Jürgen Müller

Member of the Editorial Board

Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Geodesy

mueller@ife.uni-hannover.de

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.

EDUCATION

2001 Habilitation for Physical Geodesy at Technical University of Munich (TU Munich), Germany

1991 PhD thesis on “Analysis of Lunar Laser Ranging data” at TU Munich, Germany

1983-1988 Diploma degree in Geodesy (“Vermessungswesen”) at TU Munich, Germany

CURRENT POSITION

Since 2001 Professor (W3) at Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

Head of the Institute of Geodesy (“Institut für Erdmessung”)

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

1996-2001 Scientific assistant at the Institute of Astronomical and Physical Geodesy at TU Munich

1994-1995 Research Fellowship of the “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft” (German Research Foundation) at the Research Facility for Space Geodesy, TU Munich

1988-1994 Scientific assistant at the Research Facility for Space Geodesy, TU Munich

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2009 Professorship in Astron. & Phys. Geodesy at Techn. Univ. Munich denied

1993 Award of „Bund der Freunde der TU München“ for the best PhD. thesis in the faculty of civil and geodetic engineering between 1991 and 1993

1988 Harbert award of the German Society of Surveying (DVW)

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

2007 – 2018 7 Postdocs/ 23 PhD students (17 finished)/ 5 – 10 Master students per year at Institute of Geodesy, Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH), Germany

TEACHING ACTIVITIES (major courses)

Since 2003 Bachelor – Fundamentals of Geodesy, Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH), Germany

Since 2001 Bachelor – Physical Geodesy, LUH, Germany

Since 2003 Bachelor – Space Geodetic Techniques, LUH, Germany

Since 2003 Master – Relativistic Modeling in Geodesy, LUH, Germany

Since 2003 Master – Recent Satellite Gravimetry Missions, LUH, Germany

Since 2003 Master – Satellite Orbit Calculation, LUH, Germany

ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

2017-2019 co-organizing workshop series on Relativistic Geodesy at International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Berne, 25 participants

2009-2012 co-organizing workshop series on Lunar Laser Ranging at ISSI, Berne, Switzerland, 25 participants

2012, 2014 LLR sessions at ILRS Laser Ranging Workshops in Fujiyoshida, Japan and Annapolis, USA

2003/2008/2012 responsible organizer of German Geodetic Week in Hamburg, Bremen and Hannover, 70 participants, Germany

Since 2001 co-organizer of sessions at EGU (Vienna), COSPAR (Istanbul, Pasadena) and IAG meetings (Potsdam)

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

2015-2017 Member of the Faculty Committee, LUH

Since 2015 Chair of examination board for all study programs in Geodesy and Geoinformatics, LUH

Since 2014 Member of the Steering Committee of the DFG SFB 1128 geo-Q “Relativistic geodesy and gravimetry with quantum sensors” at LUH (since August 2017, spokesman of geo-Q)

2007-2017 Member of the Steering Committee of the centre of excellence QUEST (Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research) at LUH

2006-2016 Lunar Laser Ranging representative in the Governing Board of the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS)

2006-2016 ILRS representative in the Directing Board of the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS)

2006-2014 Spokesman of the DFG Research unit FOR 584 „Earth rotation and global dynamic processes“

2003-2013 Dean of study affairs, LUH, Germany

Since 2001 Member of various Appointment Committees (“Berufungskommission”) at LUH

COMMISSIONS OF TRUST

2011-2016 Member of Scientific Advisory Board of GFZ Potsdam, Germany

2012 Chair of review panel for future ESA Earth science missions (EE8 call), ESTEC, The Netherlands

2010, 2015 Evaluation of the research program of the German Research Group on Satellite Geodesy (FGS), Wettzell and Munich, Germany (2015 as chair of the review panel)

2009-2013 Member of ESA Earth Science Advisory Committee (ESAC), Frascati, Italy and ESAC, representative to Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC), Paris, France

Since 2003 Editorship of the German Geodetic Journal zfv, Germany

Since 2001 Reviewer for various scientific journals like Journal of Geodesy, Journal of Geodetic Science (also member of editorial board), Classical and Quantum Gravity, Journals of Advances in Space Research, etc.

Since 2001 Reviewer of various research proposals of national funding agencies in Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Sweden, Germany

Since 2001 External (confidential) reviewer in appointment procedures of professors at various German and European universities

MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

Since 2011 Member of the Steering Committee of DVW (Geman Society of Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management), Germany

Since 2010 Member of GGOS Standing Committe on Satellite Missions (since 2015 chair)

Since 2008 Ordinary Member of „Braunschweigische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft“ (BWG), 2012 -2017 chairman of BWG class for engineering sciences

Since 2004 German Representative in IAG (International Association of Geodesy) and IAG Representative for Geodesy in the National Committee of Geodesy and Geophysics (NKGG), since 2011 chairman of NKGG

Since 2002 Member of the German Geodetic Commission (DGK), since 2015 speaker of section Geodesy

MAJOR COLLABORATIONS

Since 2002 Member of the European GRACE Science Team

Since 1999 Member of the ILRS Analysis Working Group and Lunar analysis center

In addition, member of IAG study groups, DFG priority programs (“Mass transport”), BMBF Geotechnologien program on the use of satellite missions CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE, and various major research programs.

THIRD-PARTY FUNDING

When only counting the directly assigned grants, the total amount of funding from the last ten years was about 6,000 T€. When including the institutional and departmental responsibilities, it was more than 25,000 T€.

Special completed grants were the contribution to the cluster QUEST (Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research) within the German Excellence strategy, 2009 to 2014, with total funds of about 34,700 T€. Another major project was the DFG Research unit FOR 584 “Earth rotation and global dynamic processes“ (2006 – 2014) with a total amount of about 4,600 T€.

A major ongoing grant is the DFG CRC 1128 geo-Q (2014 – 2019) which was funded with 11,500 T€ in the first 4-year funding period. I am spokesperson of that CRC and PI of 3 projects.

Recently, we applied for a research cluster within the German Excellence initiative, Quantum Frontiers (total funds 57,000 T€, planned duration 2019 – 2025). I am Co-PI together with 24 colleagues.

PUBLICATIONS

Overall more than 150 refereed publications, about 100 in the past 10 years. They have been cited more than 1100 times in the past 5 years; h-index = 23 (google scholar).

A list of all publications can be found on link.

MOST SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS

We run one of only 4 LLR (Lunar Laser Ranging) analysis centers worldwide. Our group is leading in testing general relativity using LLR data. Its estimated limits for a possible temporal variation of the gravitational constant and the validity of the strong equivalence principle are world record.

Besides those LLR-related activities, close collaboration with physics has been established in the past 10 years to develop novel concepts for geodetic applications, especially for gravity field observations. These comprise the application of atomic interferometry for gravimetric measurements, the use of laser interferometry for inter-satellite tracking (satellite mission GRACE-FO was launched in May 2018) and the use of highly accurate optical clocks to determine the Earth geopotential (keyword “relativistic geodesy”).

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