Katherine Travis

About

I am a research scientist at NASA LaRC. My research focuses on improving our ability to understand the drivers of air pollution through the use of modeling, satellite retrievals, aircraft field campaigns, and surface observations.

Publication Bibliography

• Web of Science™

Select Publications

• Rawat, P., Travis, K. R., Henderson, B., Crawford, J. H., Judd, L. M., Demetillo, M. A. G., Lee, T. C., Flittner, D. E., Szykman, J. J., Valin, L. C., Whitehill, A., Baumann, E., Hanisco, T. F., Pandey, A., Abad, G. G., Nowlan, C. R., Liu, X., and Chance, K.: Spatiotemporal Assessment of the TEMPO Formaldehyde Column Retrieval Using the Pandonia Global Network, JGR Atmospheres, 131, e2025JD044788, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD044788, 2026.
• Travis, K. R., Nault, B. A., Crawford, J. H., Kim, H., Chen, Q., Zheng, Y., Liu, T., Jimenez, J. L., Campuzano-Jost, P., Wennberg, P. O., Crounse, J. D., and Huey, L. G.: Year-Round Analysis of Multiphase Sulfate Production in Aerosol Particles in East Asia, ACS EST Air, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00136, 2025.
• Travis, K. R., Nault, B. A., Crawford, J. H., Bates, K. H., Blake, D. R., Cohen, R. C., Fried, A., Hall, S. R., Huey, L. G., Lee, Y. R., Meinardi, S., Min, K.-E., Simpson, I. J., and Ullman, K.: Impact of improved representation of volatile organic compound emissions and production of NOx reservoirs on modeled urban ozone production, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24, 9555-9572, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9555-2024, 2024.

Awards

• Early Career Achievement Medal (2025)
• Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS) XV

National/International Leadership

• NCAR ACOM Science Advisory Board
• International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (IGAC) Steering Committee
• IGAC North America Working Group Co-Chair
• GEOS-Chem Transport Working Group Co-Chair

Education/Professional Experience

• Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2017
• B.S. Engineering Science, Smith College, Northampton, MA, 2008

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