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Patrick Smith
PhD Candidate in Geodetic Science
He/Him
Mendenhall Lab 075
125 Oval Dr S
Columbus, OH 43210
Areas of Expertise
- Satellite Geodesy
- Satellite Gravimetry
- Precision Orbit Determination
Education
- MSc. Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2014
- BSc. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2012
Graduate Research Associate, Geodesy and Geodynamics Lab
Graduate Teaching Associate, Satellite Geodesy (GS 6777, GS 8873) & Introductory Earth Science Laboratory (ES 1200)
Council of Graduate Students Delegate, Earth & Geosciences
Advisor: C.K. Shum
Awards & Recognition
Distinguished First Year Graduate Award - Estwing Award (2022)
Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award (2023, 2024)
Michael Johnson Graduate Award - outstanding Ph.D. Candidate (2024)
Publications
Smith P, Zhang Y, Shum CK et al (2024) Enhanced Climate-Induced Hazards Monitoring with GNSS-Tracked Equatorial SmallSat Constellation. Upcoming presentation at COSPAR 2024.
Smith P, Shum CK, Zhang Y, et al (2023) Temporal gravity field solutions from SmallSat Constellation GNSS data. In: IUGG 28th General Assembly. https://doi.org/10.57757/IUGG23-4848
Subramanyam S, Garrison J, Smith P et al (2023) Time Delay of Arrival Based Orbit Determination of Geosynchronous Signals of Opportunity. In: Proceedings of the 36th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2023) https://doi.org/10.33012/2023.19342
Yan Z, Ran J, Smith P et al (2024) Optimal Design of a Third Pair of Satellites to Augment Two Existing Polar Pairs to Enhance Earth's Temporal Gravity Field Recovery. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, TGRS-2024-02557, In Review.