Biography
Dr Mark Thomas has >25 years of experience in land resource assessment in Australia and overseas. From a strong foundation in soil science and modern land evaluation Mark innovates to deliver and translates this knowledge to management challenges, principally in the areas of sustainable agriculture and natural resources. As a result of this knowledge transfer there is reduced uncertainty in land-based decision making and increased confidence in public investment and regulation. This has been delivered into some of the most pressing contemporary land issues of the day: northern Australia for new resource regulation and agricultural investment; national bedrock depth mapping to underpin economic objectives and environmental modelling; the gas extraction industries to assess the impacts of extraction activities on communities and primary industries; new sustainable land planning support tools for developing countries, and; new data and methods for wise dryland farming decisions.
Professional Areas
Academic Qualifications
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2007
PhD
University of Adelaide, Australia -
1989
MSc, Land and Water Managment (Range management)
Silsoe College, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK -
1988
BSc (Hons), Environmental Sciences (Chemistry)
Plymouth Polytechnic, UK
Professional Experiences
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2008-present
Experimental Scientist
CSIRO, Australia -
2004-2008
PhD candiate
Department for Water Land and Biodiversity, SA, Australia -
1998-2004
Land resource officer
Department for Water Land and Biodiversity, SA, Australia -
1994-1998
Remote sensing specialist
CSIR, South Africa -
1990-1994
Remote sensing specialist
Earth Observation Sciences, Ltd, UK -
1989-1990
Soil surveyor, Kenya
Booker Tate Ltd, UK