Alexey Shiklomanov
Research Physical Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Herndon, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolAlexey Shiklomanov is a Research Physical Scientist at NASA Goddard with 11 years of experience applying vegetation remote sensing, dynamic vegetation modeling, and informatics to improve Earth system data products and decision-making. He leads a software engineering team that builds data distribution services, visualization and QA/QC tools for climate reanalyses, forecasts, and high-resolution simulations, while coordinating data handoffs to NASA DAACs and EarthData systems. As Earth Science Division Data Strategist he advises leadership on modeling, AI/ML, mission processing, and partnerships, blending technical depth with organizational strategy. He also runs a research group focused on land surface modeling and vegetation remote sensing, contributing code and tests to community tools like the widely used PEcAn ecosystem modeling toolbox. A pragmatic open-source evangelist and (Neo)Vim enthusiast, he brings lab-grade rigor—evident in careful refactoring and CF-compliant netCDF conversions—to scalable operational science.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Chemistry and Environmental Science (Honors Degree with Distinction), Bachelor's Degree, Chemistry and Environmental Science (Honors Degree with Distinction) at University of DelawareDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geography and Environment, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geography and Environment at Boston University
Russian, English
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Github Skills (15)
model-building10
fortran10
data-conversion10
netcdf10
scientific-computing10
modeling10
model-driven10
model-driven-development10
r8
markdown6
rlang6
latex6
indexing6
dplyr6
pandoc6
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
PecanProject/pecan
Oct 2014 - Mar 2021
The Predictive Ecosystem Analyzer (PEcAn) is an integrated ecological bioinformatics toolbox.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:86 reviews, 1504 commits, 176 PRs in 6 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Alexey implemented features to modify and extend the functionality of the ED2 model, focusing on the conversion of FATES netCDF output to CF standards. The user's contributions include refactoring the underlying components of the data conversions to facilitate the integration of new features, and addressing bugs that affect the usability of the converted data in downstream workflows. The user was also responsible for adding tests to verify the correctness of the outputs. This also included a significant refactoring of the met data handling routines and the introduction of flexibility.
forecastingplantspecanbioinformaticscyberinfrastructure
ashiklom/R-Vim-runtime
Jan 2018 - Dec 2022
Contributions:7 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 11 months
runtimevimfile-types
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