Brian Weaver

Brian Weaver is a Research Assistant Professor of Geomatics in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University. His work focuses on satellite radar altimetry, GNSS data processing algorithms, and geodetic data alignment to national reference frames.

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, 2023
• M.S., Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 2017
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 2015

Research Interests: Dr. Weaver specializes in developing GNSS data processing algorithms and satellite radar altimetry techniques for high-accuracy applications, particularly in challenging environments. His research aligns geodetic data to national reference frames and improves altimetry-based sea level estimation, contributing to NOAA tools like OPUS and VDatum.

Professional Experience: During his academic career, Dr. Weaver worked as a Quality Assurance Technician at Trimble Geomatics and Civil Engineering/Surveying intern in public and private sectors. He has experience with structural analysis/design, water/wastewater systems, roadway design, paving, and field surveys using analogue/digital levels, total stations, GNSS receivers, UAS, and lidar.