Ph.D. Dec 2014 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Biological and Agricultural Engineering (Minor: Soil Science)
M.S. Jun 2006 National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering
B.S. Jun 2004 National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering
Biogeochemistry
Carbon and nutrient dynamics
Stable isotope probing
Ecological engineering design and management
Wetland restoration and management
Greenhouse gas monitoring and modeling
Machine vision in ecosystem monitoring
2024/08-(Current) Associate Professor at Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
2019/08-2024/07 Assistant Professor at Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
2018/02-2019/07 Assistant Professor at Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2015/06-2018/01 Post-doctoral Researcher at Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
2016/11-2016/12 Visiting Scholar at Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Nanjing, China
2015/04-2015/06 Associate Researcher at Institute of Environment and Resources. Taipei, Taiwan
Graduate Student Research Assistant at NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Accepted:
2025
T.-K. Chen and Y. Shiau* (2025), Effects of Soil Properties and Seasonal Variations on Microbial Communities in Constructed Wetlands, Microbial Ecology. (SCI)
Refereed Journal Articles:
2024
H.-T. Lin, J.-I. Y., Y.-T. Wu, Y. Shiau, L. L., S.-H. Yang* (2024), The spatiotemporal variations of marine nematode populations may serve as indicators of changes in marine ecosystems, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 211, 117373 (SCI)
Nien T., Chan T., Li Y., Liu T., Shiau Y., Ho M.* (2024). Two cyanobacterial species exhibit stress responses when grown together in visible light or far-red light. mSphere 9:e00251-24. (SCI)
Y.-L. Yu, W.-Z. Lin, Y.-J. Shiau, R. Y. Surampalli, C.-M. Kao* (2024), Development of a slow-release CO2 absorbent material for alkaline activation of persulfate oxidation of TCE and CO2 capture. Separation and Purification Technology, 348, 127807 (SCI)
2023
Chang, C.-H., Lin, Y.-F., Shiau, Y.-J., Tsai, Y.-Z. and Tsai, J.-P. (2023), Effects of Soil Type and Thermal Boundary on Predicting Temperature Profiles and Groundwater Fluxes. Groundwater (SCI)
W.-T. Huang and Y. Shiau* (2023). Potential Changes in Soil Microbial Composition under 1,2-Dichlorobenzene Contamination. Sustainability (SCI, IF=3.89, Ranking=40.6%)
2022
S.-R. Jhang, Y.-Y. Chen, Y. Shiau, C.-W. Lee, W.-N. Chen, C.-C. Chang, C.-F. Chiang, H.-Y. Guo, P.-K. Wang, Charles C.-K. Chou* (2022). Denitrifiers and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from a Subtropical Vegetable Cropland. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry (SCI, IF=3.56, Ranking=39%)
Y.-P. Lin, A. Ansari, T. N.-D. Cao, Y. Shiau, H.-S. Lur, A. Muzaffar, R. F. Wunderlich, H. Mukhtar* (2022). Using inhibitors to trade greenhouse gas emission for ammonia losses in paddy soil: A zero-sum game. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 102547 (SCI, IF=5.26, Ranking=19.2%)
2021
Shiau Y.* and E.-H. Chang (2021). Microbial Community Development in Tropical Constructed Wetland Soils in Taiwan. Science of the Total Environment 812: 152563 (SCI, IF=7.96, Ranking=9.1%)
Shiau Y.*, Y.-A. Chen, C.-R. You, Y.-C. Lai, M. Lee (2021). Compositions of sequestrated soil carbon in constructed wetlands of Taiwan. Science of the Total Environment 805: 150290 (SCI, IF=7.96, Ranking=9.1%)
Shiau Y., R.S.W. Yam, E.-H. Chang, J.-M. Wu, T.-H. Hsu, and C.-Y. Chiu* (2021). Composition and activity of N2-fixing microorganisms in mangrove forest soils. Forests 12(7): 822 (SCI, IF=2.22, Ranking=25.0%)
2020
Shiau Y., E.-H. Chang, G. Tian, T.-H. Chen and C.-Y. Chiu* (2020). Improvements in soil C and N compositions after 40 and 80 years of reforestation in subtropical low mountain forests. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences 125: e2019JG005598 (SCI, IF=3.62, Ranking=20.5%)
Shiau Y., C.-W. Lin, Y. Cai, Z. Jia, Y.-T. Lin and C.-Y. Chiu* (2020). Niche differentiation of active methane-oxidizing bacteria in estuarine mangrove forest soils in Taiwan. Microorganisms 8: 1248 (SCI, IF=4.15, Ranking=27.4%)
