Erricos C. Pavlis Geodesist  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
• Z. Meng in progress, UMBC, expected 2005
• A. Singh in progress, UMBC, expected 2005

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy Associate Editor 2002 -
• ILRS Central Bureau Member 1998 -
• IERS Central Bureau Corresponding Member 1992 -
• AGU Member 1979 -
• AGU Spring Meeting Chairman 1999 - 2000
• AGU Geodesy Sec. Executive Committee 1999 -
• EGS Member 1992 -
• COSPAR Associate 1994 -
• COSPAR Vice Chair, Panel on Sat. Dynamics 2000 - 2004
• ION Member 1994 -
• IAG Member 1991 -
• IAG Special Study Groups Member 1991 -
• ASPRS Member 1979 -
• AIAA Member 1992 -
• IEEE Member 1994 -
• SPIE Member 2001 -
• AAAS Member 1980 -
• FKF Honor Society Member 1983 -
• NY Academy of Sciences Member 1980 -
• The Planetary Society Member 1982 -

UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

• JCET Science Steering Committee, member Institutional, 1999 - 2001
• Interdisciplinary Science Focus Group leader, Departmental, 1998 - 2001
• Environmental Science/Studies Program, Institutional, 1999 -
• JCET Physics Department Representative, Institutional, 2003 - 2004
• Graduate Studies Program Curriculum Committee, Tech. Univ. of Crete (TUC), Chania, Greece, Institutional, 1997 -

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