Kevin Crist joined Ohio University in 1994. Kevin is a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and the Director of the Air Quality Center at Ohio University and served on the leadership team for the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University. In addition, he is one of the founding members of Ohio University’s Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment (CE3). Before joining Ohio University, he had 12 years of experience working for industry and a research laboratory; including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Conoco Oil Company, Texas Instruments and the Quaker Oats Company.
Energy and the environment have been identified as one of the core strengths or focus area for Ohio University’s research efforts. The Center for Air Quality, directed by Crist, plays a central role in that mission. The Center as part of the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (ISEE) and the Consortium for Energy Economics and the Environment (CE3) has been addressing energy and environmental issues in the state and region. This includes research on several key air quality and energy issues involving mercury, ozone, fine particulate matter, pesticides and carbon.
Crist has an active research portfolio and has been instrumental in securing over 60 research contracts and projects worth over $6 million from industry, and funding agencies such as the Department of Energy, U.S. EPA, Ohio EPA and the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority.
Research Interests: In the area of environmental sustainability which includes air quality modeling, emission modeling and assessment and monitoring.
Research Interests:Air Quality, Chemical Engineering, Pollution
All Degrees Earned:Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 1994; M.S., Industrial Hygiene, Texas A&M University, 1983; B.S., Chemistry, University of Northern Iowa, 1981.