SPOTLIGHT
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Ocean Altimetry Observations Confirm Models of Sea-Level Change from Greenland Mass Loss
As ice sheets and glaciers continue to lose mass, we expect sea levels to rise by different amounts around the world and even to fall near the ice sheets. Models […]
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Shauna Pendleton Appointed CSR Assistant Director
We are pleased to announce that Shauna Pendleton has been appointed as an Assistant Director of CSR effective September 1, 2022. This transition is a reflection of the fact that […]
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GRACE Celebrates 20 Years
For 20 years researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Space Research have been Weighing the Earth from Outer Space with the GRACE missions. The GRACE mission, […]
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Earth gravity field models from first space borne laser ranging interferometer
CSR GRACE Follow-On group published the first global Earth gravity field models to be derived from space borne laser ranging interferometer, flown as a technology demonstration onboard the joint NASA/GFZ […]
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CSR Joins UT Efforts to Work with US Space Force
UT Austin and UTEP Aerospace Engineering Leaders to Work with U.S. Space Force The University of Texas at El Paso and The University of Texas at Austin have signed agreements […]
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Research Spotlight: Undergraduate CSR Researcher Kaylee Champion Receives National Science Foundation Fellowship Award
April 5, 2021 Four students and one alumna from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (ASE/EM) have received the National Science Foundation (NSF) highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship […]
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Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Dillan McDonald Receives Honorable Mention
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 Aerospace engineering senior Dillan McDonald was selected for an Honorable Mention as part of the 2020 Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Distinguished Undergraduate Awards. McDonald was one […]
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Himanshu Save Awarded NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal
Dear All – Please join me in congratulating Himanshu on receiving the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal, for which the citation reads: “…For exceptional service managing the GRACE and GRACE-FO […]
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Byron Tapley Wins ASEE/AIAA Outstanding Educator Award in Aerospace Engineering
Professor Emeritus Byron Tapley was selected to receive the 2020 John Leland Atwood award presented jointly by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Aerospace Division and the American Institute of Aeronautics […]
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Advanced Moon Navigation Tech Picked for NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology Program Initiative
Under NASA’s Artemis program, the agency plans to send humans back to the moon by 2024 — and small spacecraft will help blaze the trail. A partnership between The University of Texas […]
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