Dr. Natalia Panafidina
Function and Responsibilities:
PI of the project NELOS within DGF Research Unit NEROGRAV
Research Interests:
space geodesy
Earth rotation
global gravity field recovery using satellite observationsCareer:
2007-2011: project scientist at GFZ Potsdam and ETH Zürich in DFG-Project "Earth Rotation and Global Dynamic Processes"
2012-2016: project scientist at DGFI-TUM in DFG Research Unit "Space-Time Reference Systems for Monitoring Global Change and Precise Navigation in Space"
2016-2018: project scientist at FSG-TUM in ESA Project "Independent Generation of Earth Orientation Parameters"
since 2019: project scientist at GFZ Potsdam in DFG Research Unit Nerograv
Education:
1995-2000: Diploma in Mathematics and Astronomy, Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty of St.Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Projects:
2007-2011: DFG-Research Unit "Earth Rotation and Global Dynamic Processes" (https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/5471782)
Project P6: Integration of Earth rotation, geometry and gravity field using space geodetic observations
Project P8: Investigation of sub-daily and episodic variations of Earth rotation observed by VLBI, ring laser gyroscopes and GNSS
2012-2018: DFG Research Unit "Space-Time Reference Systems for Monitoring Global Change and Precise Navigation in Space" (https://www.referenzsysteme.de/Projects.html)
2019-now: DFG Research Unit Nerograv (https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/section/global-geomonitoring-and-gravity-field/projects/new-refined-observations-of-climate-change-from-spaceborne-gravity-missions-nerograv)