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Kenya Crosson

Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Affairs and Research; Associate Professor; Joint Appointment with Bioengineering Graduate Program

Full-Time Faculty

School of Engineering: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Office of the Dean

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Email: Kenya Crosson
Phone: 937-229-2736
Kettering Laboratories Room 565 Q

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Selected Publications

  • Devadas, S.; Nabat Al-Ajrash, S.M.; Klosterman, D.A.; Crosson, K.M.; Crosson, G.S.; Vasquez, E.S.  (2021).  Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Poly(acrylonitrile-co-Methyl Acrylate)/Lignin Nanofibers:  Effects of Lignin Type and Total Polymer Concentration. Polymers, v. 13, n. 7, p. 992.  https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13070992  
  • Pinnell, M., Crosson, K., Altman, A., Hart, E., Schilling, M. (2019). Work in Progress: Can Faculty Assessment and Faculty Development be Accomplished with the Same Instrument? Faculty Development Lightning Talks, 2019 ASEE Conference and Exposition, June 16-19, 2020, Tampa, FL.
  • Crosson, G.S., and K.M. Crosson. 2014. Activated carbon and clay minerals for the sorptive removal of denatonium benzoate from water. Journal of Water Resource and Protection 6, no. 8: 793-803.
  • Panessa-Warren, B.J, J.B. Warren, K. Kisslinger, K. Crosson, and M.M. Maye. 2012. Human airway epithelial cell responses to single walled carbon nanotube exposure: Nanorope-residual body formation. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters 4, no. 11: 1110-1121.
  • Panessa-Warren, B.J., M.M. Maye, J.B. Warren, and K.M. Crosson. 2009. Single walled carbon nanotube reactivity and cytotoxicity following extended aqueous exposure. J. Environ. Pollut. 157: 1140-1151.
  • Bhatt, V., K.M. Crosson, W. Horak, and A. Reissman. 2008. New York City energy-water integrated planning: A pilot study. Brookhaven National Laboratory, BNL-81906-2008 Formal Report, Upton, New York.
  • Bickford, E.S., J. Clemons, M.M. Escallón, K. Goins, Z. Lu, J. Miyawaki, W. Pan, R. Rangel-Méndez, B. Senger, Y. Zhang, and L.R. Radovic. 2004. On the adsorption affinity coefficient of carbon dioxide in microporous carbons. Letter to the Editor, Carbon 42: 1867-1871.
  • Frazier, S.W., K.O. Nowack, K.M. Goins, F.S. Cannon, L.A. Kaplan, and P.G. Hatcher. 2003. Characterization of organic matter from natural waters using tetramethylammonium hydroxide thermochemolysis GC-MS. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 70: 99-128.

Book Chapter

  • Pinnell, M., Hart, B., Crosson, K., Altman, A.  (2023).  Reimagining Promotion and Tenure as a Tool for Faculty Development in Handbook of STEM Faculty Development.  Edited by Sandra M. Linder, Cindy M. Lee, Shannon K. Stefl, and Karen High.  Information Age Publishing, Inc., Charlotte, NC.

Selected Patents

  • Estevez, L., Crosson, K. Method of making metal-impregnated oxygenated hierarchically porous carbon. Patent 11878283. January 23, 2024.  
  • Cannon, F.S., K.O. Nowack, D.W. Mazyck, K.M. Goins, and B.C. Moore. Method of heat treating carbonaceous material to enhance its adsorption of taste-and-odor-causing and other organic compounds from water. U.S. Patent 7,202,195. April 10, 2007.

