Curriculum Vitae of:
Kevin D. Crawford (email crawfordk@citadel.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
The Citadel

171 Moultrie St
Charleston, SC  29409

843-953-7787

Education:
    B. A. Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
            Chemistry, 1992.
   Ph. D. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
            Analytical Chemistry, 1997.

Experience:
  2004-Present - 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 recently donated MS/MS system.

     2002-Present - 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.


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       1992-1997 - Georgia Tech Chemistry Department, Atlanta, GA
Graduate Researcher:  Conducted research in the area of polymer degradation, optical trapping, fluorescence and raman spectroscopy.  First to demonstrate the degradation of polystyrene with visible radiation (488nm) to produce a fluorescent product.  Assisted in the direction of undergraduate research.  Wrote and submitted two research proposals.

      1993-1997 - Georgia Tech Chemistry Department, Atlanta, GA
CEISMC Science Outreach Presenter: Conducted tours and presented overview of laboratory facilities and research program for high school and junior high students from schools throughout the greater Atlanta area.  This involved over one hundred students per year, with a 20 minute presentation to each group of twenty students.

       1992-1996 - Georgia Tech Chemistry Department, Atlanta, GA
Teaching Assistant:  Responsible for teaching laboratory section of various undergraduate courses.  These included General Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Advanced Analytical Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis, and Instrumental Analysis for Engineers.

       1991-1992 - Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Undergraduate Researcher:  Investigated the fluorescence properties of several derivatives of ninhydrin as improved compounds for detecting amino acids (fingerprints) on paper substrates.

       1989-1991 - Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Chemistry Assistant:  Assisted in the teaching and preparation of undergraduate laboratory sessions.  Laboratory courses included General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis.

       1991 - Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Summer Internship:  Assisted the Chemistry staff in the renovation of the stockroom.  This involved an assessment of the chemical inventory and safety concerns.

Professional Organizations:
        American Chemical Society:
                Division of Analytical Chemistry 1991-Present
        Society of Sigma Xi 1992-Present

Selected Presentations and Papers(*):

*The Selective Removal of Ions by Protein Skimmers, B. Williams (Student), N. Andryszak, K. Crawford, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 4, 155-160 (2004).


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The Selective Removal of Ions by Protein Skimmers, B. Williams (student presenter), N. Andryszak, K. Crawford, Oral Presentation at the South Carolina Academy of Sciences meeting, March 2004.

Kinetics of Chlorophyll Degradation, A. Ybarra (student presenter), K. Crawford, Oral Presentation at Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, November 2003.

*Qualitative Analysis of Common Cations and Anions in Water Samples: An Experiment for Nonscience Majors, M. B. Ellisor and K. D. Crawford, The Chemical Educator, 8/3, 195-198 (2003).

Water Quality of the Hampton Park Pond, Charleston, SC. B. Williams (student presenter), A. Miller, A. Ybarra, Kevin Crawford, Poster presentation at The Citadel Undergraduate Research Conference, Charleston, SC, March 2003.

Purification and Structural Identification of Maitotoxins Produced by the Dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus Toxicus, M. B. Ellisor (student presenter), K. D. Crawford, P. D. R. Moeller, S. L. Morton, Oral presentation at Pittcon 2003 (a national conference), Orlando, FL, March 2003.

Chlorophyll Degradation in Dried Plant Materials, T. Caldwell (student presenter), A. Ybarra, B. Williams, K. Crawford, Poster presentation at Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC, November 2002.

Quantitative Analysis of Phthalate Esters in Artificial Sea Salts, K. D. Crawford (presenter), P. D. R. Moeller, S. L. Morton, B. A. Mitchell, N. Wiggins, Oral presentation at Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Charleston, SC, November 2002.

Professional Conferences as Teaching Tools in Upper-Level Courses, K. D. Crawford, Poster Presentation at the “Teaching to Intrigue” Poster Session Luncheon hosted by the Communication Across the Curriculum Committee, The Citadel, March 2000.

Production and Characterization of a Polystyrene-Based Fluorescent Polymer, K. D. Crawford, Oral Presentation at the Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, October 1999.

*Raman Vibrational Evidence for the Presence of Conjugated Regions in Individual Micron Diameter Polystyrene Particles Irradiated with Visible Radiation, K. D. Crawford and K. D. Hughes, Journal of Physical Chemistry B., 102, 2325 (1998).


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*Rapid Spectroscopic Confirmation of the Presence  of Polystyrene in Polymer Particles of Mixed Composition, K. D. Crawford and K. D. Hughes, Journal of Polymer Science Part B, Polymer  Physics Edition, 36, 999 (1998).

*Rapid Formation and Spectroscopic Observation of Polystyrene Conjugation in Individual Micron-Diameter Particles with Visible Radiation, K. D. Crawford and K. D. Hughes, Journal of Physical Chemistry, 101, 864-870 (1997).