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A/ProfPetra Helmholz

Associate Professor

School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)

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  • Associate Professor
    School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)

CURTIN UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Course Coordinator Survyeing
    Curtin Universtiy, Australia2017 - 2022
  • Discipline Lead Spatial Sciences
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia2023 - present
  • Education Representative to the LSLB WA
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia2023 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    Curtin University, Spatial Sciences, Perth, Australia1 Jan 2022 - present
  • Senior Lecturer
    Curtin University, Spatial Sciences, Perth, Australia2016 - 31 Dec 2021
  • Lecturer
    Curtin University, Spatial Sciences, Perth, Australia1 Jan 2012 - 1 Jan 2016
  • Teaching and research
    Leibniz University, Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation, Hannover, Germany1 Jan 2006 - 1 Jan 2012
  • Occupational trainees
    University of Melbourne, Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRC SI), Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2007 - 1 Jan 2009
  • Teaching assistant
    Technical University of Berlin, Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation Techniques, Berlin, Germany1 Jan 2001 - 1 Jan 2003

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Work experience
    Federal Office for Agriculture, Haberstadt, Germany1998 - 2000
  • Work experience
    Dipl.-Ing. Jens Mueller (licensed surveyor), Halberstadt, Germany1997 - 1997

DEGREES

  • German Doktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.) (equivalent: Ph.D)
    Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany2006 - 2012
  • German Assessor (equivalent: licensed surveyor)
    LVermGeo (Surveying Authorities of the Federal States Saxony-Anhalt), Magdeburg, Germany2003 - 2005
  • German Diplom-Ingenieur Geodäsie (equivalent: Bachelor and Master)
    Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany1997 - 2003

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Laser Safety Course Certification
    Medical and Scientific Services Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia2012 - present
  • Remote Pilot Licence (RePL)
    Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), Australia2016 - present
    Includes Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate Licence to Multi-rotor and Aeroplane drones up to 25kg (restricted), Certificate number 1002456

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • German
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

ROLE

  • Staff

SUPERVISOR LEVEL

  • Level 1 (Primary Supervisor): The lead academic responsible for overseeing the candidate's research and progress.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3704 - Geoinformatics
  • 3709 - Physical geography and environmental geoscience
  • 4013 - Geomatic engineering
  • 4603 - Computer vision and multimedia computation

DEPARTMENT

  • School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)