Photo: Alexander Shenkin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons²⁹

Alexander Shenkin

Forest ecologist and entrepreneur.¹

Companies

EmberSatChief executive officer²⁷
EmberSatFounder²⁷
SelvaFlux, Inc.Chief executive officer²⁸
SelvaFlux, Inc.Founder²⁸

Early life and education

1985 to 1989Berkeley High School²
1989 to 1994University of California, San Diego engineering physics²
1991 to 1992Lund University²
1995 to 1996Stanford University²
1998 to 2000University of Colorado Boulder master's degree; electrical engineering²
2004 to 2006Yale University master's degree; environmental science^{2 3}
2006 to 2013University of Florida Doctor of Philosophy; ecology^{2 4}

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, assistant research professor, electrical engineer, programmer, postdoctoral researcher.¹⁶

Since 2024Worked at SelvaFlux, Inc.⁵
Since 2021Worked at Northern Arizona University^{5 7}
2013 to 2021Worked at University of Oxford^{4 5}
2002 to 2005Worked at Conservation International⁵
1995 to 1998Engineer, Lockheed Martin⁵
Date not recordedChief executive officer, EmberSat^{5 6}
Date not recordedFounded SelvaFlux, Inc.⁸
Date not recordedFounded Floe⁹
Date not recordedFounded EmberSat¹⁰
Date not recordedChief executive, SelvaFlux, Inc.¹¹
Date not recordedChief executive, Floe¹²
Date not recordedBoard member, Flagstaff Gravity Lab¹³
Date not recordedBoard of directors member^{14 15}
Date not recordedChief executive officer¹⁴

Known for: Global atmospheric methane uptake by upland tree woody surfaces.¹⁷

Personal life

BornOakland¹⁸

Awards

2026Henry Arnhold Fellowship^{19 21}
2026Research.com Rising Stars of Science^{19 22}
2021Oxford ClimateTech and Sustainability Innovation Challenge^{19 20}

Sources

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WikidataAlexander Shenkin: Founded SelvaFlux, Inc., on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Shenkin: Founded Floe, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Shenkin: Founded EmberSat, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Shenkin: Chief executive, SelvaFlux, Inc., on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Shenkin: Chief executive, Floe, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Shenkin: Board member, Flagstaff Gravity Lab, on Wikidata
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WikidataEmberSat, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsAlexander Shenkin photo by Alexander Shenkin, CC BY-SA 4.0