PARKNER Thomas

Affiliation
Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences
Official title
Assistant Professor
URL
Email
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Office
Laboratory of Advanced Research A, room 203
Phone
+81-(0)29-853-4317
Fax
+81-(0)29-853-4922
Research fields
Geography
Research keywords
landslides
gully erosion
soil erosion
Research projects
Sediment connectivity in large landslides based on quality-maximized digital elevation models derived from historical aerial photography and UAV imagery2024-04 -- 2027-03Thomas PARKNERJapan Society for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)4,550,000Yen
北海道「八幡の大崩れ」における風化・侵食・マスムーブメントの相互作用2017-06 -- 2018-03Thomas ParknerSabo & Landslide Technical Center/1,960,000Yen
Career history
2010-05 -- (current)University of TsukubaCollege of GeoscienceAssistant Professor
2009-01 -- 2010-03University of BonnDepartment of Geographycontracted lecturer
2008-01 -- 2008-12University of BonnDepartment of GeographyFeodor-Lynen Return Fellow
2005-10 -- 2007-09Hokkaido UniversityFaculty of AgricultureJSPS Research Fellow
Academic background
1997-04 -- 2000-10University of Bonn Department of Geography Diplom
2002-10 -- 2005-09Gifu University Faculty of Agriculture United Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Degree
2005-09PhDGifu Univeristy
Academic societies
2010-10 -- (current)German JSPS Club
1999-01 -- (current)German Working Group on Geomorphology
2012 -- (current)European Geosciences Union (EGU)
2010-10 -- (current)Japan Sabo Association
2012 -- (current)Japan Geoscience Union
Honors & Awards
2015-04Invited to “2015 International Conference & Workshop on Ecology, Environment & Energy (3E)“ as Distinguished Humboldtian
2011-08-01Tracing the environmental consequences of the Tohoku and the Fukushima accident
2010JSPS BRIDGE Fellowship
2009-10HWADJ Grant (by the German JSPS Club)
Articles
  • The Shinkansen in Japan - an icon of fast long-distance transportation
    PARKNER Thomas; TSUTSUMI Jun
    Geographische Rundschau/12(2023)/pp.42-43, 2023-12
  • Gullies on Mars: A Review
    Parkner Thomas
    Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)/125(1)/pp.155-161, 2016
    CiNii
  • The International Geography Olympiad 2014 in Kraków, Poland
    PARKNER THOMAS
    Geography/59(11)/pp.2-8, 2014-11
  • Tectonic and volcanic forcing on fluvial systems: two case studies from Hokkaido, Japan
    Parkner Thomas
    PAGES Magazine/22(1)/pp.36-37, 2014-04
  • Evaluation of a physically based model for medium term soil erosion
    Parkner T.; Preston; N.J.
    Special Publication of the Geographic Information Systems Association/1/p.8-9, 2001-01
  • The sediment budget approach based on the Western experiences
    Parkner T.; Marutani; T.
    Proceedings of International Workshop for Source-to-Sink Sedimentary Dynamics in Catchment Scale, Sapporo (Japan)/p.249-255, 2003-01
  • Development of a small gully complex in the Waiapu Catchment, North Island, New Zealand
    Parkner T.; Page M.; Marutani T.; ; Trustrum; N.A.:
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Gully erosion in Mountain Areas, Digne (France)/p.118-121, 2003-01
  • Reworking of a rock flow by gullying, East Coast Region, New Zealand
    Parkner; T.; Marutani; T.; +PARKNER THOMAS
    INTERPRAEVENT/1/p.57-63, 2006-01
  • Patterns and control of gully complex development in a headwater catchment of the Waiapu Basin, East Coast, New Zealand
    Parkner T.; Page M.; Marutani T.; Trustrum N.A.
    Earth Surface Processes and Landforms/31(2)/p.187-199, 2006-01
  • Sedimentary Cascades: Perspectives from Germany and Japan
    Parkner T.; Martuani; T. (eds)
    *EMPTY*/p.31, 2007-01
  • Gully systems under undisturbed indigenous forest, East Coast Region, New Zealand
    Parkner; T.; Page; M.; Marden; M.; and Marutani; T.; +PARKNER T...
    Geomorphology/84/p.241-253, 2007-01
  • Climate and Human Impact on High Mountain Geosystems in mid Latitude Regions of the Northern Hemisphere
    Parkner T.; Dikau; R. (eds)
    *EMPTY*/p.106, 2009-01
Books
  • How to write answers in the Written Response Test of the International Geography Olympiad
    PARKNER Thomas
    Invitation to the Geography Olympiad, Guidebook and Problems/Kokonshoin/pp.129-132, 2023-09
  • 北海道「八幡の大崩れ」における風化・侵食・マスムーブメントの相互作用
    PARKNER THOMAS; Hattanji Tsuyoshi; Lin Jung-Hsuan
    平成30年度砂防地すべり技術研究成果報告/pp.22-44, 2018-11
  • Improving Scores on the Written Response Test of the International Geography Olympiad - Strategies for the Japanese Team
    Parkner Thomas
    Invitation to the Geography Olympiad/Kokonshoin/pp.108-114, 2018-08
  • Gravel bed rivers
    Page M.; Marden M.; Kasai M.; Gomez B.; Peacock D.; Betts...
