Tracey Footer

Tracey Footer is a national expert on optical gas imaging and deeply knowledgeable about many other optical remote sensing technologies and measurement techniques. As a research scientist, she is particularly well known for her work in atmospheric measurement technology evaluation, application, and methods development, which has been published in government documents and reports, conference presentations, and peer-reviewed journal articles. She has presented at numerous professional conferences and workshops. Tracey regularly works in varied environments, including outdoor climates, urban and remote settings, indoor laboratory facilities, and industrial locations such as landfills, refineries, and chemical plants.

Tracey received her B.S. in environmental science (focusing on integrated sciences) from Johnson State College in Vermont and her M.Sc. in Earth science (with a geochemical systems specialization) as a NASA fellow in the Climate Change Research Center at the University of New Hampshire.