Anna Spiers
ORISE Fellowship at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolAnna Spiers is a quantitative ecologist and data scientist with eight years of experience applying remote sensing, predictive analytics, and reproducible data workflows to environmental challenges. Currently an ORISE Fellow at USGS after Earth Systems postdoc work at Berkeley Lab, she blends process-based vegetation modeling with large-scale satellite data to improve ecological forecasting. Trained in mathematics (BA, Williams) and pursuing a PhD in Ecology at CU Boulder, she pairs strong quantitative foundations with field and lab research spanning tropical ethnobotany to canopy microbiomes. Known for automating analyses and championing FAIR, reproducible science, she also brings project management experience building predictive health models in industry. Based in Oakland, she combines interdisciplinary communication skills with a proven track record of independent, curiosity-driven research that uncovers practical insights for climate adaptation.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Maggie L Walker Governor's SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - Ph.D., Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D., Ecology at University of Colorado BoulderBachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics at Williams College
Github Skills (19)
prediction6
earth6
spatial-data6
vector5
distributions5
python5
raster5
efi4
spatial4
drones3
gdal3
eda2
metadata2
data-integrity2
singer2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
RS-PRISMATIC/PRISMATIC
Apr 2023 - Mar 2025
Data acquisition and preprocessing for RS-PRISMATIC
Contributions:24 PRs, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
annaspiers/uas_foresttraits_review
Sep 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
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