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Rick Allmendinger is a structural geologist focused on understanding brittle upper crustal deformation during earthquakes and at longer scales during foreland fold-thrust belt deformation. He received his A.B. degree with distinction from Cornell University in 1975 and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1979. Following work with the U.S. Geological Survey and post-doctoral experience, he joined the Cornell faculty in 1984 as an assistant professor. He earned tenure and was promoted to associate professor in 1990, and became a full professor in 1996. In 2008 he was appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Faculty Development, and Mentoring for the College of Engineering, a position he held until December 31, 2011. He is also a visiting professor in the doctoral program at the Universidad Católica del Norte in Antofagasta, Chile. Allmendinger is the 2012 recipient of the Career Contribution Award from the Structure and Tectonics Division of the Geological Society of America. Postdoctoral (Research with the Consortium for Continental Reflection Profiling (COCORP), under direction of J. Oliver and S. Kaufman), Cornell University, AB (Geological Sciences), Cornell University, 1975 Ph D (Structural Geology), Stanford University, 1979