Michael Braasch

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Michael S. Braasch is an American scientist in the field of GPS navigation. He is a professor at Ohio University and a fellow of the IEEE and ION.

Education[edit]

Braasch obtained a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1988. He continued his studies, receiving a master's degree a year later. Braasch received a PhD in electrical engineering in 1992.[1] All his degrees are from Ohio University.[2]

Career[edit]

Braasch holds the William F. Thomas Professorship at Ohio University, a seat he has held since 2004.[1][3] His work on GPS multipath mitigation and Selective Availability is held to high regard in the scientific community.[2][1][4] He is also director of Ohio University's Avionics Engineering Center where he has been a researcher since 1985.[4][1] Outside of Ohio University, Braasch has worked with the Delft University of Technology, the University of Canterbury[3] and NATO AGARD.[1] He has been a member of ION since 1989.[4] Braasch has served as an advisor to the Federal Aviation Administration and International Civil Aviation Organization.[3]

Awards and honors[edit]

  • 1992 RTCA William E. Jackson Award for the best dissertation in the avionics area.[4]
  • Made a Fellow of ION in 2009.[4]
  • Elevated to a Fellow of the IEEE in 2023 "for contributions to GPS multipath error characterization and mitigation".[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Michael S. Braasch". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  2. ^ a b "Michael Braasch | Ohio University". www.ohio.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. ^ a b c "Michael Braasch | IEEE AESS". ieee-aess.org. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2009 Fellow". ion.org.
  5. ^ "2023 NEWLY ELEVATED FELLOWS" (PDF). IEEE.org.

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