JadeÌýMorton

  • ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Distinguished Professor
  • Helen and Hubert Croft Professor
  • COLORADO CENTER FOR ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH
  • SPACE WEATHER TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER
Jade Morton, a woman with long black hair smiles warmly, wearing a pearl necklace and a bright red blazer. The background is a blurred mix of blue tones.
Address

Aerospace Engineering Sciences
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0431
Office: 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
2022 - 2024, Part-time Visiting Research Scientist, Google Research
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
2000 - 2014, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Miami ³Ô¹ÏÍø
1991 - 1993, Post-doctoral Fellow, Space Physics Research Laboratories, The ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Michigan

Awards (Selected)

Distinguished Professor, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado (2025-Present)
Otto Mønsted Guest Professor, Technical ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Denmark (2025-2027)
Helen and Hubert Croft Professor, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder (2021-Present)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Education Award (2026).Ìý
Outstanding Research Award, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department (2025)
AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach (SPARC) Award (2022)
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 (2019-2021)
Distinguished Performance Award,ÌýAerospace Engineering Sciences Department, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder (2019)
Thomas F. Austin Faculty Fellow, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder (2017-21)
Fellow, Royal Institute of Navigation (2019)
Samuel M. Burka Award, Institute of Navigation (ION) (2016)
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)
Thurlow Award, ION (2013)

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