Tom is a geographer and environmental scientist specializing in interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the role of biomass burning in the Earth system. Tom enjoys highly collaborative research focusing on greenhouse gas and reactive emissions from wildland fires in savannas and tropical peatlands. He is particularly interested in complex interactions between agricultural practices, land degradation, fire emissions characteristics and their associated impacts. His expertise includes infrared and VNIR spectroscopy, tropical environmental change, wildfire spread modeling, knowledge exchange and land management decision support.
