SrinivasBettadpur

Srinivas Bettadpur smiling with his hands folded in front of him at a table outside.
ProfessorJennie C. and Milton T. Graves Chair in Engineering

Research Areas
Research Interests

Satellite Geodesy (determination and interpretation of gravity field and reference frames in Earth-Moon space); Engineering & Spaceflight (spacecraft and mission design, technology infusion and quantum in space applications); Orbital Mechanics (modeling and precise orbit determination); Data analytics and numerical methods, including geodesy-informed machine learning.

About

Srinivas Bettadpur holds an appointment as well in the Department of Geological Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences and is an affiliate of the UT Applied Research Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the AGU and the IAG, and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. He also serves as President of Commission-2 (Gravity Field) of the International Association of Geodesy for the 2023-2027 term, whose international electorate includes representatives from adherent nations to the IUGG/ICSU.

Bettadpur’s core research interests are the design and architecture of space missions for this purpose; the analysis of space geodetic data; and the interpretation of the results.

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Oklahoma

M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Punjab Engineering College

Select Awards & Honors

  • American Geophysical Union Charles A. Whitten Medal, 2024
  • NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal, 2018
  • European Geosciences Union Vening-Meinesz Medal, 2016
  • William T. Pecora Team Award, U.S. Dept. of Interior and NASA to GRACE Team, 2007

Select Publications

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