Dr. Travis Rector is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Alaska Anchorage.  His primary area of work is in star formation and astronomy education research.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in Physics from Trinity University in 1992, and his master’s (1995) and Ph.D. (1998) in Astrophysics from University Colorado. Travis and his wife and fellow UAA professor Paola Banchero have one daughter. His website at aftar.uaa.alaska.edu contains a collection of his astrophotography, and his UAA Faculty website lists his many publications. https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departments/physics-and-astronomy/faculty/rector.cshtml  Like many scientists, Dr. Rector has become alarmed by danger of climate change; and in recent years he has focused much of his work on helping people understand the causes, consequences, and solutions for climate change.    

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