    John Wiley & Sons, 2007-01
Conference, etc.
  • Structure-from-Motion in Landslide Research
    Parkner Thomas
    Virtual Humboldt Colloquium/2022-11-17--2022-11-18
  • Decadal-scale development of an earthflow reactivated by gully incision determined from historical aerial photographs, North Island, New Zealand
    Parkner Thomas
    日本地球惑星科学連合大会 2022/2022-05-23--2022-05-23
  • Long-term evolution of an earthflow reactivated by gully incision determined from historical aerial photographs, North Island, New Zealand
    Parkner Thomas
    American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2021/2021-12-13--2021-12-17
  • Landslide Activity as a Controlling Factor for Gully Development on Unstable Slopes in the Southern Mangaehu Catchment, North Island, New Zealand
    Parkner Thomas
    8th International Symposium on Gully Erosion/2019-07-21--2019-07-27
  • Gully erosion as a natural hazard in steep catchments on the North Island of New Zealand
    PARKNER THOMAS
    International symposium on sediment disasters under the influence of climate change and tectonic activity/2011-09-15
  • Gully erosion as a natural hazard in steep catchments on the North Island of New Zealand
    PARKNER THOMAS
    砂防学会/2010-05-27
  • Rapid reduction of 137Cs caused by soil erosion on a typical agricultural field in Fukushima
    PARKNER THOMAS
    1st Morocco-Japan Symposium/2012-03-15
  • Volcanic Impact on a River-Lake System Causing Decreased Fluvial Sediment Transfer
    PARKNER THOMAS
    AOGS-AGU (WPGM) Joint Assembly 2012/2012-08-14
  • Impact of volcanic activity on Late Holocene sedimentation pattern of a river-lake system in Hokkaido
    Thomas Parkner
    Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2013/2013-05-19--2013-05-24
  • Concepts on process combination of gully erosion and mass movements in steep catchments: application to a Japanese study area
    Thomas Parkner
    International Geography Union Kyoto Regional Conference/2013-08-04--2013-08-09
  • Gully development on flows and deep-seated slides in the Mangaoporo catchment, North Island, New Zealand
    Parkner Thomas
    Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014/2014-04-28--2014-05-02
  • Gully development on unstable slopes in the Mangaoporo catchment, North Island, New Zealand
    Parkner Thomas
    11th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geoscience Society/2014-07-28--2014-08-01
  • Development of gully complexes on unstable slopes in the Mangaehu catchment, New Zealand
    Parkner Thomas
    7th International Symposium on Gully Erosion/2016-05-23--2016-05-26
  • Morphological changes of a gully complex forming on landslide deposits and implications for erosion variability
    Parkner Thomas
    Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2017/2017-05-20--2017-05-25
  • Rapid Reworking and Reactivation of Mass Movements by Gully Erosion in the Mangaehu Catchment, East Coast Region, North Island, New Zealand
    Parkner Thomas
    9th International Conference on Geomorphology/2017-11-6--2017-11-11
  • Evolution of an earth flow controlled by gully incision in the Mangaehu Catchment, North Island, New Zealand
    Parkner Thomas
    Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2018/2018-05-23--2018-05-23
  • Interaction of weathering, water erosion and mass movements in the Yahata landslide, Hokkaido
    PARKNER THOMAS; Hattanji Tsuyoshi; Lin Jung-Hsuan
    平成30年度砂防地すべり技術研究成果報告会開催/2018-11-06--2018-11-06
  • Seasonal variability of sediment connectivity in the Yahata landslide scar, Hokkaido
    Parkner Thomas
    JGU Fall Meeting 2018/2018-11-24--2018-11-24
  • Challenges in teaching interactive lectures with high student diversity using student response systems
    Parkner Thomas; Pietzner Verena
    Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2019/2019-05-26--2019-05-26
  • Surface structure as a control for gully complex development in the Mackey`s block, North Island, New Zealand
    Parkner Thomas
    Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2019/2019-05-29--2019-05-29
  • As a German scientist at a Japanese university
    PARKNER THOMAS
    1st Meeting of the German JSPS alumni at the JSPS Head Office in Tokyo 24th October 2011/2011-10-24
Works
  • Topographic survey of Akakuzure landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Kenta Saito
  • Topographic survey of Akakuzure landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Kenta Saito
  • Topographic survey of Akakuzure landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Kenta Saito
  • Topographic survey of Akakuzure landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Kenta Saito
  • Topographic survey of Akakuzure landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Kenta Saito
  • Topographic survey of Akakuzure landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Kenta Saito
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Horikawa Yasuhiro
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Horikawa Yasuhiro
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Horikawa Yasuhiro
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Horikawa Yasuhiro
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Horikawa Yasuhiro
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide (Japan) using UAV
    Parkner Thomas; Horikawa Yasuhiro
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide, Japan
    Parkner Thomas
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide, Japan
    Parkner Thomas
  • Topographic survey of Yahata landslide, Japan
    Parkner Thomas; Lin Jung-Hsuan
Teaching
2024-04 -- 2024-08Advanced Studies in Geomorphology IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02Advanced Studies in Geomorphology IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-12 -- 2025-02Seminar on Geoscience AUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02Graduation Research AUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-04 -- 2024-08Seminar on Geoscience BUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02Research Seminar BUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02Research Seminar AUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2024-11Invitation to Arts and SciencesUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-04 -- 2024-08Special Study on Geoenvironmental SciencesUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02Special Study on Geoenvironmental SciencesUniversity of Tsukuba.
