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Stellar Solutions' QuakeFinder and Google Research publish study advancing predictive data on earthquakes

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Friday, October 14, 2022
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- QuakeFinder, Stellar Solutions' earthquake forecasting research initiative, and Google Research have published a study in American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth that advances the pursuit of predictive data in alerting the public to impending earthquakes. The team identified a signal of modest but statistically significant size in the days immediately preceding intermediate to large earthquakes in California. The full publication of Case-Control Study on a Decade of Ground-Based Magnetometers in California Reveals Modest Signal 24–72 hr Prior to Earthquakes can be viewed at https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB024109.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct.14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- QuakeFinder, Stellar Solutions' earthquake forecasting research initiative, and Google Research have published a study in American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth that advances the pursuit of predictive data in alerting the public to impending earthquakes.
  • The Google Applied Sciences team led the effort, designed the study, and performed the analysis with exceptional rigor.
  • QuakeFinder, the humanitarian R&D division of Stellar Solutions, provided the data and verified the findings.
  • QuakeFinder, which is seeking to ultimately save lives by forecasting earthquakes, has collected data since 2005 using over 150 stations around the world.

Stellar Solutions Board Chair Celeste Ford Wins AWESOME Legendary Leadership (ALL) Award

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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PALO ALTO, Calif. , June 3, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  Celeste Ford, Board Chair of Stellar Solutions, Inc. and General Partner at Stellar Ventures, was bestowed the AWESOME Legendary Leadership (ALL) Award at the 9th Annual AWESOME Symposium gathering last month in Chicago, IL.

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  • Founder of 27-year aerospace engineering services company honored for a life's work of mentoring, hiring, and funding women leaders
    PALO ALTO, Calif., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Celeste Ford, Board Chair of Stellar Solutions, Inc. and General Partner at Stellar Ventures, was bestowed the AWESOME Legendary Leadership (ALL) Award at the 9th Annual AWESOME Symposium gathering last month in Chicago, IL.
  • AWESOME is the preeminent women's leadership group for the supply chain industry, with more than 1,500 women in diverse senior supply chain leadership roles making up the organization.
  • From the company's inception in 1995, Ford served as CEO until 2018 when she became Board Chair.
  • About Stellar Solutions, Inc.: Stellar Solutions is a global aerospace and systems engineering services provider to commercial, defense, intelligence, civil and international sectors.

Stellar Solutions' CEO Michael Lencioni To Retire After 26 Years; Janet Grondin Named New CEO

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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Lencioni and Founder/Board Chair Celeste Ford selected Janet Grondin, Vice President for Intelligence Programs, as the third CEO in the history of this Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-winning organization.

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  • Lencioni and Founder/Board Chair Celeste Ford selected Janet Grondin, Vice President for Intelligence Programs, as the third CEO in the history of this Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-winning organization.
  • "Both as CEO and his prior role of President/Chief Operating Officer, Mike steered Stellar Solutions to consistent client growth, customer satisfaction and employee retention.
  • She joined Stellar Solutions in 2018 as a systems engineer and quickly advanced to Director of Emerging Space Capabilities.
  • About Stellar Solutions, Inc.: Stellar Solutions is a global aerospace and systems engineering services provider to commercial, defense, intelligence, civil and international sectors.

Stellar Solutions Wins NASA 2020 Small Business Industry Award

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Thursday, October 7, 2021
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stellar Solutions, the global aerospace engineering company, has won a NASA 2020 Small Business Industry Award in the category of the Center-Level Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stellar Solutions, the global aerospace engineering company, has won a NASA 2020 Small Business Industry Award in the category of the Center-Level Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year.
  • The award recognizes Stellar Solutions' work at NASA Headquarters to support the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate's Human Landing System (HLS) acquisition and Space Technology Mission Directorate's Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative.
  • About the NASA Small Business Awards and Achievement: The NASA Office of Small Business Programs recognizes civil servant and industry achievement in, and in support of, the Agency's Small Business Program each fiscal year.
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    About Stellar Solutions, Inc.: Stellar Solutions is a global aerospace and systems engineering services provider to commercial, defense, intelligence, civil and international sectors.

