Josh Laughner
Scientist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJosh Laughner is a scientist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with eight years of experience in atmospheric remote sensing, specializing in retrievals of tropospheric NOx and greenhouse gases from ground- and space-based instruments. He advanced the TCCON retrievals during a postdoc at Caltech and continues to support the global ground network, applying rigorous physical chemistry training from a Ph.D. at UC Berkeley. His research targets short, episodic emission events—like soil bursts after rain, lightning, and fires—using improved satellite NO2 retrievals to refine regional emission budgets. Josh combines field-focused atmospheric chemistry with practical lab experience in organic and inorganic synthesis, and he also brings a creative edge as a composer who integrates performance with visual and interactive elements. Based in Pasadena, he blends instrument-savvy measurement science with interdisciplinary interests in air quality, carbon cycle feedbacks, and chemistry education innovation.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry at Penn State UniversityPh.D., Physical Chemistry, Ph.D., Physical Chemistry at UC Berkeley
Github Skills (27)
rubiks-cube9
nuke9
mozart9
abaqus9
eagle9
wolfram-language8
editable8
footprint8
solver8
carbon-emissions7
zeal7
hydrogen7
python5
netcdf4
rust3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
joshua-laughner/joshua-laughner.github.io
Apr 2018 - Nov 2021
Contributions:22 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 7 months
joshua-laughner/JLL-Py-Utils
Oct 2018 - Feb 2025
Contributions:61 pushes, 2 branches, 1 issue in 6 years 5 months
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