Dr Glenn Newnham

Principal Research Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/N/G/Glenn-Newnham

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Biography

Glenn Newnham is a remote sensing scientists at the Australian CSIRO. Glenn has worked with ground, airborne and satellite based data and technologies to assess landscape characteristics and processes, particularly land cover, vegetation structure and function. His expertise extend to a broad range of application domains where spatial modelling of natural state and processes is important. Glenn was a key contributor to early adoption of airborne laser scanning for vegetation assessment in Australia, and the development of the CSIRO patented Echidna ground based vegetation laser scanning system. Over the past decade Glenn has worked closely with the bushfire research community and directly with state agencies in Australia and New Zealand to develop remote sensing data driven information systems to help understand fire hazard and management at local to global scales. In recent years, Glenn has led the development of mapping methodologies for the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) ThinkHazard wildfire hazard identification system and the development of the land cover change methodology used for reporting against SDG 15.3 by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

Current Roles

Digital Lead - Land and Water
Digital Transformation

Academic Qualifications

2004

Ph.D. Applied Physics
Curtin University
2000

M.E.S Geography
University of Waterloo
1998

B.App.Sc Geomatics (Hons. 1)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Professional Experiences

2017-present

Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Land and Water
2011-2017

Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO Land and Water
2005-2011

Research Scientist
CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products
2002-2005

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
CSIRO Atmospheric Research

Publications

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