Kate Barker is an Associate Consultant in Air Quality at SLR Consulting with more than seven years of experience in environmental assessment and air quality management. Her technical skills span atmospheric dispersion modelling, odour and dust impact assessments, and ambient monitoring. She has delivered and contributed to projects across diverse sectors, including data centres, power stations, poultry and piggery operations, waste recycling and transfer facilities, concrete batching, chemical storage, and large mixed-use developments. She is particularly interested in assessing impacts to urban air quality, ensuring that planning and design decisions support healthier, more sustainable city environments.