Jens-Erik Lundstern (Lund Snee)
Jens-Erik Lundstern (Lund Snee) is a Research Geologist with the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center.
Jens Lundstern studies tectonics and geomechanics, focusing on the geologic history of the western USA, based principally on geologic mapping, structural analysis, and geochronology of Cenozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks. His geomechanics research focuses on understanding the state of stress in the Earth’s crust, as applied to earthquake hazards, active tectonics, subsurface storage, and unconventional oil, gas, and geothermal energy development.
Professional Experience
Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey (2022-present)
Mendenhall Research Fellow, U.S. Geological Survey (2020–2022)
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant, Stanford University (2015–2020)
Exploration Geologist, Statoil/Equinor (2013–2014)
Fulbright Fellow, University of Otago, New Zealand (2011)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Stanford University (2010–2013)
Hydrologic Technician, U.S. Forest Service (2009–2010)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Geophysics, Stanford University (2020)
M.S., Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University (2013)
Fulbright Fellowship, Geology and Political Science, University of Otago, New Zealand (2011)
B.A., Geology and Politics (double), Whitman College (2009)
Science and Products
Recent advances in characterizing the crustal stress field and future applications of stress data: Perspectives from North America
Paleogene sedimentary basin development in southern Nevada, USA
The importance of nodal plane orientation diversity for earthquake focal mechanism stress inversions
Revised age and regional correlations of Cenozoic strata on Bat Mountain, Death Valley region, California, USA, from zircon U-Pb geochronology of sandstones and ash-fall tuffs
State of stress in areas of active unconventional oil and gas development in North America
Downhill from Austin and Ely to Las Vegas: U-Pb detrital zircon suites from the Eocene–Oligocene Titus Canyon Formation and associated strata, Death Valley, California
Magmatism, migrating topography, and the transition from Sevier shortening to Basin and Range extension, western United States
Pore pressure threshold and fault slip potential for induced earthquakes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of north central Texas
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Sedimentology and Structure Working Group
Geologic Framework of the Intermountain West
Detrital zircon U-Pb data for reconnaissance characterization of strata across the Intermountain West region of the United States
U-Pb detrital zircon data and Ar feldspar data from middle Cenozoic sandstones and volcanic tuffs from southern Nevada, USA
Maximum horizontal stress orientation and relative stress magnitude (faulting regime) data throughout North America
Science and Products
Recent advances in characterizing the crustal stress field and future applications of stress data: Perspectives from North America
Paleogene sedimentary basin development in southern Nevada, USA
The importance of nodal plane orientation diversity for earthquake focal mechanism stress inversions
Revised age and regional correlations of Cenozoic strata on Bat Mountain, Death Valley region, California, USA, from zircon U-Pb geochronology of sandstones and ash-fall tuffs
State of stress in areas of active unconventional oil and gas development in North America
Downhill from Austin and Ely to Las Vegas: U-Pb detrital zircon suites from the Eocene–Oligocene Titus Canyon Formation and associated strata, Death Valley, California
Magmatism, migrating topography, and the transition from Sevier shortening to Basin and Range extension, western United States
Pore pressure threshold and fault slip potential for induced earthquakes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of north central Texas
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.