Robert Tenzer
M.C.E (Geodesy &Cartography), PhD (Slovak TU), PhD (Czech TU)
Contact Details
Tel 64 3 479 7592
Email robert.tenzer@otago.ac.nz
Website http://www.rtenzer.t83.net/
Profile
Robert completed a Master degree in geodesy and cartography in 1995 at the Slovak Technical University and followed this with a PhD study in physical geodesy in 1999. In 2008 he also completed a PhD study in satellite geodesy at the Czech Technical University. Between 1997 and 2001 he was involved in teaching a variety of courses in specific areas of geodesy and cartography at the University of Žilina and the Matej Bel University. From 2001 until 2008 he held research positions at the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, at the School of Civil Engineering and Geomatics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and at the Department of Earth Observation and Space Systems of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the Delft University of Technology.
Robert's particular research interests are related to the gravity field modelling with a special emphasis on realization of the vertical reference systems, the orthometric height definition, and the gravimetric geoid/quasigeoid modelling.
Teaching
- SURV 302 Geodetic Reference Systems and Network Analysis (together with Profesor John Hannah)
- SURV 399 Third Year Field Course
- SURV 451 Surveying Methods 3 (together with Paul Denys)
Research
Research Interests
- geoid/quasigeoid determination
- geodetic boundary-value problems
- forward modelling of gravitational field
- regional inversion of GRACE satellite data
- mathematical cartography
- geodetic coordinate systems and transformations
- determination of the orthometric heights
- gravimetric inverse problems
Current Research Projects
- Forward modelling of the gravitational field generated by the topography and heterogeneous density distribution within the Earth's crust; gravimetric refinement of the Moho-density interface (In collaboration with the Delft University of Technology)
- Detection and analysis of geodynamic processes in New Zealand
- Detailed gravimetric geoid/quasigeoid model of New Zealand
Research Students
Responsibilities
- Member of the School Research and Postgraduate Committee
Department Level
Professional Activities
- International association of Geodesy (IAG)
- Geoscience Society of New Zealand
- Member of Editorial board of the Journal of Geodetic Science
- Member of Review board of the Journal of Surveying Engineering
Memberships
Editorial/Refereeing
Refereed Journal Articles and Conference Papers
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