Anna M. Michalak - Students

Prof. ANNA M. MICHALAK

University of Michigan
College of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences

	CURRENT MEMBERS OF RESEARCH GROUP


			Sharon Gourdji Postdoctoral Fellow Research Interests: Carbon dioxide flux estimation: Using geostatistical inverse modeling to estimate carbon sources and sinks at global and regional (North America) scales. Attributing components of CO₂ flux to various processes (photosynthesis, respiration, biomass burning, fossil fuels, etc.). Climate change policy: How to better integrate scientific knowledge production into the policy-making process, specifically in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Contact: sgourdji [at] umich [dot] edu Research webpage


			Deborah Huntzinger, Ph.D. Postdoctoral fellow Research interests: Comparison of "bottom-up" and "top-down" estimates of carbon flux in North America, including the examination of the spatial variability and uncertainty in flux estimates obtained from existing biospheric models. Contact: dnhuntzi [at] umich [dot] edu Research webpage


			Kim Mueller Postdoctoral Fellow Research Interests: My research interests are focused on using geostatistical techniques to evaluate biospheric and climatic influences on carbon dioxide fluxes to further the general knowledge of the carbon cycle and to assist terrestrial carbon budgeting. Geostatistical techniques include kriging with a variable trend using CO₂ eddy flux measurements and inversion that couples atmospheric concentration data with an atmospheric transport model. Both techniques allow for the inclusion of various climatic and/or vegetative variables. As such, it is possible to study relationships between climatic or vegetative variables and carbon dioxide flux at various spatio-temporal scales as seen by the measurement information. As part of NSF's Biosphere Atmosphere Research & Training (BART) IGERT program, my research uses data from the University of Michigan Biological Station Flux Tower Site in northern lower Michigan. Inverse modeling will be part of a project funded through the NASA North American Carbon Program as well as the BART fellowship. Contact: kimlm [at] umich [dot] edu Research webpage


			Vineet Yadav, Ph.D. Postdoctoral fellow Research Interests: My academic focus lies at the intersection of carbon dynamics, land cover and climate change. Methodologically, I employ remote sensing, GIS and statistical modeling to investigate my research problems. In the past, I have concentrated on research projects on biospheric modeling of historical soil organic carbon transformations and developing a decision support database for "cap and trade" agricultural C market systems. Presently, as a post-doctoral fellow I am involved in a NASA-funded North American Carbon Program project. Under the aegis of this project, I am contributing in improving understanding of the spatial and temporal variations of the North American carbon fluxes at multiple scales. Contact: vineety [at] umich [dot] edu


			Charles Antonelli, Ph.D. Research Computer Specialist Research Interests: My research interests include cyberinfrastructure, networking, and security Contact: cja [at] umich [dot] edu


			Abhishek Chatterjee Ph.D. Candidate Research Interests: Improving the knowledge of spatio-temporal variability of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere using measurements from remote sensing platforms; Determining geostatitical data assimilation and inverse modeling techniques to assess the role of terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems in the global carbon cycle; Understanding the effects of aerosols and clouds on the carbon cycle, especially on carbon uptake in terrestrial ecosystems; Improving the treatment and understanding of econometrics in the context of global warming. Contact: abhishch [at] umich [dot] edu Research webpage


			Dorit Hammerling Ph.D. Candidate Research Interests: My general research interests are statistical methods that can be applied to improve our knowledge of geophysical phenomena and to solve environmental problems. I am specifically interested in spatial and spatio-temporal statistical methods for large satellite data sets. My thesis research is focused on gaining better insights in the functioning of the carbon cycle by deriving global atmospheric CO₂ concentrations from satellite measurements. Contact: doritmh [at] umich [dot] edu


			Dan Obenour Ph.D. Pre-candidate School of Natural Resources and Environment Research Interests: My research interests lie in the development of models that improve our ability to understand and manage complex environmental systems. I am particularly interested in surface water quality, and my current research is focused on the hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Methodologically, I am interested in using geostatistics to model the spatial and temporal variability of Gulf hypoxia, and to evaluate factors related to its formation. I am also interested in exploring how a biophysical model can be integrated within the geostatistical modeling framework to enhance its predictive capabilities. Contact: obenour [at] umich [dot] edu


			Yoichi Shiga Ph.D. Student Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Contact: yshiga [at] umich [dot] edu


			Yuntao Zhou Ph.D. Candidate Research Interests: Geostatistical approaches to downscaling to uniform spatial or temporal scale levels and assimilating data at different physical scales in the same domain by accounting for mathematical and physical relationships; Merging the satellite data and the in-situ data to provide more accurate estimation of the hypoxia spatial and temporal extent in aquatic ecosystem. Contact: ytzhou [at] umich [dot] edu Research webpage


			Frank Sedlar Junior, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Interests: My current research involves modeling global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations with geostatistical techniques. I am working on improving the computational efficiency of the statistical algorithms used in these models. Contact: fsedlar [at] umich [dot] edu



	RESEARCH GROUP ALUMNI


			Sophie Christian B.S. Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2011 Research group member: 2008 - 2011 Contact: sophielc [at] umich [dot] edu


			Jill Ostrowski B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2007 M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2010 Research group member: May 2007 - February 2008; April 2009 - May 2010 Contact: ojill [at] umich [dot] edu

			David Sena M.S. School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, 2010 Research Group Member: May 2009 - April 2010 Contact: dsena [at] umich [dot] edu

			Christopher Baik B.S. Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Class of 2012 Research Group Member: September 2008 - August 2009 Contact: cjbaik [at] umich [dot] edu


			Landon Smith B.S. Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Class of 2012 Research Group Member: September 2008 - April 2009 Contact: smilando [at] umich [dot] edu


			Alanood Alkhaled Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2009 Dissertation: Remote sensing of CO2: Geostatistical tools for assessing spatial variability, quantifying representation errors, and gap-filling Contact: alanood [at] umich [dot] edu Research webpage


			Shahar Shlomi Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2009 Dissertation: Combining geostatistical analysis and flow-and-transport models to improve groundwater contaminant plume estimation Contact: shaharsh [at] umich [dot] edu Research webpage


			Meng-Ying Li Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2008 Dissertation: The M-Scale Model: A multi-scale model for decision support of on-site remediation Contact: mengyl [at] umich [dot] edu


			Miranda (Katie) Malkin B.S., University of Michigan, 2008 Research group member: January - December, 2005 Contact: msmalkin [at] umich [dot] edu


			Charles Humphriss B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2006 Research group member: Summer 2005 Contact: chumphri [at] umich [dot] edu


	Last modified: 06/10/11 by Anna M. Michalak

CURRENT MEMBERS OF RESEARCH GROUP

RESEARCH GROUP ALUMNI