John Travis

John Travis is a chemical physicist who joined the Analytical Chemistry Division of NIST after earning his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas in 1967. His research interests have resulted in more than 85 papers spanning Mossbauer spectroscopy, applications of tunable lasers to chemical analysis, Fourier Transform spectroscopy, atomic emission, and molecular absorption spectrometry. He led the NIST program in UV/visible standards for chemical spectrophotometry before retiring in October of 2004, and continues to assist with the program under contract to the Biochemical Science Division. He is presently a Scientist Emeritus of the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory and a Guest Researcher in the Biochemical Science Division pursuing intrinsic standards for molecular absorption spectrometry.