Over his career, Aaron Velasco, PhD, has been fortunate to be able conduct a variety of seismological and interdisciplinary research studies, including earthquake source modeling, seismotectonics, earthquake hazards, earthquake interactions, 3-D Earth modeling, and nuclear treaty monitoring research (seismic event detection, location, and discrimination). Dr. Velasco current projects include: studying aftershocks of large earthquakes in Mexico; studying local earthquakes in the El Paso, TX region; and understanding the link between earthquakes, in particular, the mechanisms for dynamic triggering. Dr. Velasco also has projects that focus on educational aspects of science, including programs that fund graduate student to conduct local research an impact the community in this region. .He also currently serve the State of Texas as the State Seismologist, which merges his technical expertise with science policy.