THORALF MEYER, PH.D. Lecturer, Department of Geography and the Environment 305 E. 23rd St., Dept Code: A3100 Office: SAC 4.160, Spatial Sciences Lab The University of Texas at Austin -- Austin, Texas 78712 meyer @ austin.utexas.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Department of Environmental Sciences, 2014 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Advisors: Paolo D'Odorico and Herman H. Shugart. Committee members: Gregory S. Okin (UCLA), Howard E. Epstein, and Teresa B. Culver Dipl. Ing. (FH), Land Use Planning and Nature Conservation, 1999 Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Bernberg, Germany Advisor: Lars Ramberg (University of Botswana) and Klaus Richter Federally Approved Environmental Technician, Fachschule fuer Technik 1994 und Wirtschaft (Technical College), Weissenfels, Germany PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography and the Environment, 2020 - present The University of Texas at Austin Lecturer, Department of Geography and the Environment, 2011 - present The University of Texas at Austin Research Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, 2012 - 2013 The University of Texas at Austin Adjunct Lecturer, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences 2003 - 2010 Founder, Owner, and Managing Director, Services for GeoInformation 2005 - present (SGI), Environmental Consultancy and Mapping / Survey Company GIS & Remote Sensing Lab Manager and Analyst, Harry Oppenheimer 2000 - 2005 Page 1 of 10 T. Meyer CV 2020 Okavango Research Center, University of Botswana SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS Journal articles (peer-reviewed) Meyer, T., Holloway, P., Christiansen, T. B., Miller, J. A., D’Odorico, P., & Okin, G. S. (2019). An Assessment of Multiple Drivers Determining Woody Species Composition and Structure: A Case Study from the Kalahari, Botswana. Land, 8(8), 122. Mishra, N. B., Crews, K. A., Neeti, N., Meyer, T., & Young, K. R. (2015). MODIS derived vegetation greenness trends in African savanna: deconstructing and localizing the role of changing moisture availability, fire regime and anthropogenic impact. Remote Sensing of Environment, 169, 192- 204. Meyer, T., & Okin, G. S. (2015). Evaluation of spectral unmixing techniques using MODIS in a structurally complex savanna environment for retrieval of green vegetation, nonphotosynthetic vegetation, and soil fractional cover. Remote Sensing of Environment, 161, 122-130. Mishra, N., Crews, K., Miller, J., & Meyer, T. (2015). Mapping vegetation morphology types in southern Africa savanna using MODIS time-series metrics: a case study of central Kalahari, Botswana. Land, 4(1), 197-215. Paine, J. G., Andrews, J. R., Saylam, K., Tremblay, T. A., Averett, A. R., Caudle, T. L., Meyer, T. & Young, M. H. (2013). Airborne lidar on the Alaskan North Slope: Wetlands mapping, lake volumes, and permafrost features. The Leading Edge, 32(7), 798-805. Meyer, T., D'Odorico, P., Okin, G. S., Shugart, H. H., Caylor, K. K., O'Donnell, F. C., Bhattachan, A. & Dintwe, K. (2014). An analysis of structure: biomass structure relationships for characteristic species of the western Kalahari, Botswana. African journal of ecology, 52(1), 20-29. Ramberg, L., Hancock, P., Lindholm, M., Meyer, T., Ringrose, S., Sliva, J., Van As, J. & Vander Post, C. (2006). Species diversity of the Okavango delta, Botswana. Aquatic sciences, 68(3), 310-337. Gobagoba, L., Meyer, T., Ringrose, S., Kampunzu, A. B., & Coetzee, S. (2005). Calcrete mapping and palaeo-environments in the Qangwa Area, Northwest Botswana. Botswana Notes & Records, 37(1), 264-279. Book chapters (peer-reviewed) Meyer, T. & Crews Meyer, K.A. (2017), Integrating Multiplatform Remote Sensing and In Situ Datasets for Socio-Ecologically Sustainable Conservation Corridors: The Western Kalahari Conservation Corridor (WKCC) Project, Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier, 220-235 Meyer, T., Cassidy, L., Ringrose, S., Vanderpost, C., Kgathi, D.L., Ngwenya, B.N., Bendsen, H., Matheson, W., & Kemosidile, T. (2011). An Assessment Of Plant Based Natural Resources in The Okavango Region, Botswana Using Satellite Imagery (Chapter 6), pp. 99-130. In Eds. D.L. Kgathi, B. N. Ngwenya and M.B. K. Darkoh Rural Livelihoods, Risk and Political Economy of Access to Natural Resources in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Nova Press. 375pp. Page 2 of 10 T. Meyer CV 2020 International Research Reports Meyer, T., Crews, K., Mpofu, C., Phale, K.P., & Kelewendo, M. (2019), A Summary of the 2017 Central Kalahari Game Reserve Wildfire, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Government of Botswana. 132pp. Meyer, T. (2014). Multi-scale quantification of woody biomass in heterogeneous landscapes: Leveraging traditional field sampling, spectral unmixing, and allometric modeling in Kalahari savanna ecosystems. Dissertation, University of Virginia. 