The University of Texas at Austin
College of Engineering
Bob E. Schutz, P.E.

Professor
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Joe J. King Chair in Engineering
and FSX Professorship in Space Applications & Exploration

Education: Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Office Location: Center for Space Research
MCC - Room 2.6020, Mail Code R1000

Phone: (512) 471-4267

Email: schutz@csr.utexas.edu

Research Interests:

  • Spaceborne laser altimetry, especially GLAS on ICESat
  • Airborne laser altimetry
  • Space Geodesy, including Global Positioning System (GPS) and laser ranging
  • Spacecraft dynamics, including orbit and attitude determination
  • Satellite mission design
  • Applications of satellites to Earth system studies

Dr. Schutz's research interests are Earth satellite applications, including the Global Positioning System (GPS), precision orbit determination, precision attitude determination, orbital mechanics, mission planning and satellite geodesy. He has served on the Cockrell School of Engineering faculty since 1969. He has two years of industrial experience and has published more than 100 technical articles and reports. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society, and the Science Team Leader for the NASA Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS).

His Administrative Associate is Virginia Lyons and she can be reached at (512) 471-6120, vlyons@csr.utexas.edu.

Dr. Schutz is the Associate Director of the Center for Space Research (CSR).

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