John Holloway, going above and beyond

John Holloway is a CIRES Associate Scientist working in the Earth System Research Laboratories’s Chemical Science Division. He was nominated for a CIRES Outstanding Performance Award in Science and Engineering for performance far above his academic credentials and contributions that exceed the expectations of his position. John, on his own initiative, developed an instrument using vacuum UV florescence to measure CO from an aircraft. The instrument performs as well or better than any other in the world, and has attracted international attention. John also volunteered to undertake the engineering challenge of deploying the VUV-CO instrument within an under-the-wing pod on the NOAAWP- 3D. This successful pod deployment created space for increasing the measurement capacity aboard the aircraft. John’s effort demonstrates his initiative and willingness to accept a challenge. He shows commitment to his work and team by repackaging and relocating his instrument to make way for other measurements. John serves as a principal investigator for two instruments during WP-3D field campaigns. He takes responsibility for the operation and repair of the VUV-CO instrument, in addition to making a sulfur dioxide measurement. He manages data reduction, analysis, and the archiving of the final data sets. He has logged 13 WP-3D campaigns in this capacity, functioning clearly above the expectations of a Professional Research Associate. Although John is first author on three publications, he has accumulated a record of 83 papers in which he is a co-author. His inclusion as a coauthor on so many publications speaks to the critical role that the data sets play in contributing to science, as well as to John’s leadership and collaborative engagement.