Dr Mark Thomas

https://people.csiro.au/T/M/Mark-Thomas

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Biography

Dr Mark Thomas has almost 30 years of experience in land resource assessment in Australia and overseas. From a strong foundation in soil science and modern digital land evaluation, he innovates to deliver new science-based knowledge to land management challenges principally in areas of sustainable agriculture and natural resources. His research reduces uncertainty in land use decision-making, which translates to increased confidence on the part of planners and managers. He delivers this to a range of user levels and needs, including from regional policy support through to on-ground management choices.

Mark has experience in numerous project and objective settings. Examples include regional soil assessments for agricultural intensification opportunity for northern Australia; new land resource assessment systems with capability transfer to overseas research partners; the first Australian bedrock depth map to support strategic and modelling outcomes; land rehabilitation guidelines for the gas industry, and; landscape pedological research aimed at narrowing dryland farming yield gaps related to various soil constraints.

Professional Areas

Current Roles

Land Resource Assessment; Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment
Digital land resource assessment methods, land evaluation, leading publication
Land Resource Assessement; Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Myanmar
Digital soil mapping, land evaluation, soil survey, field protocols, in-country partner training
Soil scientist, Grains Research and Development Corporation
Quantiative and qualitative links between landscapes and dryland cropping soil moisture

Academic Qualifications

2008

PhD
University of Adelaide, Australia
1989

MSc, Land and Water Management (Range management)
Silsoe College, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK
1988

BSc (Hons), Environmental Sciences (Chemistry)
Plymouth Polytechnic, UK

Professional Experiences

2007-present

Senior Experimental Scientist
CSIRO, Australia
2004-2008

PhD candidate
Department for Water Land and Biodiversity, SA, Australia
1998-2007

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

Publications

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