Spatial data has always fascinated me, as a kid you would often find me studying maps for hours at a time. Now, I am combining this passion with my love for software engineering and science as a researcher in satellite-based Earth observation. At JPL, I am working on improving the laboratories gravity field products, based on data from the GRACE and GRACE-FO satellite missions. A special focus lies on implementing meaningful uncertainty quantifications for these fields, allowing researchers to incorporate gravity and mass transport information more robustly into their scientific processing and policy recommendations.
Education:
- Ph.D in Geodesy/Earth Observation (Graz University of Technology, 2018)
- Dipl.-Ing. Geodesy and Geoinformatics (University of Stuttgart, 2012)
Research Interests:
- Stochastic modelling of sensor data
- Large linear systems
- Estimation theory
Professional Experience:
- Research Technologist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Near Earth Tracking Applications group (2021-current)
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Solar System Dynamics group (2019-2021)
- Scientific staff at Graz University of Technology (2013-2019)
Selected Awards:
- EGU 2016 Outstanding Student Poster and PICO Award
- Best graduate (class of Geodesy, July 2013)
- Best thesis (class of Geodesy, July 2013)
Selected Publications:
- Ellmer, M., Mayer-Gürr, T., 2017. High precision dynamic orbit integration for spaceborne gravimetry in view of GRACE Follow-on. Advances in Space Research 60, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2017.04.015
- Kvas, A., Behzadpour, S., Ellmer, M., Klinger, B., Strasser, S., Zehentner, N., Mayer‐Gürr, T., 2019. ITSG‐Grace2018: Overview and Evaluation of a New GRACE‐Only Gravity Field Time Series. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB017415
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