Space Geodesy Laboratory, Code 697 Solar System Exploration Division NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 epavlis@Lighthouse.jcet.umbc.edu Phone: 301-614-6119
EDUCATION
1983 Ph.D. in Geodetic Science The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio
1979 MS in Geodetic Science The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio
1976 Dipl. Ing. in Surveying Eng. National Technical Univ., Athens,
Greece
EXPERIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
1998 - UMBC, Research Associate Professor, Physics
1989 - 1997 UMD, Research Scientist, Astronomy
1983 - 1985 Tech. University München, Germany, Research Scientist
1983 - 1985 Bavarian Academy of Sciences, DGFI I Abt., Research
Scientist
1977 - 1983 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Research Assistant
1974 - 1976 Nat. Tech. University of Athens, Greece, Research Assistant at
Dionysos Satellite Tracking Station
EXPERIENCE IN OTHER THAN HIGHER EDUCATION
1989 - Lab. for Terrestrial Physics, NASA Goddard SFC, Greenbelt, MD, Senior
Geodesist
1985 - 1989 EG&G Washington Analytical Services Center, Lanham, MD, Senior
Staff Scientist
HONORS RECEIVED
GSFC 1998 National Resource Honor Award to the EGM96 Team, 1999
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission Design Team group achievement award, 1995
GAMES Phase-A Study Team group achievement award, 1993
Joint Gravity Model-1 Team group achievement award, 1993
Kaarina and Weikko A. Heiskanen Senior award, 1993
GoddardEarth Model GEM T3 group achievement award, 1992
Crustal Dynamics Project group achievement award, 1986
TOPEX Earth Gravity Model Development Team group achievement award,
1986
Kaarina and Weikko A. Heiskanen Junior, 1980
RESEARCH SUPPORT AND/OR FELLOWSHIPS
1983 - 1985 Bavarian Academy of Sciences and the Technical University of
Munich, Germany, Post-Doctoral Associateship (at DGFI), "SonderForschungs
Bereich 78"
1985 - 1988 EG&G/Washington Analytical Services Center of Lanham, MD, 0.50
FTE Research Scientist, NASA Crustal Dynamics Project co-I, David E. Smith,
NASA/GSFC (PI).
1985 - 1988 EG&G/Washington Analytical Services Center of Lanham, MD, 0.50
FTE Research Scientist, NASA TOPEX/POSEIDON Project (co-I), James G. Marsh,
NASA/GSFC (PI).
1989 - 1997 NASA Goddard Code 926, Cooperative Research Program in Space
Geodesy and Crustal Dynamics (co-I), John D. Trasco (PI), Dept. of Astronomy,
University of Maryland College Park.
1992 - 2001 NASA RTOP, $90K/y, "Horizontal and Vertical Deformation
Associated with the Interaction of the African and Eurasian Plates and with the
Lithospheric Response to unloading of Glacial Material (WEGENER)", David E.
Smith, NASA/GSFC (PI).
1994 - 1995 NRL Scientific Collaboration Grant, Awarded, $10K. Laser ranging
data analysis for the NRL@STARFIRE site, PI.
1997 - 2001 NASA 96-MTPE-05, Awarded, various amounts per year, "Improved
High Resolution Gravitational Models Through the Use of Oceanographic, Surface
Gravimetric, and Satellite Tracking Data", Frank G. Lemoine PI.
1999 - 2001 NASA 98-OES-13, Awarded, $50K, "Innovative Analysis of
Gravity Mapping Mission Data," PI.
2001 - 2004 NIMA NURI NMA201-01-BAA-2002, Awarded, $432K, "Current
and Future Satellite Mission Data Analysis for Global Gravity Field Modeling and
Reference Frame Implementation," PI.
1992 - 2001 NASA 90-OSSA-24, 0.20 FTE, co-I, "Time Variations of the
Earth's Gravitational Field, R. Steve Nerem/Ben F. Chao, PI.
2002 - 2003 NASA RTOP, Awarded, $78K, "GAVDOS: Absolute Sea Level
and Multi-mission Altimeter Calibration in the Mediterranean," PI.
2002 - 2005 NASA 01-OES-03, Pending, $30K, "National Geodetic Observatory,"
Thomas P. Yunck, JPL, PI.
MASTERS STUDENTS (THESIS)
I. Bartzos "Study and Evaluation of Ionospheric Influence on the TUC GPS
reference station", Tech. Univ. of Crete (TUC), Chania, Greece, August 1998
A. Karaliotis "Installation of a GPS Reference Station on Crete", TUC, July
1998
R. Peron "Measurement of Gravitomagnetism with Laser-ranged Satellites",
Univ. of Roma "La Sapienza", Italy, February 2002
X. Frantzis "GPS Multipath errors and mitigation", TUC, awarded 2002
Ph.D. STUDENTS (THESIS)
C. D. Chadwell "Investigation of Stochastic
Models to Improve the Global Positioning System Satellite Orbits", The Ohio
State University, 1995
T. R. Olson "Geopotential Improvement from Explorer Platform
Single-frequency GPS tracking", Univ. of Colorado, 1996
L. Iorio "Satellite Laser-Ranging and General Relativity", Univ.
of Bari, Italy, 2001
Th. Papadopoulos "Sea-level Variations in the Mediterranean ", TUC,
expected 2004
R. Peron "Testing for the Lense-Thirring effect with three laser
satellites ", Univ. of Lecce, Italy, expected 2004