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Other educational activities
2025-04 -- 2025-04Training and testing of the Japanese representatives of the International Geography OlympiadJapan Committee International Geography Olympiad
2025-03 -- 2025-03Lecturer for selected Japanese high school students (Japan Earth Science Olympiad Committee)Japan Earth Science Olympiad Committee
2024-03 -- 2024-03Lecturer for selected Japanese high school students (Japan Earth Science Olympiad Committee)Japan Earth Science Olympiad Committee
2024-06 -- 2024-06Training and testing of the Japanese representatives of the International Geography OlympiadJapan Committee International Geography Olympiad
2023-03 -- 2023-03Lecturer for selected Japanese high school students (Japan Earth Science Olympiad Committee)Japan Earth Science Olympiad Committee
2023-05 -- 2023-05Training and testing of the Japanese representatives of the International Geography OlympiadJapan Committee International Geography Olympiad
2022-05 -- 2022-05Training and testing of the Japanese representatives of the International Geography OlympiadJapan Committee International Geography Olympiad
2022-03 -- 2022-03Lecturer for selected Japanese high school students (Japan Earth Science Olympiad Committee)Japan Earth Science Olympiad Committee
2021-06 -- 2021-06Training and testing of the Japanese representatives of the International Geography OlympiadJapan Committee International Geography Olympiad
2022-02 -- 2022-02Part of the JICA-program: Knowledge Co-Creation Program Short-term Program of Innovative Asia "Big data and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"JICA / Hokkaido University
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Talks
  • Improving oral presentation skills
    Parkner Thomas
    8th Short Course of the Geochemical Society of Japan and Japan Association for Mineralogical Science/2013-09-10--2013-09-10
  • Cs-137 on a typical agricultural field in Fukushima: Internal mobilty and export
    Thomas Parkner
    14th Environmental Radiation Workshop/2013-02-26--2013-02-28
  • 福島県高濃度汚染農地におけるセシウム137の土地浸食作用に伴う急速な減少
    PARKNER THOMAS
    国際シンポジウム 福島ディスコース（Ⅱ）/2012-03-05
  • Relaxation after volcanic disturbance
    PARKNER THOMAS
    Scientific Seminar Series at DAAD in Tokyo/2010-06-28
University Management
2024-04 -- (current)Life and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate English Program Management CommitteeEntrance Exam WG Leader
2024-04 -- (current)Life and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate English Program Management CommitteeAdvertisement WG Member
2024-04 -- (current)Life and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate English Program Management CommitteeCurriculum WG Member
2023-04 -- (current)Steering Committee of the College of GeoscienceChair of the English Program Entrance Examination Committee
2023-04 -- (current)Steering Committee of the College of GeoscienceChair of the English Program Advertisement Committee
2023-04 -- (current)Steering Committee of the College of GeoscienceChair of the English Program Curriculum Committee
2023-04 -- (current)Steering Committee of the College of GeoscienceAcademic supervisor of TILES class (1st to 4th grade)
2023-04 -- (current)Overseas-educated Student Recruitment Working GroupMember
2023-04 -- (current)University-wide Curriculum CommitteeMember (TILES)
2012-04 -- (current)Steering Committee of the College of GeoscienceObserver
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Other activities
2023-05 -- 2023-05Convener and chair of the Geomorphology poster session, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023, Makuhari Messe
2023-05 -- 2023-05Convener and chair of the oral Geomorphology session (English and Japanese) , Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023, Makuhari Messe
2022-05 -- 2022-05Chairman of the Geomorphology session (oral session and poster session in English), Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022, Makuhari Messe
2022-05 -- 2022-05Co-Convener of the Geomorphology session (oral session and poster session in Japanese), Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022, Makuhari Messe
2022-05 -- 2022-05Co-Convener of the Geomorphology session (oral session and poster session in English), Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022, Makuhari Messe
2019-05 -- 2019-05Chairman of the Geomorphology session, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2019, Makuhari Messe
2013-05 -- 2013-05Chairman of the Geomorphology session, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2013, Makuhari Messe
2017-09 -- 2017-09Organizer of the 6th Meeting of the JSPS-Club in Japan at the TGSW 2017
2014-08 -- 2014-08Organizer of the session "Rapid response of geomorphic and hydrological systems in mountain regions to environmental change", 19th August 2014, IGU Meeting 2014, Krakow, Poland
2014-01 -- 2014-12International Board Member of the International Geography Olympiad
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(Last updated: 2025-05-12)