148 pp. Meyer, T., Crews, K.A., Ross, K., Bourquin, S., Gibson, D. & Craig, C. (2010). Consultancy to Identify Important Habitats for Key Wildlife in the Western Kgalagadi Conservation Corridor (WKCC). Conservation International: Johannesburg, South Africa and Washington, DC. 268 pp. Crews, K.A. & Meyer, T. (2010). Makgadikgadi Remote Sensing Project (Vegetation Mapping from Satellite Data and Field Reconnaissance). Centre for Applied Research for Botswana at the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, 10 pp. Hancock, P., Mpofu, Z., Tyler, S.J. & Meyer, T. (2006). A Baseline Survey of the Slaty Egret in the Okavango Delta Ramsar Site, Botswana, Okavango Delta Management Plan (ODMP). Meyer, T. & Bendsen, H. (2003). The Dynamics of the Land Use Systems in Ngamiland; Changing Livelihood Options and Strategies, in Environmental Monitoring of Tropical and Subtropical wetlands. Eds. Bernard, T., Mosepele, K. & Ramberg, L. (Ed.). Okavango Report Series No. I; Maun, Botswana; HOORC pp. 278 -307. Meyer, T. (1998). Ecological Mappings in the Research Area of the Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Masters Thesis, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. 163 pp. Published Maps Meyer, T. (2002). Land Use Map Ngamiland as integrated part of Access to resources: Livelihood options and strategies in the Okavango Delta, D. Kgathi, W. Werner, H. Bendsen, 3rd WATERnet/WARFSA Symposium, Integrating Water Supply & Water Demand for Sustainable Use of Water Resources, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Meyer, T. (2002). Map of Tsodilo Hills, Environmental Monitoring of Tropical Wetlands and Subtropical Wetlands, Maun, Botswana. Meyer, T. (2002). Preliminary Road Map of the Moremi Game Reserve circa 2002. Environmental Monitoring of Tropical Wetlands and Subtropical Wetlands, , Maun, Botswana Meyer, T. (2002). Land Use Map Ngamiland, Environmental Monitoring of Tropical Wetlands and Subtropical Wetlands, Maun, Botswana. Newspaper Entries Meyer, K. & Meyer, T. (2012). Longhorns in Botswana. The Zambezi Traveller (Kasane, Botswana). 500 words. Page 3 of 10 T. Meyer CV 2020 Meyer, K. & Meyer, T. (2012). Return of the Flood. The Zambezi Traveller (Kasane, Botswana). 500 words. Meyer, K. & Meyer, T. (2011). Fluid Lives: Cycles of the Boteti. The Zambezi Traveller (Kasane, Botswana). 500 words. Meyer, T. & Meyer, K. (2011). A Potential Wildlife Corridor Linking KTP and CKGR. The Zambezi Traveller (Kasane, Botswana). 500 words. Meyer, T. & Meyer, K. (2011). Botswana’s Megatransect. The Zambezi Traveller (Kasane, Botswana). 500 words. Works In Progress International Research Reports Meyer, T. & Crews, K. (In Preparation). Three years of burn experiments in the Kalahari: What we know and what we don’t know. Journal articles (peer-reviewed) Marden, A., Crews, K.A., Meyer T., (In Preparation), Twenty Years of fire history of the Kalahari, targeted journal, Remote Sensing of the Environment Conlon, E. & Meyer T., (In Preparation), An update on allometric models for the prediction of above ground woody biomass for the greater Kalahari region, targeted journal, African Journal of Ecology PRESENTATIONS Invited talks “Burning down the house: What we (don’t) know after three years of burning down Thakadu Game Farm.” Research Talk Series, Public Outreach Program Kwando Safaris and The University of Botswana. Maun, Botswana. July, 2019 “Savanna Ecology and Fires in Botswana” Campus Environmental Center, University of Texas. Austin, TX. October, 2018. “Climate Change Effects in Texas.” Campus Environmental Center, University of Texas. Austin, TX. February, 2018. “Fingerprinting objects from space.” Research Talk Series, Public Outreach Program Kwando Safaris and The University of Botswana. Maun, Botswana. July, 2018. “How much does a tree weight and why do we care.” Research Talk Series, Public Outreach Program Kwando Safaris and The University of Botswana. Maun, Botswana. July, 2017. Conference presentations Page 4 of 10 T. Meyer CV 2020 Marden, A., Crews, K.A., Meyer, T. & Christiansen, T. “Multi-scale spatiotemporal assessment of fire/vegetation dynamics in a savanna system.” Remote Sensing and Vegetation, American Association of Geographers. Washington DC. April, 2019. Ochoa, F., Crews, K. & Meyer, T. “Modelling and calibrating evapotranspiration through spectral indices in savanna ecosystems.” Remote Sensing and Vegetation, American Association of Geographers. Washington DC. April, 2019. Marden, A., Crews, K.A. & Meyer, T. “Multi-Scale Analysis of Spatiotemporal Fire/Vegetation Dynamics in a Savanna System with Geographically Weighted Regression, Moran’s I, and In Situ Vegetation Measurements.” Southwest Division of American Geographers. Baton Rouge, LA. October, 2018. Christiansen, T., Meyer,