Caldeira Lab

Michael Dioha (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Michael Dioha is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Carnegie Institution for Science Department of Global Ecology at Stanford University. His research interests revolve around energy-environment-economic (E3) modeling, the quantification of energy/climate scenarios, and interdisciplinary issues in energy and environmental justice, especially in the Global South.

Michael plays advisory and analysis roles for international organizations, including the International Renewable Energy Agency. He also sits on multiple advisory boards, including the Sustainability Expert Advisory Forum of the Global Network for Sustainable Development.

Before joining the Carnegie Institution for Science, Michael was a Research Analyst at the TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, where he researched net-zero emission pathways for India. Beyond academic research, Michael also advocates for innovative approaches that promote just and equitable socio-technical transitions in Africa.

Michael holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree in Energy & Environment and a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering. Outside of work, Michael enjoys playing soccer and cycling.

Manoela Romano de Orte (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Manoela Romanó de Orte is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in in the Caldeira Lab at the Carnegie Institution for Science's Department of Global Ecology. She is a marine scientist, studying the fate and the effects of pollutants in the coastal environment. Her research considers traditional pollutants, such as heavy metals, alongside emerging contaminant threats. These emerging threats include plastics and the global effects of humans dumping carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, which warms and acidifies the ocean. Manoela's latest work focuses on the response of coral reef ecosystems to climate change and to plastic pollution.