Peter Nagel


Post-Secondary Education

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
M.S. Aerospace
Aerospace Engineering

University of Texas Austin
Doctor of Philosophy
Aerospace Engineering

University of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Bachelor of Science
Aero & Astro Engineering


Teaching Experience

Austin Community College

 Mathematics Adjunct Professor January 2003 - Present

 Courses Taught: College Algebra, College Algebra for Precalculus, Precalculus

 

University of Texas at Austin

 Aerospace Engineering Instructor January 2013 - December 2018

 Courses Taught: Spacecraft Dynamics, Advanced Dynamics


Professional Publications

 "A comparison of coincident GRACE and ICESat data over Antarctica",
B Gunter, Urban T, Helsen M, Riva R, Harpold R, Poole S, Nagel P,
Schutz B, Tapley B, Journal of Geodesy,  V80 #11, 2009, pp.1051-1060

 "Impact of GPS satellite antenna offsets on GPS-based precise
orbit determination", Z Kang, Tapley B, Ries J, Bettadpur S,
Nagel P, Advances in Space Research, V39 #10, 2007, pp.1524-1530

 "Precise orbit determination for the GRACE mission using only
GPS data", Z Kang, Tapley B, Bettadpur S, Ries J, Nagel P,
Pastor R, Journal of Geodesy, V80, 2006, pp.322-331

  "GGM02 - An improved Earth gravity field model from GRACE",
B Tapley, Ries J, Bettadpur S, Chambers D, Cheng M, Condi F,
Gunter B, Kang Z, Nagel P, Pastor R, Pekker T, Poole S, Wang F,
Journal of Geodesy, V79, 2005, pp.467-478

  "GRACE Precise Orbit Determination", Z Kang, Tapley B, Bettadpur S,
Nagel P, Pastor R, Presented at AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics
Meeting, Paper AAS 03-253, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2/9 - 2/13/2003.

  "Precise Orbit Determination for Grace", Z Kang, Nagel P, Pastor R,
Advances in Space Research, V31, 2003, pp.1875-1881

  "An Evaluation of Parallel Least Squares Methods for Multisatellite
Orbit Determination", P Nagel, Schutz B E, Journal of the Astronautical
Sciences, V 50 #2, Apr-Jun 2002, pp. 231-239.

  "GRACE Orbit Determination for Gravity Field Recovery at CSR",
P Nagel, Kang Z, Cheng M, Pastor R, Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall
Meet. Suppl., Abstract G72A-0969, 2002

  "The Optimal Selection of GPS Double-Differenced Measurements
for GRACE", B Gunter, Ries J, Nagel P, Pastor R, Eos Trans. AGU,
83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract G72A-0967, 2002

  "Gravity Field Determination from CHAMP Using GPS Tracking and
Accelerometer Data: Initial Results", B D Tapley, Bettadpur S,
Chambers D P, Cheng M K, Gunter B C, Kang Z, Kim J, Nagel P,
Ries J C, Rim H J, Roesset P J, Roundhill I,
Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract G51A-0236, 2001

  "Champ Precision Orbit Determination", H Rim, Kang Z, Nagel P, Yoon S,
Bettadpur S, Schutz B E, Tapley B, Presented at AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics
Specialists Conference, Paper AAS 01-334, Quebec City, Quebec,
Canada, 7/30 - 8/2/2001.

  "Parallel Numerical Integration Methods for Orbital Motion",
P Nagel, Schutz B E, Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, V 48 #4
Oct-Dec 2000, pp. 517-536.



Published: May 30, 2025