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Kelvin Bates is an Assistant Professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, with a dual affiliation in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). His research focuses on atmospheric chemistry and air quality, combining experimental measurements (e.g., mass spectrometry aboard aircraft) with modeling (GEOS-Chem, WRF-Chem) to study volatile organic compound (VOC) reactions and their impacts on pollution and climate. He holds a PhD from Caltech and a BS from Davidson College, with prior roles at Harvard University, NOAA, and UC Davis.
Education:
- PhD in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- BS in Chemistry and Economics, Davidson College
Research Interests:
- Field observations of organic gases and trace species
- Environmental chamber experiments
- Atmospheric modeling of VOC oxidation mechanisms
- Development of proton transfer reaction mass spectrometers (PTR-MS)
- Climate and health impacts of air pollutants
Awards:
- 2021 UBC Early Career Invited Lecture Award
- 2017 NOAA Climate & Global Change Fellowship
- 2014 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Professional Activities:
- Editor, Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics (2024–present)
- Co-chair, GEOS-Chem Model Steering Committee (2024–present)
- EPA-NOAA CRACMM Collaboration Team (2024–present)
Labs/Teams: Leads the Bates Lab at CU Boulder, specializing in atmospheric chemistry instrumentation and field campaigns (e.g., AEROMMA, USOS) in collaboration with NOAA, NASA, and international partners.
