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Stein's research focuses on condensed matter theory, spin glasses, complex systems, disordered systems, stochastic dynamics, and related topics in statistical physics and biology. His prolific scholarship features key books such as Spin Glasses and Complexity with C.M. Newman (Princeton University Press, 2013) and edited volumes including Lectures in the Sciences of Complexity (Addison-Wesley, 1989), 1990 Lectures in Complex Systems with L. Nadel (1991), Spin Glasses and Biology (1992), 1991 Lectures in Complex Systems with L. Nadel (1992), 1992 Lectures in Complex Systems with L. Nadel (1993), 1993 Lectures in Complex Systems with L. Nadel (1994), and Pattern Formation in Complex Systems with F. Nijhout and L. Nadel (1997). Prominent papers include “Boojums in Superfluid ³He-A and Cholesteric Liquid Crystals” with R.D. Pisarski and P.W. Anderson (Phys. Rev. Lett., 1978), “Models of Hierarchically Constrained Dynamics for Glassy Relaxation” with R.G. Palmer, E. Abrahams, and P.W. Anderson (Phys. Rev. Lett., 1984), and “Spin Glasses” (Scientific American, 1989). Awards include the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (2014–2015), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008), Fellow of the American Physical Society (1999), University of Arizona College of Science Distinguished Teaching Award (1995), and Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (1985–1989). Stein's impact is evident in editorial roles (e.g., Advances in Condensed Matter Physics board, 2008–), Santa Fe Institute leadership (External Professor, 2018–; Science Board; Complex Systems Summer Schools director, 1988–1998), and workshops on disordered systems.