Penina Axelrad
Penina Axelradis an American aerospace engineer known for her research on satellite orbital dynamics and theGlobal Positioning System.She is Joseph T. Negler Professor in the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research and the Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences department at theUniversity of Colorado.[1]
Education and career
[edit]Axelrad earned bachelor's and master's degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), in 1985 and 1986 respectively.[1]At MIT, she was also captain of the university'sfencingteam.[2]She completed her Ph.D. atStanford Universityin 1991,[1]working on the plans forGravity Probe B[3]under the supervision ofBradford Parkinson.[4]
After continuing at Stanford for a year as a lecturer, while working in industry at Stanford Telecommunications Corp., she moved to the University of Colorado in 1992 as an assistant professor. She was promoted to full professor in 2005 and chaired the department of aerospace engineering sciences from 2012 to 2017.[1]Axelrad is a member of the GPS Advisory Board[5]and of the NASA Advisory Council.[6]She served as president of theInstitute of Navigationfor 2004–2005.[3]
Recognition
[edit]Axelrad was the winner of the Lawrence Sperry Award of theAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauticsin 1996.[1]The Institute of Navigation gave her their Tycho Brahe Award in 2002 "for her contributions to the science of space navigation, guidance, and control",[4]and their Johannes Kepler Award in 2009, "for her continued contributions in the field of satellite navigation; dedication to the education of future generations of navigation engineers; and extensive service to professional societies including The Institute of Navigation".[7]Women in Aerospace gave Axelrad their Aerospace Educator Award in 2015 "for her work as an instrumental leader in the development of hands-on curricula in the aerospace engineering program at the University of Colorado, as well as her devotion to mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, particularly women and underrepresented groups".[8]
She was named as a Fellow of the Institute of Navigation in 2004 "her continuing contributions to research and graduate and undergraduate education in the fields of dynamics and systems, aerospace electronics and communications, and GPS technology",[9]and named a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2008.[1]She was elected to theNational Academy of Engineeringin 2019, "for analysis of multipath GPS signals to improve satellite navigation and new approaches toremote sensing".[10]
The University of Colorado gave Axelrad the Joseph T. Negler Professorship in 2018.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abcdef"Penina Axelrad",Faculty profile,University of Colorado, July 29, 2014,retrieved2020-10-12
- ^Dickau, Martin (March 5, 1985),"Women fencers 5th in regionals",The Tech,vol. 105, no. 8
- ^abcCurriculum vitae,retrieved2020-10-12
- ^ab2002 Tycho Brahe Award,Institute of Navigation,retrieved2020-10-12
- ^"Penina Axelrad",GPS Advisory Board members,GPS System,retrieved2020-10-12
- ^"Dr. Penina Axelrad",NASA Advisory Council Members,NASA, December 7, 2016,retrieved2020-10-12
- ^2009 Kepler Award,Institute of Navigation,retrieved2020-10-12
- ^Women in Aerospace honors eight exceptional women with its 2015 awards,Women in Aerospace, September 3, 2015,retrieved2020-10-12
- ^2004 Fellow Presented to: Dr. Penina Axelrad,Institute of Navigation,retrieved2020-10-12
- ^"Professor Penina Axelrad",Members,National Academy of Engineering,retrieved2020-10-12
External links
[edit]- Home page
- Penina Axelradpublications indexed byGoogle Scholar
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- Stanford University School of Engineering alumni
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- University of Colorado Boulder faculty
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- American women academics