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Education

• PhD Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2018
• MS Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2011
• BS Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, 2008

Positions

• Visiting Associate Scientist, Earth Science (August 2019 - July 2021)
  • Universities Space Research Association, NASA Academic Mission Services
  • NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA
  • Exploring the terrestrial carbon cycle using atmospheric observations, remote sensing, and geostatistical data fusion.
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Berry (April 2018 - July 2019)
  • Carnegie Institution for Science
  • Department of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA
  • Estimation of photosynthetic carbon fluxes by combining atmospheric carbonyl sulfide observations with remote sensing observations.

Publications

In-situ CO2 monitoring network evaluation and design: A criterion based on atmospheric CO2 variability

Yoichi Shiga, Anna Michalak, S. Randolph, Richard Engelen, "In-situ CO2 monitoring network evaluation and design: A criterion based on atmospheric CO2 variability." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2013.

Detecting fossil fuel emissions patterns from subcontinental regions using North American in situ CO2 measurements.

Yoichi Shiga, Anna Michalak, Sharon Gourdji, Kim Mueller, Vineet Yadav, "Detecting fossil fuel emissions patterns from subcontinental regions using North American in situ CO2 measurements.." Geophysical research letters, 2014.

Using atmospheric observations to evaluate the spatiotemporal variability of CO2 fluxes simulated by terrestrial biospheric models

Y. Fang, A. Michalak, Y. Shiga, V. Yadav, "Using atmospheric observations to evaluate the spatiotemporal variability of CO2 fluxes simulated by terrestrial biospheric models." Biogeosciences, 2014.

Regional atmospheric CO2 inversion reveals seasonal and geographic differences in Amazon net biome exchange.

Caroline Alden, John Miller, Luciana Gatti, Manuel Gloor, Kaiyu Guan, Anna Michalak, Ingrid Laan-Luijkx, Danielle Touma, Arlyn Andrews, Luana Basso, Caio Correia, Lucas Domingues, Joanna Joiner, Maarten Krol, Alexei Lyapustin, Wouter Peters, Yoichi Shiga, Kirk Thoning, Ivar Velde, Thijs Leeuwen, Vineet Yadav, Noah Diffenbaugh, "Regional atmospheric CO2 inversion reveals seasonal and geographic differences in Amazon net biome exchange.." Global change biology, 2016.

A statistical approach for isolating fossil fuel emissions in atmospheric inverse problems

Vineet Yadav, Anna Michalak, Jaideep Ray, Yoichi Shiga, "A statistical approach for isolating fossil fuel emissions in atmospheric inverse problems." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2016.

Atmospheric CO2 Observations Reveal Strong Correlation Between Regional Net Biospheric Carbon Uptake and Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence

Yoichi Shiga, Jovan Tadić, Xuemei Qiu, Vineet Yadav, Arlyn Andrews, Joseph Berry, Anna Michalak, "Atmospheric CO2 Observations Reveal Strong Correlation Between Regional Net Biospheric Carbon Uptake and Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence." Geophysical Research Letters, 2018.

Forests dominate the interannual variability of the North American carbon sink

Yoichi Shiga, Anna Michalak, Yuanyuan Fang, Kevin Schaefer, Arlyn Andrews, Deborah Huntzinger, Christopher Schwalm, Kirk Thoning, Yaxing Wei, "Forests dominate the interannual variability of the North American carbon sink." Environmental Research Letters, 2018.

Enhanced North American carbon uptake associated with El Niño.

Lei Hu, Arlyn Andrews, Kirk Thoning, Colm Sweeney, John Miller, Anna Michalak, Ed Dlugokencky, Pieter Tans, Yoichi Shiga, Marikate Mountain, Thomas Nehrkorn, Stephen Montzka, Kathryn {McKain}, Jonathan Kofler, Michael Trudeau, Sylvia Michel, Sébastien Biraud, Marc Fischer, Doug Worthy, Bruce Vaughn, James White, Vineet Yadav, Sourish Basu, Ivar Velde, "Enhanced North American carbon uptake associated with El Niño.." Science Advances, 2019.

Two Scientific Communities Striving for a Common Cause: innovations in carbon cycle science

Mary Whelan, Leander Anderegg, Grayson Badgley, J. Campbell, Roisin Commane, Christian Frankenberg, Timothy Hilton, Le Kuai, Nicholas Parazoo, Yoichi Shiga, Yuting Wang, John Worden, "Two Scientific Communities Striving for a Common Cause: innovations in carbon cycle science." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 2020.

Academic Leadership and Service

• Peer Ombuds Officer (2015-2019)
  • Carnegie Institution for Science
  • Department of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA
  • International Association of Ombudsman Certified
  • Provided impartial, informal, independent, and confidential avenue for concerns to be voiced and conflict resolution. Reported directly to department director.
• Board Member (2013-2017)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Stanford Chapter
  • Stanford, CA
  • Organized monthly science and engineering education discussions (monthly attendance ~ 25)
  • Planned annual engineering education colloquium (attendance ~ 100)