Voiland CollegeCivil and Environmental EngineeringShelley N. Pressley

Shelley N. Pressley

  1. Adjunct Research Professor
Email Addressspressley@wsu.edu

Biography

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Education

  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering Washington State University, WA 2004 Dissertation: Isoprene flux measurements above a northern hardwood forest
  • M.S. Environmental Engineering Washington State University, WA 1999 Dissertation: Biogenic hydrocarbon emissions from an old growth forest and a poplar plantation
  • B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 1992

Professional Experience

  • Associate Dean of Student Success, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, Washington State University (July 2018 – June 2026)
  • Director of Undergraduate Research, Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement, Washington State University (August 2011 – July 2020)
  • Associate Research Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (August 2016 – present)
  • Assistant Research Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (January 2007 – August 2016)
  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (October 2004-December 2006)
  • National Science Foundation – Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) Fellowship/Pre-Doctoral Fellow Biosphere Atmosphere Research Training (BART) Western Michigan University, (2000-2002)
  • Civil Engineer ABB Environmental Services, Inc., Portland, ME (1992 – 1996)

Awards

  • Participant in the Dissertations initiative for the advancement of climate-change research (DISCCRS II), CA, 2006
  • Participant in the Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS VIII) in addition to the Atmospheric Chemistry Gordon Conference, MT, 2005
  • Recipient, John Roberson Thesis/Dissertation Award (2005)

Research Interests

  • Trace gas measurement, in particular between the biosphere-atmosphere interface
  • The impact of climate change and future land use changes on air quality
  • The physiological controls of biogenic hydrocarbon emissions
  • Micrometeorological measurement techniques, including eddy covariance

Teaching

  • Instructor for University199: Inductory to Research (currently both fall and spring)
  • Instructor for Nitrogen Systems: Policy-oriented Integrated Research and Education (NSPIRE) IGERT graduate level course entitled Nitrogen Methods Workshop (Spring 2009, 2010).
  • Mentoring for students participating in the LAR undergraduate research opportunities program
  • Instructor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Introduction to Meteorology, CE 174 (Fall 2001).

Publications

  • Yao, J.Y., Gao, Z. M., Li, L., Russell, E., Pressley, S., and Dai, Y.J. (2025): Assessing the discrepancy of energy fluxes over spring wheat under sloping topography conditions based on eddy covariance measurements. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, V. 371, DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110643.
  • Knaphus-Soran, E., Baldis, J., Cunningham, S., Llewellyn, D., Milford, J., Pressley, S., and Riskin, E. (2024): The Redshirt in Engineering Model: Lessons Learned Through Implementation Across Six Institutions. Advances in Engineering Education, V. 12, Issue 1, DOI: 10.18260/3-1-1153-36057.
  • Gao, Dexiang; Yao, Jingyu; Gao, Zhongming; Yuan, Wenping; He, Yingzhe; Wang, Bojun; Li, Lei; Ma, Yulong; Russell, Eric; Pressley, Shelley; and Zou, Xudong (2024): Upscaling net ecosystem CO 2 exchanges in croplands: The application of integrating object-based image analysis and machine learning approaches. Science of the Total Environment. V. 944, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173887.
  • Russell, E. S., Dziekan*, V., Chi, J., Waldo, S., Pressley, S.N., O’Keeffe, P., and Lamb, B. K., (2019): Adjustment of CO2 Flux Measurements due to the Bias in the EC150 Infrared Gas Analyzer, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. V. 276, DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.05.024
  • Waldo, S., Russell, E. S., Kostyanovsky, K., Pressley. S., O’Keeffe, P., Huggins, D. R., Stöckle, C., Pan, W. L., and Lamb, B. K. (2019): N2O Emissions From Two Agroecosystems: High Spatial Variability and Long Pulses Observed Using Static Chambers and the Flux-Gradient Technique, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. V. 124, Issues 7, ps 1887-1904. DOI: 10.1029/2019JG005032
  • Huangfu, Y., Lima, N. M., O’Keeffe, P. T., Kirk, W. M., Lamb, B. K., Pressley, S. N., Lin, B., Cook, D. J., Walden, V.P., and Jobson, B. T. (2019): Diel variation of formaldehyde levels and other VOCs in homes driven by temperature dependent infiltration and emission rates, Building and Environment, 159, 106153 doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.05.031,
  • Russell, E. S., Dziekan, V., Chi, J. S., Waldo, S., Pressley, S. N., O’Keeffe, P., and Lamb, B. K. (2019): Adjustment of CO2 flux measurements due to the bias in the EC150 infrared gas analyzer, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 276: doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.05.024.
  • Kirk, W. M., Fuchs, M., Huangfu, Y., Lima, N., O’Keeffe, P., Lin, B., Jobson, B. T., Pressley, S., Walden, V., Cook, D., and Lamb, B. K. (2017): Indoor air quality and wildfire smoke impacts in the Pacific Northwest, Science and Technology for the Built Environment v.24, 1–11 doi: 10.1080/23744731.2017.1393256.
  • Lin, B., Huangfu, Y., Lima, N., Jobson, B.T., Kirk, M., O’Keeffe, P., Pressley, S., Walden, V., Lamb, B., and Cook, D. (2017): Analyzing the Relationship between Human Behavior and Indoor Air Quality, Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 6(3) 13: doi:10.3390/jsan6030013.
  • Chi, J., Maureira, F., Waldo, S., Pressley, S. N., Stockle, C. O., O’Keeffe, P., Pan, W. L., Brooks, E. S., Huggins, D. R., and Lamb, B. K. (2017): Carbon and Water Budgets in Multiple Wheat-based Cropping Systems in the Inland Pacific Northwest US: Comparison of CropSyst Simulations with Eddy Covariance Measurements, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Agroecology and Land Use Systems v.5, article 50, doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2017.00050.
  • Chi, J., Waldo, S., Pressley. S., Russell, E. S., O’Keeffe, P., Pan, W. L., Huggins, D. R., Stöckle, C., Brooks, E. S., and Lamb, B. K. (2017): Effects of climatic conditions and management practices on agricultural carbon and water budgets in the inland Pacific Northwest USA, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 3142-3160, v122, 12, doi.org/10.1002/2017JG004148.