Shiau Y. and C.-Y. Chiu* (2020). Biogeochemical Processes of C and N in the Soil of Mangrove Forest Ecosystems. Forests 11(5):492 (SCI, IF=2.12, Ranking=25.4%)
2019
E.-H. Chang, G. Tian, Y. Shiau, T.-H. Chen, C.-Y. Chiu* (2019). Influence of Thorny Bamboo Plantations on Soil Microbial Biomass and Community Structure in Subtropical Badland Soils. Forests 10(10): 854 (SCI, IF=2.12, Ranking=25.4%)
Shiau Y.*, M. R. Burchell, K. Krauss, S. W. Broome and F. Birgand (2019). Carbon sequestration in a recently created brackish marsh in eastern North Carolina, USA. Ecological Engineering 127: 579-588 (SCI, IF=3.02, Ranking=29.7%)
2018
Lin, Y.-T., W. B. Whitman, D. C. Coleman, Y. Shiau, S.-H. Jien, and C. Chiu* (2018). The influences of thorny bamboo growth on the bacterial community in badland soils of southwestern Taiwan. Land Degradation and Development 29(8): 2728-2738 (SCI, IF=9.79, Ranking=1.0%)
Shiau Y., Y. Cai, Z. Jia, C. Chen and C. Chiu* (2018). Phylogenetically distinct methanotrophs modulate methane oxidation in rice paddies across Taiwan. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 124: 59-69 (SCI, IF=4.86, Ranking=5.9%)
Shiau Y., C. Pai; J. Tsai, W. Liu, R. S.W. Yam, S. Chan and C. Chiu* (2018). Characterization of phosphorus in a toposequence of subtropical per-humid forest soil facing a subalpine lake. Forests 9(6): 294 (SCI, IF=1.95, Ranking=20.3%)
Shiau Y., Y. Cai, Y.-T. Lin, Z. Jia and C. Chiu* (2018). Communities structure of active aerobic methanotrophs in red mangrove (Kandelia obovata) soils under different frequency of tides. Microbial Ecology 75: 761-770 (SCI, IF=3.23, Ranking=3.8%)
2017
Shiau Y. and C. Chiu* (2017). Changes in biochemical and chemical properties in a cedar plantation invaded by moso bamboo. Forests 8(7): 222 (SCI, IF=1.95, Ranking=20.3%)
Shiau Y., T. Chung, J. Chen, G. Tian and C. Chiu* (2017). 13C NMR spectroscopy characterization of particle-size fractionated soil organic matter in subalpine forest and grassland ecosystems. Botanical Studies 58: 23. (SCI, IF=1.45, Ranking=45.0%)
Shiau Y., M. Lin, C. Tan, G. Tian and C. Chiu* (2017). Assessing N2 fixation in estuarine mangrove soils. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 189: 84-89 (SCI, IF=2.34, Ranking=23.1%)
Shiau Y., H. Wang, T. Chen, S. Jien, G. Tian and C. Chiu* (2017). Improvement in the biochemical and chemical properties of badland soils by thorny bamboo. Scientific Reports 7: 40561 (SCI, IF=5.23, Ranking= 11.3%)
Shiau Y., S. Lee, T. Chen, G. Tian and C. Chiu* (2017). Salinity effects on biomass and nitrogen uptake of mangrove (Kandelia candel) seedlings using 15N isotope. Aquatic Botany 137: 50-55 (SCI, IF=1.85, Ranking=34.0%)
2016
Shiau Y.*, M. R. Burchell, B. Broome, K. Krauss, F. Birgand and S. W. Broome (2016). Greenhouse gas emissions from a created brackish marsh in eastern North Carolina. Wetlands 36(6): 1009-1024 (SCI, IF=1.50, Ranking=56.8%)
Shiau Y., V. Dham, G. Tian and C. Chiu* (2016). Factors influencing removal of sewage nitrogen through denitrification in mangrove soils. Wetlands 36(4): 621-630. (SCI, IF=1.50, Ranking=56.8%)
Before 2016
Chang W.*, Y. Shiau and C. Yu (2010). Using Pattern Recognition in Counting Fish Numbers in Jin-Gua-Liao River. Journal of Chinese Agricultural Engineering 56(1): 52-60. (EI)
Shiau Y. and W. Chang* (2006). Using Pattern Recognition in Counting Numbers of L. aequinoctialis Welwitsch. Journal of Chinese Agricultural Engineering 53(1): 13-21. (EI)
Shiau Y. and W. Chang* (2006). Counting the Fish Population in the FeiTsui Reservoir Watershed Using the Mixture-Gaussian Theory. Journal of Engineering Environment 17: 105-113.
Research Presentations:
Shiau Y., Y.-A. Chen, C.-R. You, Y.-H. Huang (2021),Changes of Microbial Community Soil Carbon in Constructed Wetlands. The 10th International Conference on Earth Observations & Societal Impacts, Taoyuan, Taiwan. August 23-24.
Shiau Y. (2019). Biological N2 fixation of mangrove forest soils in the western coastal of Taiwan. The Fourth Asian Marine Biology Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan. November 4-6.
M. R. Burchell, R. Etheridge, Y. Shiau, F. Birgand and K. Krauss (2017). Potential for created brackish marshes to provide water quality and carbon sequestration ecosystem services. WETPOL 2017. Big Sky, MT, USA. August 21-25.
Shiau Y., M. Lin, C. Tan, G. Tian and C. Chiu (2017). N2-fixation potential in mangrove soils. The 8th Symposium on Taiwan Wetland Ecosystem (Joint Conferences). Nantou, Taiwan. May 5-6.
Shiau Y., M. R. Burchell, K. Krauss, S. W. Broome and F. Birgand (2016). Estimation of carbon sequestration and reduction of global warming potential in a created brackish tidal marsh. 2016 International Wetlands Conference in Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan. September 13-14.
Burchell M. R., Y. Shiau, K. W. Krauss and S. Broome (2014). Carbon Sequestration Potential of a Young Brackish Marsh Restoration Project Located in Eastern NC. Restore America's Estuaries 7th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and 24th Biennial Meeting of the Coastal Society. National Harbor, MD, USA. November 1 – 6.
Shiau Y., M. R. Burchell and S. Broome (2014). Carbon Sequestration and Soil Carbon Accumulation in a 7-year-old Constructed Brackish Marsh in eastern NC. 14th Annual American Ecological Engineering Society Meeting. Charleston, SC, USA. June 9 – 11.
Shiau Y., M. R. Burchell and S. Broome (2014). Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a Restored Brackish Marsh in Eastern NC. WRRI 2014 Annual Conference. Raleigh, NC, USA. March 19 – 20.
Shiau Y. and M. R. Burchell (2013). Green House Gas Emissions from a Constructed Salt Marsh in eastern NC. 13th Annual American Ecological Engineering Society Meeting. East Lansing, MI, USA. June 10 – 12.
M. R. Burchell II, F. Birgand, S. Broome, K. Bass, J. R. Etheridge, Y. Shiau, R. Evans, K. Krauss (2011). Strategic restoration designs can maximize ecosystem services in tidal marshes. Southeast Creeks Tidal Summit. Charleston, SC, USA. December 5 – 6.
Chang W. and Y. Shiau (2008). Water Purification and Ecological Benefits of Aquatic Plants in Wetlands, Channels and Lakes. 2008 Taiwan-Japan International Symposium on Ecological Engineering: Water Purification and Ecological Function Benefit by Hydrophytes in Aquatic Habitats.
Chang W. and Y. Shiau (2005). Evaluation of the Growth and the Pollution Removal Efficiency by Aquatic Plants in Constructed Wetlands. Proceedings of the Aquatic Ecology and Engineering Conference.
Shiau Y. and W. Chang (2003). Effects of the Stream Hydrology on the Distribution of Aquatic Insects. Proceedings of the 2004 Agricultural Engineering Conference.
Shiau Y. and W. Chang (2003). Study of the Habitat of Littorina Saxatilis in Mangrove Wetland. Proceedings of the 2003 Water Resource Management Conference.
Poster Presentations:
Shiau Y., G. Tian, M. Lin, C. Tan and C. Chiu (2016). N2-fixation and denitrification potential in mangrove soils. 2016 International Wetlands Conference in Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan. September 13-14.
Shiau Y., M. R. Burchell and S. Broome (2014). Importance of Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Tidal Marshes, Using a Restored Brackish Marsh in Eastern North Carolina, USA as an Example. ICLEI 2014 LAB Symposium on BiodiverCites without Boundaries. Kaohsiung, Taiwan. June 23 – 25.
Shiau Y. and M. R Burchell (2014). Daily Variation of Carbon Dioxide Flux in a Constructed Salt Marsh in eastern NC. 14th Annual American Ecological Engineering Society Meeting. Charleston, SC, USA. June 9 – 11.
Shiau Y. and M. R Burchell (2013). Long-term and Daily Changes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Constructed Salt Marsh in Eastern NC. 2013 Southeast Creeks Tidal Summit. Wilmington, NC, USA. December 16 – 17.
Shiau Y. and W. Chang (2006). Organism-Counting by Using Image Recognition to Estimate Eco-Efficiency of Aquatic Engineering. Proceedings of the 2006 International Environmental Engineering Conference.
(2018/09-2020/10) Methane oxidizing potential and methanotrophic microbial community in constructed wetlands. P.I. $2,460,000 TWD
(2019/01-2021/12) Emissions of reactive nitrogen species due to fertilization and its impacts to air quality. co-P.I.
(2019/08-2020/09) Emissions of reactive nitrogen species and related soil microbial community in estuarine ecosystem. P.I. $906,000 TWD
(2020/08-2021/07) Compositions of active aerobic and anaerobic methanotrophs in constructed wetlands. P.I. $1,130,000 TWD
(2020/12/-2021/09) Determining the Biodiversity of Huang River and Evaluating the Possibility of Using Bioremediation to Improve the Water Quality. P.I. $930,000 TWD
(2021/03-2022/02) Using DNA Stable-Isotope Probing and Next Generation Sequencing to determine the Active Chloro-organics Degrading Microbial Structure in the Chlorinated Contaminated Soils. P.I. $980,000 TWD
(2021/03-2021/07) MOE teaching practice research program. P.I. $ 75,000 TWD
(2021/08-2024/07) Greenhouse gases related soil microbial community in constructed wetlands. P.I. $4,200,000 TWD