone with strong rotors (1997), Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 2071-2074.
• Brune, J. N., Li Li, and R. Anooshehpoor (1998), Yucca Mountain and Crater Flat refracted arrivals from Little Skull Mountain aftershocks, in press, GSA special papers.
• Brune, J.N., Anooshehoor, A. (1998), A physical model of the effect of a shallow weak layer on strong motion for strike-slip ruptures, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 88, 1070-1078.
• Shi, B., A. Anooshehpoor, J. N. Brune, Y. Zeng (1998), Dynamics of thrust faulting: 2-D lattice model, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 88, 1484-1494.
• Brune, J.N., Anooshehpoor, A. (1999), Dynamic geometrical effects on strong ground motion in a normal fault model, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 809-815.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Heaton, T.H., Shi, B., Brune, J.N. (1999), Estimates of ground accelerations at Point Reyes, California During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 89, 845-853.
• Asad, A. M., S Pullammanappallil, A. Anooshehpoor, J. N. Louie (1999), Inversion of travel time data for earthquake locations and three-dimensional velocity structure in the Eureka Valley Area, eastern California, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 89, 796-810.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J. N. (1999), Wrinkle-like Weertman pulse at the interface between two blocks of foam rubber with different velocities, Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 2025-2028.
• Ichinose, G., Anderson, J., Smith, K., dePolo, D., Anooshehpoor, A., R. Schweickert and M. Lahren (1999), The seismotectonics of the 30 October 1998 Incline Village, Nevada earthquake and its effects, Seism. Res. Lett., 70, 297-305.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J. N. (2000), Methodology for obtaining constraints on ground motion from field tests of precariously balanced rocks, submitted to Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. (in revision).
• Anooshehpoor, A., Heaton, T.H., Shi, B., Brune, J.N. (2000), Reply to comments by J. Zhang and N. Makris on “Estimates of ground accelerations at Point Reyes, California During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake”, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 90, 1349-1351.
• Anderson, J. G., Brune, J. N., Anooshehpoor, R., and Ni, S. (2000). New ground motion data and concepts in seismic hazard analysis, Current Science, 79, 1278-1290.
• Smith, K.D, J. N. Brune, M. K. Savage, R. Anooshehpoor, and A. F. Sheehan (2000), Mainshock source parameters and aftershock relocations of the 1992 Little Skull Mountain Earthquake sequence, in Geologic and Geophysical Characterization Studies of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, A Potential High-level Radioactive-waste Repository, USGS Digital Data Series, 058, Chapter K.
• Smith, K.D, Li Li, J. N. Brune, R. Anooshehpoor, and M. K. Savage (2000), Preliminary results from the NPE-Ryan Reversed Refraction Profile, in Geologic and Geophysical Characterization Studies of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, A Potential High-level Radioactive-waste Repository, USGS Digital Data Series, 058, Chapter D.
• Anderson, J.G., Sucuoglu, H., Erberik, A., Yilmaz, T., Inan, E., Durukal, E., Erdik, M., Anooshehpoor, R., Brune, J.N., and Ni, S. (2000). Strong ground motions from the Kocaeli and Duzce, Turkey, earthquakes, and possible implications for seismic hazard analysis, Eathquake Spectra, 16, supplement A, 113-137.
• Anooshehpoor, A. and Brune, J.N. (2001), Quasi-static slip-rate shielding by locked and creeping zones as an explanation for small repeating earthquakesat Parkfield, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 91, 401-403.
• Abbott, R. E., J. N. Louie, J. N. Brune, A. Anooshehpoor, and S. Pullammanappallil, 2001, Weak ground motion and amplifications predicted from shear-wave velocities at precarious rocks, near the 1857 rupture of the San Andreas fault, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., in revision.
• Smith, K.D, J. N. Brune, D. dePolo, M. K. Savage, R. Anooshehpoor, and A. F. Sheehan (2001), The 1992 Little Skull Mountain Earthquake sequence, southern Nevada Test Site, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 91, 1595-1606.
• Stirling, M. W., A. Anooshehpoor, J. N. Brune, G. Biasi, and S. G. Wesnousky, 2001, Assessment of the site conditions of precariously balanced rocks in the Mojave Desert, southern California, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., 92, 2139-2144.