Selected Research and Work

  • Barker SD., Crosson K., Goodrich V., Jarrett J.  Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Work Developed During the ASEE Year of Impact on Racial Equity (YIRE). 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition; 2023 June 25; Baltimore, MD, United States.
  • Crosson, K.M., Al-Mashhadani, S., Crosson, G. Adsorption of Bisphenol-S From Water Using Activated Carbon. Oral Presentation at the 2018 American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference held on November 12, 2018 in Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Crosson, K.M., Samineni, K., Crosson, G. Natural Sorbents for the Adsorption of Bisphenol-S from Water. Poster presentation at the 2018 American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference held on November 12, 2018 in Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Samineni, K. and Crosson, K.M. Adsorption of Bisphenol S (BPS) on Clay Minerals. Oral Presentation at the 2017 EWRI World Environmental and Water Resources Congress held on May 23, 2017 in Sacramento, CA.
  • Crosson, K.M., S.Dee Jepsen, K. McGuire, J. Zeller. 2014. Ohio AgrAbility Design Solutions developed in a first-year engineering innovation course. 2014 ASABE and CSBE | SCGAB Annual International Meeting, July 13-16, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 
  • Crosson, K.M., S.Dee Jepsen, K. McGuire, and J. Zeller. 2014. Incorporating AgrAbility Projects into the University of Dayton first-year, service-learning engineering design course. 2014 ASABE and CSBE | SCGAB Annual International Meeting, July 13-16, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Oral presentation in the Teaching Methods and Student Learning session.
  • Crosson, K.M., L. MacPherson, M. Murdock, and M. Aboujaoude. 2013. Oxidation treatment of water supplies impacted by a bittering agent. American Water Works Association 2013 Water Quality Technology Conference, November 3-7, in Long Beach, California.
  • Crosson, K.M., S. Gadde, M. Baeckeroot, B. Panessa-Warren, J. Warren, B. Smith, H. Alhazmi, Y. Li, and G.S. Crosson. 2012. Research on emerging & potential water contaminants: Water analysis and treatment. Water Analyst Laboratory Workshop, Operator Training Committee of Ohio, Inc., May 17, in Mt. Sterling, Ohio (Deer Creek State Park).
  • Bhatt, V., K.M. Crosson, W. Horak, and A. Reissman. 2009. The Energy-Water Nexus (EWN): A New York City pilot study. 2009 Advanced Energy Center Conference, November 18-19, in Hauppauge, New York.
  • Smith, B., H. Alhazmi, S. Gadde, Y. Li, K.M. Crosson, G.S. Crosson. 2009. Removal of a bittering agent potentially released to water supplies: Implications for drinking water treatment. American Water Works Association 2009 Water Quality Technology Conference, November 15-18, in Seattle, Washington.
  • Panessa-Warren, B.J., M.M. Maye, J.B. Warren, and K.M. Crosson. 2009. Alterations in carbon nanotube physicochemical and cytotoxicity characteristics following extended aqueous exposure to saline. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2009, October 19-22, in Italy.
  • Bhatt, V., K.M. Crosson, W. Horak, and A. Reissman. 2009. The Energy-Water Nexus (EWN): A New York City pilot study. 2009 Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) Water/Energy Sustainability Symposium/2009 GWPC Annual Forum, September 14-16, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Panessa-Warren, B.J., J.B. Warren, K.M. Crosson, and F. Santiago-Schwarz. Reduction of SWCNT cytotoxicity following aqueous exposure to buffered saline and NOM. 4th International Conference on the Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials, September 7, in Vienna, Austria.
  • Crosson, K., S. Smileysusanna Gadde, M. Baeckeroot, B. Panessa-Warren, and J. Warren. 2009. Carbon nanotube transformations following limited and extended exposure to aqueous environments. 13th IACIS Int. Conf. Surface and Colloid Science and 83rd ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium. June 14-19, New York, New York.
  • Panessa-Warren, B.J., M.M. Maye, J.B. Warren, and K.M. Crosson. 2008. Carbon nanotube fate and reactivity following extended simulated groundwater exposure. nanoECO Nanoparticles in the Environmental Implications and Applications, March 2-7, in Ascona, Switzerland.

Courses Taught

  • EGR 103 Engineering Innovation
  • EGR 201 Engineering Mechanics I (Statics)
  • EGR 500 Academic Integrity and Responsible Conduct of Research for Engineers
  • CEE 313/CEE 313L Hydraulics and Lab
  • CEE 434/595 Water and Wastewater Engineering
  • CEE 434L Water and Wastewater Engineering Laboratory
  • CEE 562 Physical and Chemical Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
  • CEE 101 Introduction to Civil Engineering
  • CEE 200 Professional Development Seminar
  • CEE 300 Professional Development Seminar

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2005
  • M.S., Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2000
  • B.S., Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, 1998

Professional Activities

  • Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
  • American Water Works Association (AWWA)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Sigma Xi
  • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Research Interests

  • Physical and chemical drinking water treatment processes
  • Mitigation of emerging water contaminants
  • Interdependence of energy and water
  • Natural and engineered materials for water purification
  • STEM research for social change