Basil Tufail joined the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) as a doctoral student in late October. Basil earned his Bachelor’s in Space Sciences from the Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. He then completed the EAGLE Masters at the University of Würzburg in 2021. Since then, he has been part of the Institute of Earth Observation at Eurac Research in Bolzano, Italy, working on various vegetation-related projects and advanced computing for EO data. At the EORC, Basil’s research focuses on Alpine vegetation above the tree line, specifically the sub-nival vegetation and its role in the ecosystem.
Field campaign for DFG Fire and Savanna project
Our PhD candidate Luisa Pflumm is back in Kruger National Park for her third field campaign. Her PhD focuses on how savanna trees respond to combined fire and drought stress for which she is flying UAVs equipped with multispectral and LiDAR sensors. With this round of...
