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ILRS Governing Board Photo Album

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Sven Bauer

Name: Sven Bauer
Affiliation: DIGOS, Germany
Position: EUROLAS Network Representative
Term: 2 years

James Bennett

Name: James Bennett
Affiliation: EOS Space Systems Pty. Ltd., Australia
Position: WPLTN Network Representative
Term: 2 years

Photo of Mathis Blossfeld

Name: Mathis Bloßfeld
Affiliation: Technische Universität München, Germany
Position: Analysis Centers Representative
Term: 2 years

Photo of Claudia Carabajal

Name: Claudia Carabajal
Affiliation: SSAI, Inc. @ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Position: Secretary, ILRS Central Bureau
Term: ex officio

photo of Randall Carman

Name: Randall Carman
Affiliation: Geoscience, Australia
Position: At Large Representative (appointed by GB)
Term: 2 years

photo of Clement Courde

Name: Clément Courde
Affiliation: Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Geoazur, Caussols, France
Position: LLR and Transponders Representative
Term: 2 years

Evan Hoffman

Name: Evan Hoffman
Affiliation: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Position: NASA Network Representative
Term: 2 years

Vincenza Luceri

Name: Vincenza Luceri
Affiliation: e-GEOS S.p.A., Italy
Position: Analysis Centers Representative
Term: 2 years

Takehiro Matsumoto

Name: Takehiro Matsumoto
Affiliation: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
Position: At-Large Representative (appointed by the GB)
Term: 2 years

Stephen Merkowitz

Name: Stephen Merkowitz
Affiliation: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Position: NASA Network Representative, ILRS GB Chair
Term: 2 years

Name: Michael Pearlman
Affiliation: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
Position: Director, ILRS Central Bureau
Term: ex officio

Jose Rodriguez

Name: José Rodriguez
Affiliation: Yebes Observatory, Instituto Geográfico Nacionál, Spain
Position: EUROLAS Network Representative
Term: 2 years

Christian Schwatke

Name: Christian Schwatke
Affiliation: Technische Universität München, Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut, Munich, Germany
Position: At Large Representative
Term: 2 years

Krzysztof Sosnica

Name: Krzysztof Sośnica
Affiliation: Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Position: Representative of IAG Commission 1
Term: 2 years

Name: Daniela Thaller
Affiliation: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG), Germany
Position: IERS Representative to ILRS
Term: 2 years

Matt Wilkinson

Name: Matt Wilkinson
Affiliation: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Space Geodesy Facility (NSGF), UK
Position: At Large Representative
Term: 2 years

photo of Justine Woo

Name: Justine Woo
Affiliation: (SSAI @ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA)
Position: Data Center Representative
Term: 2 years

photo of Zhang Zhongping

Name: Zhang Zhongping
Affiliation: Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), China
Position: WPLTN Network Representative
Term: 2 years

Former ILRS Governing Board Members

Zuheir Altamimi

Name: Zuheir Altamimi
Affiliation: Institut Geograhique National, France
Position: President of IAG Commission 1
Term: ex officio (2006-2010)

Name: Graham Appleby
Affiliation: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Space Geodesy Facility (NSGF), UK
Position: At Large Representative, Chairman
Term: 2000-2005, 2008-2012 (Chairman, 2010-2012)

Name: Francois Barlier
Affiliation: Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Geodynamiques et Astronomiques, France
Position: At Large Representative
Term: 1998-2000

Name: Gerhard Beutler
Affiliation: University of Berne, Switzerland
Position: CSTG President
Term: ex officio (1998-1999)

Giuseppe Bianco

Name: Giuseppe Bianco
Affiliation: Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Italy
Position: EUROLAS Network Representative
Term: 2 years

Wu Bin

Name: Wu Bin
Affiliation: Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
Position: WPLTN Network Representative
Term: 2 years

Geoffrey Blewiit

Name: Geoffrey Blewitt
Affiliation: University of Nevada, USA
Position: President of IAG Commission 1
Term: 2 years

Name: John Bosworth
Affiliation: NASA GSFC
Position: Director, ILRS Central Bureau
Term: ex officio (1998-2001)

Name: David Carter
Affiliation: NASA GSFC, USA
Position: NASA Network Representative
Term: 2010-2012

