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