Dr. Liezl Mari Vermeulen
Main Focus
CoForFunc project
Mapping and modelling ecosystem functioning and functional traits of tropical forests in the Congo Basin.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2025 - PhD in Bioscience Engineering (KU Leuven, Belgium). PhD title: Disentangling the impacts of climate change and local anthropogenic degradation on South African ecosystem using remote sensing.
2020 - MSc in Geoinformatics (Stellenbosch University, South Africa). MSc title: An integrated approach to grassland productivity modelling using spectral mixture analysis, primary production and Google Earth Engine.
2017 - BSc (Hons) in Geoinformatics (Stellenbosch University, South Africa). Honours title: A novel approach to deriving land use productivity using Google Earth Engine.
2016 - BSc in Geoinformatics and Computer Science (Stellenbosch University, South Africa).
Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards
2016 - CONSAS Award for Best Geomatics Graduate
2017 - WA Nieman Award for Best Honours Research Project
2018 - ISDE Young Scientist Award, 7th Digital Earth Summit
2019 to 2020 - MSc scholarship from the South African National Space Agency
2020 to 2024 - PhD scholarship from VLIRUOS as part of the SAF-ADAPT project, in collaboration with the African Climate and Development Initiative (South Africa) and KU Leuven (Belgium).