Focus Area
Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation
Education
Ph.D., Geophysics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 1990
B.A., Engineering Sciences, Harvard University, 1985
Professional Experience
2004-present, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
1997-2004, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
1998-1999, Visiting Associate Professor of Geophysics, Stanford University
1998, Visiting Scientist, Hawaii Volcano Observatory
1990-1997, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
1993, Visiting Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
1993, Visiting Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey
1988-1990, Member Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Awards (selected)
Bowie Lecture, AGU Geodesy Section, 2007
Faculty Fellowship, 2005-2006
AGU Geodesy Section Award, 2005
POWRE Award, National Science Foundation (1998-1999)
NASA Graduate Student Research Fellowship (1987-1990)
Research Interests
Geophysical applications and technique development of the Global Positioning System for measurements of plate tectonics, plate boundary deformation, volcano monitoring, ice flow and loading, time transfer
Publications (selected)
Larson, K., P. Bodin, and J. Gomberg, Using 1 Hz GPS Data to Measure Deformations Caused by the Denali Fault Earthquake, Science, 300, 1421-1424, 2003.
Choi, K., A. Bilich, K. Larson, and P. Axelrad, Modified Sidereal Filtering: Implications for High-Rate GPS Positioning, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 31, No.22, L22608, 2004.
Miyazaki, S., K. Larson, K. Choi, K. Hikima, K. Koketsu, P. Bodin, J. Haase, G. Emore, and A. Yamagiwa, Modeling the rupture process of the 2003 Tokachi-Oki (Hokkaido) earthquake using 1-Hz GPS data, Geophys. Res. Lett, Vol. 31, No. 21, L21603, 2004.
Plumb, J., K. Larson, J. White, and E. Powers, Absolute Calibration of a Geodetic Time-Transfer System,, IEEE Trans. UFFC, Vol. 52, No. 11., 1904-1911, 2005.
