Tadhg O' Loingsigh
PhD Candidate
The broad fields of disciplinary expertise:
Remote Sensing of Forest/Bush Fires and Dust Storms, Geomorphology.
A title and short description of your research project:
Evaluating the sources of dust storms in the Lake Eyre Basin: A remote sensing, climatology and geomorphology approach.
Previous research experience:
- Remote Sensing based study of Saharan dust sources
- Remote Sensing study of the 2003 Australian Alpine Fires
- Remote Sensing study of peat-bog landslides in the SW of Ireland
The research institutions or university departments where you have connections:
- Monash University School of Geography & Environmental Science
- Monash University Department of Engineering
- Australian National University Department of Earth& Marine Sciences
- King’s College London Department of Geography
Ongoing or potential areas of research collaboration with other researchers at universities or research institutions
- Development of a multi-sensor based method of detecting and mapping sources of mineral dust in the Australian and Saharan desert – Cooperation with King’s College London Department of Geography
- Involved in Monash University/ANU application for ARC Research Grant to research the impact of Australian desert dust on the environment and human health.
Knowledge of particular software packages:
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Research Systems, Inc. ENVI (remote sensing visualising software)
- BoxCar Pro (weather station interface software)
- Lakes Environmental Software © WRPLOT View (wind rose generator)
Certified Training:
- Senior First Aid Level 2 – Remote Area
- Tower/Pylon Safety and Rescue
E-mail: Tadhg.OLoingsigh@arts.monash.edu.au