Ludwig Combrinck

Name: Ludwig Combrinck
Affiliation: Hartebeestheok Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO), South Africa
Position: LLR Representative
Term: 2 years

John Degnan

Name: John Degnan
Affiliation: NASA GSFC, USA
Position: Chairman and NASA Network Representative
Term: 1998-2002 Term: ex officio (1998-2007)

Name: Hermann Drewes
Affiliation: Deutsches Geodatisches Forschungsinstitut, Germany
Position: President of IAG Commission 1
Term: ex officio (1998-2007)

Name: Richard Eanes
Affiliation: University of Texas, USA
Position: Analysis Center Representative
Term: 1998-2000

Name: Yang Fumin
Affiliation: Shanghai Observatory, China
Position: WPLTN Network Representative
Term: 2000-2001, 2006-2010

Name: Ramesh Govind
Affiliation: Geoscience Australia
Position: WPLTN Network Representative
Term: 2008-2012

Ben Greene

Name: Ben Greene
Affiliation: EOS Pty. Ltd, Australia
Position: WPLTN Network Representative
Term: 2002-2006

Name: Werner Gurtner
Affiliation: University of Berne, Switzerland
Position: Chairman and EUROLAS Network Representative
Term: 1998-2009

Urs Hugentobler

Name: Urs Hugentobler
Affiliation: Technische Universität München, Germany
Position: Representative of IAG Commission 1
Term: 2 years

Name: Georg Kirchner
Affiliation: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
Position: EUROLAS Network Representative
Term: 2 years

Photo of Rivers Lamb

Name: Rivers Lamb
Affiliation: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Position: Secretary, ILRS Central Bureau
Term: ex officio

Name: John Luck
Affiliation: Australian Land Survey and Information Group, Australia
Position: At Large Representative
Term: 1998-2002

Name: David McCormick
Affiliation: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Position: NASA Network Representative
Term: 2 years

Jan McGarry

Name: Jan McGarry
Affiliation: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Position: NASA Network Representative
Term: 2 years

Horst Mueller

Name: Horst Mueller
Affiliation: Deutsches Geodatisches Forschungsinstitut, Germany
Position: Data Center Representative
Term: 2 years

Juergen Mueller

Name: Juergen Mueller
Affiliation: Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Germany
Position: Lunar Representative
Term: 2 years

Carey Noll

Name: Carey Noll
Affiliation: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Position: Secretary, ILRS Central Bureau
Term: ex officio

Name: Ron Noomen
Affiliation: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Position: Analysis Representative
Term: 1998-2006

Name: Toshimichi Otsubo
Affiliation: Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Position: ILRS GB Chair
Term: 2019-2020, 2021-2022

Erricos Pavlis

Name: Erricos C. Pavlis
Affiliation: JCET/UMBC, USA
Position: Analysis Centers Representative
Term: 2 years

Francis Pierron

Name: Francis Pierron
Affiliation: Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, France
Position: EUROLAS Network Representative
Term: 1 year

Name: Wolfgang Schlueter
Affiliation: Bundsamt fuer Kartographie und Geodaesie, Germany
Position: EUROLAS Network Representative
Term: 1998-2002

Ulrich Schreiber

Name: Ulrich Schreiber
Affiliation: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Position: At Large Representative
Term: 2002-2006, 2021-2022

Name: Bob Schutz
Affiliation: University of Texas, USA
Position: IERS Representative to ILRS
Term: 1998-2015

Wolfgang Seemueller

Name: Wolfgang Seemueller
Affiliation: Deutsches Geodatisches Forschungsinstitut, Germany
Position: Data Center Representative
Term: 1998-2010

phot of Andrey Sokolov

Name: Andrey Sokolov
Affiliation: SRI for Precision Instrument Engineering, Russia
Position: At Large Representative (appointed by GB)
Term: 2 years

Krzysztof Sośnica

Name: Krzysztof Sośnica
Affiliation: Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
Position: At Large Representative (appointed by GB)
Term: 2 years

Jean-Marie Torre

Name: Jean-Marie Torre
Affiliation: Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Geoazur, Caussols, France
Position: LLR Representative
Term: 2 years

Tonie Van Dam

Name: Tonie Van Dam
Affiliation: University of Luxembourg
Position: President of IAG Commission 1
Term: ex officio