Kyle Crabtree
Associate Professor
Davis, California, United States
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Top SchoolKyle Crabtree is an associate professor of chemistry at UC Davis with nine years postdoctoral and faculty experience applying microwave and high-resolution infrared spectroscopy to probe low-temperature gas-phase reaction kinetics relevant to planetary atmospheres and the interstellar medium. He combines instrument development—pioneering sub-Doppler mid-IR techniques for molecular ions—with hands-on rotational spectroscopy using Fabry–Pérot cavity and chirped-pulse FT microwave methods developed during a CfA fellowship. His work uniquely links fundamental nuclear-spin–dependent reaction dynamics (e.g., H3+ chemistry) to observable signatures in astrochemical and atmospheric environments. An experienced instructor of physical chemistry, he maintains an active research program that produces both methodological advances and astrophysically relevant molecular detections. Based in Davis, CA, he balances cutting-edge laboratory spectroscopy with mentorship and collaboration across astronomy and chemistry communities.
9 years of coding experience
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry at Ball State University
Github Skills (25)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kncrabtree/che155
Jul 2020 - Apr 2022
CHE 155: Scientific Programming with Python
Contributions:73 commits, 13 PRs, 31 pushes in 1 year 9 months
chepythonscientific
kncrabtree/blackchirp
Aug 2016 - Oct 2024
Blackchirp: CP-FTMW Data Acquisition Software
Contributions:5 releases, 1 review, 17 PRs in 8 years 3 months
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