Mr Dirk Immenga
Advanced Technical Officer and Diving Officer, Coastal Marine Group
Qualifications: Vor Diplom (Bsc) in Geology, University Kiel, Automotive Engineering Certificate, Scientific Diver (Germany), PADI Divemaster, Nitrox Diver, Commercial Launch Master, NZ Construction Diver Class IV, Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Certificate
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immenga, Mr Dirk | 5235 | dirk | RS1.1.01 | Earth and Ocean Sciences |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
Sea floor mapping, Hydrography, Technical Diving
Diving Officer, responsible for all boating and diving activity. Teaching support for Marine studies at Graduate Level. Field support Coastal Marine Group. Looks after all oceanographic equipment, purchase, operation, maintenance. Deals with outside clients, consultancy to Ports, Marinas, Councils and others.
Recent Publications
- de Ronde, C., Fornari, D., Ferrini, V., Tontini, F., Walker, S., Scott, B., Leybourne, M., Pittari, A., Keam, R., Lupton, J., Mazot, A., Kukulya, A., Littlefield, R., Immenga, D., Stagpoole, V., Timm, C., Berthelsen, T. (2011) Rediscovery of the 8th Natural Wonder of the world: The Pink and White Terraces' survival of the 1886 Tarawera Rift eruption
Conference - Abstract - AGU Fall Meetings - Schimel, A., Healy, T., Johnson, D., Immenga, D. (2010) Quantitative experimental comparison of single-beam, sidescan, and multibeam benthic habitat maps
Refereed Journal Articles - ICES Journal of Marine Science - Schimel, A., Healy, T., McComb, P., Immenga, D. (2010) Comparison of a self-processed EM3000 multibeam echosounder dataset with a QTC view habitat mapping and a sidescan sonar imagery, Tamaki Strait, New Zealand
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Coastal Research - Schimel, A., Rzhanov, Y., Fonseca, L., Mayer, L., Healy, T., Immenga, D. (2010) Automated delineation of acoustic themes from multibeam backscatter data for seafloor characterization, Tapuae Marine Reserve, NZ
Conference - Poster Presentation - Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping
