It was reported from ION HQ in Manassas, Virginia, on 20 September that the (US) Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division had presented Dr Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska (illustrated) with its Johannes Kepler Award.

Presentation took place four days earlier at the ION GNSS+ Conference held in Portland, Oregon). This award is for her outstanding contributions in advancing high-accuracy GNSS/INS integrated systems, educating future navigation leaders, and for strengthening the ties between satellite navigation and geodesy.

Since the early 1990s, Dr Grejner-Brzezinska has demonstrated sustained and significant contributions in advancing research in applications of GPS/GNSS and multi-sensor integrated systems. The widely known accumulated expertise in her field involved numerous graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and many national and international collaborators.