E-mail: kakinney@mail.utexas.edu  

B.S., University of California, Davis, Chemical Engineering, 1988
M.S., University of California, Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1993
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996

Dr. Kinney teaches courses in air pollution control, air sampling and analysis and hazardous waste management. Her research interests focus on the investigation and development of vapor phase bioreactors to treat air contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides. Most recently Dr. Kinney has begun investigating the impact of bioaerosals on indorr air quality. Research activities include:

• characterization of biomass distribution and activity in vapor phase bioreactors;
• development of alternative bioreactor systems (e.g., fungal or thermophilic systems) to extend the range of waste gas streams amenable to biological treatment; and
• indoor air quality in elementary schools

Current projects include the development of bioreactors to treat waste gas streams generated from paint spray booth operations and soil vapor extraction systems.  For more information, see Dr. Kinney's home page.

CE 396L3 ~ Particulate and Gaseous Control ~ Spring 2002

Gunsch, C. K., Kinney, K.A., Szaniszlo, P.J and Whitman, C.P. “Quantification of Homogentisate-1,2-Dioxygenase Expression in a Fungus Degrading Ethylbenzene,” Journal of Microbiological Methods 67 (2006) 257–265.

Golam, S., Corsi, R. L., Kinney, K.A. and Banks, J.A. “Measurements of Ammonia Emissions from Oak and Pine Forests and Development of a Non-industrial Ammonia Emissions Inventory in Texas,” Atmospheric Environment, 39 (2005) 7137–7153.

Qi, B.,Moe, W.M., and Kinney, K.A. Treatment of Paint Spray Booth Off-Gases in a Fungal Biofilter, Journal of Environmental Engineering, v 131, n 2, February, 2005, p 180-189

Gunsch, C.K., Cheng, Q., Kinney, K.A. Szaniszlo, P.J. and Whitman, C. P. “Identification of a homogentisate-1,2-dioxygenase gene in the fungus Exophiala lecanii-corni: Analysis and implications,” Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, v 68, n 3, August, 2005, p 405-411.