• Anooshehpoor, A., and J. N. Brune, 2002, Verification of precarious methodology using shake table tests of rocks and rock models, J. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 22, 917-922.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J.N. Brune and Y. Zeng (2002), Methodology for obtaining constraints on ground motion from precariously balanced rocks, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., in revision.
• Brune, J. N., D. von Seggern, and A. Anooshehpoor (2003). Distribution of Precarious Rocks at the Nevada Test Site: Comparison with Ground-Motion Predictions from Nuclear Tests, J. Geophys. Res., in press.

(ii) Other Professional Publications:

• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune, and R. H. Lovberg (1988): Foam rubber modeling of soil-structure interaction; Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamic Conference 2, Sponsored by the Am. Soc. of Engineers, Geotechnical Engineering Division, June 27-30, 1988, pp 218-232.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J.N. Brune, R.H. Lovberg (1992), Foam rubber modeling of seismic site effect and soil-structure interaction, EPRI, TR-100430.
• Anooshehpoor, A., and J. N. Brune (1993), Dynamics and frictional heat generation in a foam Rubber model of earthquake stick-slip, USGS Red Book volume, Proceedings of the Workshop on Mechanical Involvement of Fluids in Faulting, Fish Camp, California, 1993.
• Brune, J. N., J. W. Bell, A. Anooshehpoor, Precariously balanced rocks and seismic risk, (1996), Endeavour, 20, 168-172.
• Brune, J.N., Anooshehpoor, A., Stirling, M.W., Anderson, J.G. (1998), Precarious rocks site effects and seismic hazard in southern California: proceedings of the 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, May18-20, 1998, San Diego, California.
• Anooshehpoor, R., and Brune, J. N. (2000). Constraints on ground motions using precariously balanced rocks, proceedings of the 14th Engineering Mechanics Conference, May21-24, 2000, Austin, Texas.

(iii) Technical Reports

• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1995): Precarious rock Methodology: Field and laboratory test results, Activity no. 8.3.1.17.4.1.2, USGS/YMP PAC Schedule 3GSM532M, in the RPC under batch#MOY95-1218-02.
• Brune, J. N., A. Anooshehpoor, A. Aburto, and W. F. Nicks (1996): Microearthquake network operation and results, NWPO yucca Mountain TASK-4 Final Report.
• Brune, J. N., A. Anooshehpoor (1997): Results of foam rubber Modeling, Part I, Modeling the effect of a shallow weak layer on strong ground motion for strike-slip ruptures, YMP WBS#1.2.2.2.8.4.1, Task SPT 38 RM4.
• Brune, J. N., A. Anooshehpoor (1997): Results of foam rubber Modeling, Part II, Dynamic Geometrical effects on strong ground motion in a normal fault model, YMP WBS#1.2.2.2.8.4.1, Task SPT 38 RM4.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune and david H. Von Seggern (2002): Constraints on ground motion at Yucca Mountain provided by precarious rocks, DOE/UCCSN Coopretive Agreement.

• Anooshehpoor, A., J.N. Brune, J.G. Anderson (1991), Particle motion of interface waves involving separation in foam rubber stick-slip, EOS, Transactions, 72, p. 325.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1992), Normal vibration, fault separation, and heat generation during stick-slip events in foam rubber, Seism. Res. Lett., 63, p. 75.
• Brune, J. N., A. Anooshehpoor (1992), Dynamic stick-slip in foam rubber model and the earth: can they be understood without considering inertial terms? EOS, Transactions, 73, p. 387.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1993), Comparison of frictional heat generation and radiated energy in the stable-sliding and stick-slip foam rubber models, EOS, Transactions, 74, p. 405.
• Li, Li, A. Anooshehpoor, J. N. Brune (1993), Yucca Mountain, Nevada, reversed crustal refraction results using aftershocks, EOS, Transactions, 74, p. 424.
• Asad, A. M., J. N. Louie, S. Pullammanappallil, A. Anooshehpoor (1993), Relocation of Eureka Valley earthquake aftershocks and derivation of P-wave velocity structure, EOS, Transactions, 74, p. 419.
