Dr. Bob Schutz, professor of aerospace engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, was recently elected a fellow of the American Astronautical Society (AAS). AAS fellowship is conferred in recognition of “significant and unique contributions to astronautics, space science, space engineering, space education and outreach, and to AAS.”
Schutz, who serves as associate director of the Center for Space Research at UT Austin, is a world-recognized authority on earth satellite applications, with research interests in the Global Positioning System (GPS), precision orbit and altitude determination, orbital mechanics, mission planning, and satellite geodesy.
Currently he leads a team of scientists for NASA preparing to measure polar ice sheet growth and shrinkage for the next 10 to 15 years. As science team leader for the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS), an earth-observing instrument now under development at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Schutz will help measure the earth’s atmosphere, biosphere, and physical features from a series of satellites over a 10-15 year period, beginning with a launch in July 2001.
A member of the College of Engineering faculty since 1969, Schutz received his doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union and holds the Joe J. King Chair in Engineering at UT.
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