JadeÌýMorton

  • University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Distinguished Professor
  • Helen and Hubert Croft Professor
  • COLORADO CENTER FOR ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH
  • SPACE WEATHER TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER
Jade Morton, a woman with long black hair smiles warmly, wearing a pearl necklace and a bright red blazer. The background is a blurred mix of blue tones.
Address

Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0431
Office: AERO N403

Focus Area

Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation
Remote Sensing, Earth and Space Sciences

Education

PhD, Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1991
MS, Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1987
BS, Physics, Nanjing University, 1983

Professional Experience

2017 - Present, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô
2022 - 2024, Part-time Visiting Research Scientist, Google Research
2019 - 2023, Director, Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Center for Astrodynamics Research, University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder
2018 - 2019, Chair for Graduate Studies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder
2014 - 2017, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô State University
2000 - 2014, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Miami University
1991 - 1993, Post-doctoral Fellow, Space Physics Research Laboratories, The University of Michigan

Awards (Selected)

Distinguished Professor, University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô (2025-Present)
Otto Mønsted Guest Professor, Technical University of Denmark (2025-2027)
Helen and Hubert Croft Professor, University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder (2021-Present)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Education Award (2026).Ìý
Outstanding Research Award, University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department (2025)
AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach (SPARC) Award (2022)
Faculty Research Award, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder (2021)
Johannes Kepler Award, Institute of Navigation (ION) (2020)
Richard B. Kershner Award, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, PLANS (2020)
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (2019-2021)
Distinguished Performance Award,ÌýAerospace Engineering Sciences Department, University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder (2019)
Thomas F. Austin Faculty Fellow, University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder (2017-21)
Fellow, Royal Institute of Navigation (2019)
Samuel M. Burka Award, Institute of Navigation (ION) (2016)
GPS World Leadership Service Award, GPS World Magazine (2015)
Fellow, ION (2015)
Fellow, IEEE (2014)
Tan Chin Tuan Faculty Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2014)
Thurlow Award, ION (2013)

Research Interests

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiver technology for navigation in challenging environments and for remote sensing of the ionosphere, atmosphere, and Earth's surface