Kevin D. Crawford
Professor of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh, WI 54901
Email crawfork@uwosh.edu Phone: 920-424-7433
Education:
B. A. Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Chemistry, 1992.
Ph. D. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Analytical Chemistry, 1997.
Experience:
2007-Present – University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Assistant Professor (2007-2010), Associate Professor (2010-2016), Professor (2016-Present), Chemistry Department Co-Chair (2022-Present). Teaches undergraduate courses in Analytical, Environmental, General-Organic-Biochem and General Chemistry. Conducting research on environmental contamination, flavor compounds, and identification of unknown bioactive molecules.
Director, Sustainability Institute for Regional Transformations (2017-2020). Launch and operate SIRT, engaging internal and external constituencies in sustainability education, research, and practice. SIRT consists of four paid employees (including Director) and over 80 faculty and staff members from across all major units of the University.
2004-2007 – The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Sabbatical During 2005-2006 school year. Worked with Dr. Peter Moeller at the National Ocean Service, Hollings Marine Laboratory on isolation and identification of a water-soluble toxin associated with Trichodesmium theibautii blooms.
Associate Professor. Teach undergraduate courses in General Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis and Instrumental Analysis. Conducting research on purification and determination of marine biotoxins, photochemistry of large molecules, quantitation and identification of environmental contaminants. Responsible for purchase and maintenance of departmental instrumentation including a donated MS/MS system.
2002-2007 – Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Associate Faculty, Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences Graduate Program. Mentor and supervise graduate students, participate in teaching graduate level courses.
1998-2004 – The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Assistant Professor. Teach undergraduate courses in General Chemistry, Introductory Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis and Instrumental Analysis. Also conducting research on photochemistry of large molecules and purification and determination of structures of marine biotoxins. Responsible for purchase and maintenance of departmental instrumentation, including recent purchases/acquisitions of a GC-MS, FTIR, and SEM.
1997-1998 – Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
Visiting Assistant Professor: Taught undergraduate courses in General Chemistry, Quantitative Chemistry, Analytical Biochemistry, and Advanced Analytical Chemistry. Developed a laboratory experiment to teach the fundamentals of computer interfacing using LabVIEW.
Professional Organizations:
American Chemical Society:
Division of Analytical Chemistry 1991-Present
Society of Sigma Xi 1992-Present
Selected Presentations and Papers(*) Student participants are underlined:
*Kurtz, CC, Mitchell, S, Nielsen, K, Crawford, KD, Mueller‐Spitz, SR. Acute high‐dose titanium dioxide nanoparticle exposure alters gastrointestinal homeostasis in mice. J Appl Toxicol. 2020; 40: 1384–1395. https://doi.org/10.1002/jat.3991
*Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination and Source Profiling in Watersheds Serving Three Small Wisconsin Cities, Alyssa Valentyne, K. Crawford, T. Cook, P. Mathewson, Alyssa Valentyne, Kevin Crawford, Tyson Cook, Paul D. Mathewson, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 627, 2018, Pages 1453-1463.
Novel Method for the Identification of Deinococcus and Hymenobacter Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Thomas Kuborn, Patrick Klepp, Kevin Crawford, Sabrina Mueller-Spitz, presented at Pittcon Analytical Chemistry Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 2015.
*Effect of Grain Orientation on Extraction of Flavor Compounds from Oak, Alyssa Dreger, Almon Benton, Alfred Grigg, David Plumb, Kevin Crawford, Practical Winery and Vineyard Journal/Wines and Vines, January 2014.
*Silver Nanoparticle Inhibition of PAH Degradation by Mycobacterium species RJGII-135. Sabrina Mueller-Spitz and Kevin Crawford, Letters in Applied Microbiology, April 2014.
Utilization of Carotenoid Profiles to Characterize Closely Related Freshwater Bacterial Species, Matt Kunkel, Kevin Crawford, and Sabrina Mueller-Spitz presented at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Research Symposium, Green Bay, WI, October 14, 2011.
*Polycylcic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination in Stormwater Detention Pond Sediments in Coastal South Carolina, John E. Weinstein, Kevin D. Crawford, Thomas R. Garner, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 162, 21-35 (2010).
*Screening-Level Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Stormwater Detention Pond Sediments of Coastal South Carolina, USA, John E. Weinstein, Kevin D. Crawford, Thomas R. Garner, Alan J. Flemming, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 178, 906-916 (2010).
Other Activities:
- Board Member, Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance (www.fwwa.org), 2009-Present.
- Instructor in UW Oshkosh summer ESTEEM program for high school students (forensic chemistry and water quality units), 2008-2019.
- Concurrent enrollment (CAPP) liaison for Chemistry department at UW Oshkosh, 2010-2018.
- External chemistry consulting for various businesses
- Regional Science Olympiad judge (CSI chemistry), 2016-2018