Michael Braasch

Michael S. Braasch (September 2, 1966 – September 22, 2024) was an American scientist in the field of GPS navigation. He was a professor at Ohio University and a fellow of the IEEE and ION.

Education Braasch obtained a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1988. He continued his studies, receiving a master's degree a year later. Braasch received a PhD in electrical engineering in 1992. All his degrees were from Ohio University.

Career Braasch held the William F. Thomas Professorship at Ohio University, a seat he had held from 2004. His work on GPS multipath mitigation and Selective Availability is held in high regard in the scientific community. He was also director of Ohio University's Avionics Engineering Center where he was a researcher from 1985.

Awards and honors 1992 RTCA William E. Jackson Award for the best dissertation in the avionics area.