Official U.S. government information about the
Global Positioning System (GPS) and related topics
National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Advisory Board
Gerhard Beutler
Switzerland
Since 1991, Dr. Beutler has been Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Astronomical Institute, University of Bern. He has been a full professor since 1996 and professor emeritus since 2011. His main research areas are fundamental astronomy, celestial mechanics, global geodynamics, satellite-based positioning and navigation. He is the author of a two volume work about celestial mechanics. Beutler has earned two doctorates from the University of Bern.
He served as a Research Associate at University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada during 1983-84. Prior to that, he served as Research Associate at Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern; Development of Bernese GPS-Software System.
Beutler has served on many international committees and boards. He was the recipient of the Vening-Meinesz medal of European Geophysical Union and an Honorable Degree of Technical University of Munich in 2006.