• Su, F., J. G. Anderson, J. N. Brune, Y. Zeng, A. Sheehan, K. Smith, M. savage, A. Anooshehpoor (1993), Site response in the Yucca Mountain area determined from aftershocks of the Little Skull Mountain earthquake, EOS, Transactions, 74, p. 422.
• Shi, Baoping, Y. Zeng, A. Anooshehpoor, J. N. Brune (1993), Physical and mathematical modeling of the precariously balanced rocks, with application to earthquake hazard analysis, EOS, Transactions, 74, p. 22.
• Anooshehpoor, A., R. E. Abercrombie, J. G. Anderson, J. N. Brune (1994), Laboratory and field evidence for anomalous P-wave radiation during stick-slip failure, Seism. Res. Lett., 65, p. 28.
• Anooshehpoor, A., and J. N. Brune (1994), Topographic amplification near Pacoima Dam during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, special session on Northridge earthquake at the SSA annual meeting, Pasadena, California.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1994), Dynamics of fault creep and rupture nucleation in foam rubber earthquake models, EOS, Transactions, 75, p. 439.
• dePolo, D., K. Smith, and R. Anooshehpoor (1994), Double Spring Flat Earthquake, Western Nevada, 12 September 1994, special session on Double Spring Flat earthquake at the AGU Fall 1994 Meeting, San Francisco, California.
• Brune, J. N., J. W. Bell, A. Anooshehpoor, T. Liu, M. Zreda (1995), Precarious rocks and earthquake hazard in southern California, EOS, Transactions, 76, p. 360.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1995), Physics of a foam rubber model of earthquakes, IUGG XXI General Assembly, Boulder, Colorado, July 2-14, 1995, Abstracts Week A, p. 358.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1996), Effective coefficient of friction for a fault zone with strong rotors, Seism. Res. Lett., 67, p. 29.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1996), Constraints on ground motion in southern California provided by precarious rocks, Seism. Res. Lett., 67, p.30.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1996), Nucleation and propagation of interface waves between dissimilar and identical blocks of foam rubber, EOS, Transactions,. 77, p. 505.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J.N. (1997), Dynamic geometrical effects on ground motion in a foam rubber model of normal faulting: Seism. Res. Letts., 68, p. 333.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune (1997), A physical model of the effect of a shallow weak layer on strong ground motion for strike-slip ruptures, EOS, Transactions, 78, p. 452.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Heaton, T.H., Shi, B., Brune, J.N. (1998), Estimates of ground accelerations at Point Reyes, California During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Seism. Res. Lett., 69, p. 171.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J.N. (1998), Field test results for quasi-static toppling acceleration of precariously balanced rocks, SCEC 1998 Annual Meeting, October 17-20, 1998, Palm Springs, California.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J.N. (1998), Quasi-static slip-rate shielding by locked and creeping zones as an explanation for small repeating earthquakes at Parkfield, EOS, Transactions, 79, p. F594.
• Shi, B., Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J.N. (1998), Numerical and physical modeling of dynamic rupture in thrust and normal faulting with an overlying layer of soft material, EOS, Transactions, 79, p. F631.
• Anooshehpoor, A. (1999), Performance of the base isolators in the Mackay Mines Building at the University of Nevada, Reno, during the 30 October 1998 Incline Village earthquake, Seism. Res. Letts., 70, p. 217.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J.N. 1999, New results for toppling accelerations and site conditions at precarious rock locations in southern California; SCEC 1999 Annual Meeting, September 26-29, 1999, Palm Springs, California.
• Brune, J.N., A. Anooshehpoor, Y. Zeng, H. Sucuoglu, B. Shi, A. Mendez and J. G. Anderson,1999, Precarious rocks constraints on dynamic stress drop for great strike-slip earthquakes: SCEC 1999 Annual Meeting, September 26-29, 1999, Palm Springs, California.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J.N. 1999, Methodology for obtaining constraints on ground motion from field tests on precariously balanced rocks: American Geophysical Union, EOS, 90, no. 46 , F706.
