Congratulations to Charlotte Walshaw who successfully defended her PhD thesis: “Remote Sensing of Antarctic Vegetation: Continental Mapping, Protection Assessment, and Spectroscopic Evaluation.”
The panel of examiners unanimously confirmed that thesis was of exceptionally high quality in both presentation and content, and a significant contribution in the field of antarctic vegetation.
A special thank you note goes out to Charlotte’s supervisors Dr Claudia Colesie (Edinburgh), Dr Andrew Gray (Edinburgh), Dr Kevin Newsham (BAS), Dr Peter Convey (BAS), Prof Robert Bingham (Edinburgh) and both examiners, Prof Sharon Robinson (Wollongong, Australia) and Dr Sian Henley (Edinburgh).
SENSE training programme enabled Charlotte significantly to obtain the degree, to access resources and software that might have otherwise been difficult, and helped her towards the next step in her career in Earth observation. Amongst many highlights, Charlotte mentions:
My time with SENSE has been a critical stepping stone for a future academic career in the space sector. It has equipped me with the skills, connections and confidence to progress into a PostDoc and continue working on the remote sensing research that I love.
SENSE would like to take this opportunity to thank our funder the Natural Environment Research Council, SENSE wider community, and Charlotte’s family and friends, for their invaluable support and input into her PhD journey.
From all of us at SENSE – congratulations! Wishing you all the very best in your future career.