Kayla A. Mitchell

PhD candidate, Earth System Science | UC Irvine
Research focus: Bayesian inverse modeling, ocean biogeochemistry, computational oceanography

I build tools to constrain the biological carbon pump using subsurface oxygen observations. Currently finalizing my dissertation on OXCAR (Oxygen-Constrained Carbon Pump), a Bayesian inverse model for estimating global remineralization parameters and uncertainty quantification via geostatistics.

Technical Skills

• Languages: MATLAB, Julia, Python
• Methods: Bayesian inference, inverse modeling, geostatistical analysis, Hessian-based uncertainty quantification
• Tools: AIBECS, OCIM2, OceanParcels, GitHub Actions

Research

• OXCAR – Bayesian inverse biogeochemical model (repo)
• Geostatistical methods – Effective degrees of freedom framework (repo)
• RECCAP2 BCP synthesis – Lead data analyst, Doney et al. 2024

Seeking

Postdoctoral positions in ocean/climate science with emphasis on model development, inverse methods, or data-driven approaches.

📧 [email protected] | 📚 CV