JadeÌýMorton

  • Professor
  • Helen and Hubert Croft Professor
  • COLORADO CENTER FOR ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH (CCAR)
  • SPACE WEATHER TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER
Address

Office Location: AERO N403

Focus Area

Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation; Remote Sensing, Earth and Space Sciences

Education

PhD, Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State ³Ô¹ÏÍø, 1991
MS, Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve ³Ô¹ÏÍø, 1987
BS, Physics, Nanjing ³Ô¹ÏÍø, 1983

Professional Experience

2017 - Present, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
2022, Visiting Research Scientist, Google
2019 - 2023, Director, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
2018 - 2019, Chair for Graduate Studies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder
2014 - 2017, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State ³Ô¹ÏÍø
2009 - 2014, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø
2006 - 2009, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø
2000 - 2006, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø
1991 - 1993, Post-doctoral Fellow, Space Physics Research Laboratories, The ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Michigan
1987 - 1991, Graduate Research Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Pennsylvania State ³Ô¹ÏÍø
1985 - 1987, Graduate Research Assistant, Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Case Western Reserve ³Ô¹ÏÍø
1983 - 1985, Faculty, Physics Department, Nanjing ³Ô¹ÏÍø

Awards (Selected)

Faculty Research Award, College of Engineering and Applied Science, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder, 2021
Johannes Kepler Award, Institute of Navigation (ION), 2020
Richard B. Kershner Award, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, PLANS, 2020
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, 2019-21
Distinguished Performance Award,ÌýAerospace Engineering Sciences Department, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder, 2019
Fellow, Royal Institute of Navigation (2019)
Samuel M. Burka Award, Institute of Navigation (ION) (2016)
Best session paper, ION GPS/GNSS/GNSS+ Conference (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2007, 2004)
GPS World Leadership Service Award, GPS World Magazine (2015)
Fellow, ION (2015)
Fellow, IEEE (2014)
Tan Chin Tuan Faculty Fellow, Nanyang Technological ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Singapore (2014)
First place team advisor, ION Autonomous Snowplow Competition (2014)
Distinguished Scholar, Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø (2013)
Thurlow Award, ION (2013)
Woman’s Leadership Award, Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø (2013)
Jennie Elder Suel Distinguished Woman of Color Award, Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø (2013)
Best paper, Colloquium Sci. Fundamental Aspects Galileo Program (2013)
Best paper in track, IEEE/ION PLANS Conference (2012)
Best paper, IEEE NAECON (2011)
Outstanding Researcher, School of Eng. & Applied Sci., Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø (2011, 2005)
Sigma Xi Researcher of the Year, Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø (2009)
Teaching Excellence award, School of Engineering & Applied Sci., Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø (2007)
National Research Council/AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellow (2004, 2003, 2002)
First place, Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, Penn State ³Ô¹ÏÍø (1990)

Research Interests

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiver technology for navigation in challenging environments and for remote sensing of the ionosphere, atmosphere, and Earth's surface.
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