• Brune, J.N., A. Anooshehpoor, Y. Zeng, H. Sucuoglu, B. Shi, A. Mendez and J. G. Anderson,1999, Precarious rocks constraints on dynamic stress drop for great strike-slip earthquakes: American Geophysical Union, EOS, 90, no. 46 , F699.
• Brune, J.N., D. Von Seggern, and R. Anooshehpoor, 2000, Distribution of precarious rocks around the Nevada Test Site: Comparison with ground motion predictions from nuclear tests, Seism. Res. Letts., 71, p. 208.
• Anderson, J.G., H. Sucuoglu, R. Anooshehpoor, and J.N. Brune, 2000, Strong ground motions from the Kocaeli and Duzce, Turkey, earthquakes and possible implications for seismic hazard analysis, Seism. Res. Letts., 71, p. 222.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune, and Y. Zeng, 2000, Statistical variation in ground motion toppling parameters relative to quasi-static toppling acceleration for precarious rocks, Seism. Res. Letts., 71, p. 263.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J.N. 2000, Shake table and numerical tests of precarious rock models: Implications for constraints on response spectra and seismic hazard; SCEC 2000 Annual Meeting, September 17-20, 2000, Oxnard, California.
• Abbott, R. E., Louie, J. N., Brune, J.N, Anooshehpoor, A., 2000, Shallow site response at precariously-balanced rock sites near the San Andreas fault, SCEC 2000 Annual Meeting, September 17-20, 2000, Oxnard, California.
• Brune, J. N., Anooshehpoor, A. 2000, Precarious rocks and tectonics in the Reno-Pyramid Lake-Honey Lake region of the Walker Lane Geol. Soc. Am. 2000 Annual Meeting, November 13-16, 2000, Reno, Nevada, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 32, 2, A-508.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune, 2000, Shake table and numerical tests of precarious rock models: Implications for constraints on response spectra and seismic hazard, Eos, Transactions, AGU., 81, no. 28, p. F821.
• Brune, J. N., Anooshehpoor, A., 2000, Failure of the standard formula relating fault slip to seismic moment for thrust faults: results from foam rubber modeling, Eos, Transactions, AGU., 81, no. 28, p. F887.
• Anooshehpoor, A., and J. N. Brune, Rupture directivity in a foam rubber earthquake model, 2001, Seism. Res. Letts., 72, p. 291.
• Louie, J. N., R. E. Abbott, A. Anooshehpoor, and G. Biasi, 2001, Refraction microtremor as an alternative to boreholes for earthquake hazard assessments, Eos, Transactions, AGU, 82, no. 47, p. F840.
• Anooshehpoor, A., J. N. Brune, and G. Biasi, 2001, First actual field test of predicted toppling accelerations for precarious rocks provided by the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake, Eos, Transactions, AGU, 82, no. 47, p. F907.
• Anooshehpoor, A., and J. N. Brune, 2001, Verification of precarious methodology using shake table tests of rocks and rock models, 10th International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, October 7-10, 2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Gonzalez, S. H., A. Anooshehpoor, S. M. Day, and J. N. Brune, 2002, Foam rubber and numerical simulation of near-fault seismic directivity, Seism. Res. Letts., 73, p. 229.
• Biasi, G. P., A. Anooshehpoor, J. G. Anderson and W. N. Nicks, 2002, ANSS strong-motion deployment in Nevada, Seism. Res. Letts., 73, p. 252.
• Anooshehpoor, A., Brune, J.N. 2002, Precarious rock evidence for low ground accelerations associated with the 1899 and 1918 San Jacinto fault extensional strike-slip earthquakes; Proceedings of the SCEC 2002 Annual Meeting, September 7-11, 2002, Oxnard, California, p. 51.
• Gonzalez, S. H., A. Anooshehpoor, S. M. Day, and J. N. Brune, 2002, Foam rubber and numerical simulation of seismic directivity for the PEER Lifelines Program; Proceedings of the SCEC 2002 Annual Meeting, September 7-11, 2002, Oxnard, California, p. 74.
• Purvance, M. D., A. Anooshehpoor, and J. N. Brune, 2002, Sensitivity of near San Andreas precarious rocks to strong ground motions; Proceedings of the SCEC 2002 Annual Meeting, September 7-11, 2002, Oxnard, California, p. 117.