Stellar Solutions Names Three New Roles in its Galaxy of Leaders

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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She joined Stellar Solutions in 2018 from Northrop Grumman, following 25 years in the Air Force in senior leadership positions.\nWalt Eilers, VP of Intelligence Programs since 2018, has managed strategic, business and operational performance of global national security space programs, joining Stellar Solutions in 2004.

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  • She joined Stellar Solutions in 2018 from Northrop Grumman, following 25 years in the Air Force in senior leadership positions.\nWalt Eilers, VP of Intelligence Programs since 2018, has managed strategic, business and operational performance of global national security space programs, joining Stellar Solutions in 2004.
  • Stellar Solutions provides rapid-response capabilities related to global surveillance and cyber-security, space exploration, risk management, and technology optimization.
  • These solutions to clients\' critical needs involve satellites in space, sensors on Earth, and intricate technology connections across multiple frontiers.
  • QuakeFinder, Stellar Solutions\' humanitarian R&D division, pursues earthquake prediction models.

Stellar Solutions QuakeFinder Earthquake Forecasting Research Is Published

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Thursday, November 14, 2019
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --QuakeFinder, the humanitarian research and development initiative of Stellar Solutions, Inc., has just published landmark research on earthquake forecasting in Computers & Geosciences, the peer-reviewed academic journal.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --QuakeFinder, the humanitarian research and development initiative of Stellar Solutions, Inc., has just published landmark research on earthquake forecasting in Computers & Geosciences, the peer-reviewed academic journal.
  • "We understand this to be the largest ever study of electromagnetic earthquake precursor studies," said Michael Lencioni, CEO of Stellar Solutions.
  • Stellar Solutions is a Malcolm Baldrige Award-winning aerospace systems engineering company based in Palo Alto.
  • Since 2005, Stellar Solutions, along with government, industry and not-for-profit partners, has invested more than $30 million in QuakeFinder.

Stellar Solutions Wins Phase 2 Award in $1.2M National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Competition

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Monday, September 30, 2019
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Stellar had previously been named one of 10 winners in Phase 1 of the $1.2 million National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) global open innovation challenge that was launched in March.

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  • Stellar had previously been named one of 10 winners in Phase 1 of the $1.2 million National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) global open innovation challenge that was launched in March.
  • Phase 2 was open to solvers from the first phase as well as new entrants, and sought detailed designs and plans for data collection methodologies.
  • An independent panel helped select Stellar's Quakefinder team proposal as one of five Phase 2 winners that each will receive $200,000 in cash prizes.
  • "This award provides important validation of the expertise and value of the team responsible for Stellar Solutions' humanitarian research & development program, QuakeFinder.

Stellar Solutions' QuakeFinder Selected for Phase 1 of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Competition

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Monday, June 24, 2019
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"We are proud that Stellar Solutions' humanitarian program QuakeFinder has been recognized for its tremendous advancements in maturing technology aimed at forecasting large earthquakes, providing days-to-weeks' advance notice and ultimately saving lives," said Michael Lencioni, Stellar Solutions' CEO.

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  • "We are proud that Stellar Solutions' humanitarian program QuakeFinder has been recognized for its tremendous advancements in maturing technology aimed at forecasting large earthquakes, providing days-to-weeks' advance notice and ultimately saving lives," said Michael Lencioni, Stellar Solutions' CEO.
  • "As we can see in this competition, QuakeFinder's innovative capabilities in pursuit of earthquake prediction are being applied to the World Magnetic Model challenge.
  • This has the potential to improve our way of living in countless other ways."
  • To ensure accuracy and sustainability of the WMM, the U.S. government is using efforts like Magquest to identify new methods of data collection.