Dr Thomas Mayr
Principal Research Fellow in Pedometrics
Location: Building 37, Cranfield campus
E: t.mayr@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 750111 x2707
Environmental Science and Technology
Current activities
Dr Thomas Mayr is Director of the National Soil Resources Institute, he has more than 10 years experience in digital soil mapping, a process of capturing soil-landscape relationships using mathematical modelling based on evidence layers such as digital terrain models, lithology, climate and remote sensing.The methodology was originally developed to improve existing soil maps but lately has been adapted to map soil functions and to assess the impact of military training on the environment. He acts as manager of research and consultancy projects related to these and other soil-related topics. In addition, his expertise has been called upon by both the Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency.
Clients
- Central Networks
- Defence Estates
- Defra
- EDF
- European Commission
- Home Grown Cereal Authority
- Joint Research Centre (Ispra)
- Irish Environmental Protection Agency.
Background
Dr Thomas Mayr graduated in Horticulture at Weihenstephan University (Germany) and subsequently studied an MSc in Tropical Agricultural Development at Reading University and a PhD in Applied Remote Sensing at Cranfield University. Thomas is a member of the Remote Sensing Society.Thomas started his carrier with the German Volunteer Service spending two and a half years in Zambia and subsequently worked for the German Agency for Technical Cooperation in Liberia for six years. After his PhD he joined the National Soil Resources Institute working on climate change impact studies for both the EU and NERC. He now works principally on a number of digital soil mapping, soil function and environmental impact assessment projects and was appointed Group Leader for Pedometrics in 2007.
