Dr. Gregor Möller

Gregor Moeller is a scientist and lecturer at ETH Zurich's Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, with focus on high-precision GNSS, precise orbit determination for dense nanosatellite constellations and formations and atmospheric remote sensing. In addition, Gregor provides courses in satellite geodesy, GNSS, physical and kinematic geodesy and offers supervision of theses and student project within the Geomatics Bachelor and Master program.

Gregor Moeller was born in Saalfeld/Saale, Germany in 1984. After high school, he decided for a geodesy study at TU Dresden, Germany. In 2010, he received a Master’s degree in Geodesy and Geophysics and became project assistant at the Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation at TU Vienna. During his time as project assistant and later on as university assistant in Vienna, Gregor was affiliated with the research division Higher Geodesy. Under the leadership of Prof. Robert Weber, he managed or assisted in various research projects with European partners from research or industry with focus on atmospheric tomography, real-time positioning or near real-time GNSS signal processing for monitoring of atmospheric water vapor or tectonic deformations in active seismic regions. The latter includes a short-term scientific visit at the University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia in 2011. In 2017, Gregor concludes his studies in Vienna with a PhD in Technical Sciences. His doctoral thesis "Reconstruction of 3D wet refractivity fields in the lower atmosphere along bended GNSS signal paths" was awarded by the City of Vienna with the Dissertation Award 2017.

In 2018, Gregor received a two-year postdoctoral fellowship from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Affiliated with the Ionospheric and Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group in Pasadena, California he developed sophisticated processing strategies for cross-link radio occultations and was working on new CubeSat mission concepts for sensing the neutral atmosphere and ionosphere on Earth, Mars and other planets.

Gregor's research is motivated by technological advancements and addresses a wide range of thematic focus areas, including precise positioning and navigation, risk research and monitoring of extreme weather events. Furthermore, he as a researcher is open to anticipating trends and appropriate collaborations with national and international partners to address current research questions and to drive innovation in a constructive manner regarding both scientific and social impacts.