Mary Crawford

Professor of Chemistry

Contact 309-341-7326 mcrawfor@knox.edu

General Interests
"My laboratory uses kinetic and mechanistic approaches to determine the products formed and the rate constants of reactions of the hydroxyl radical and the chlorine atom with various anthropogenic substances. Of particular interest at this time is the study of fuel additives."

Years at Knox: 1997 to present

Education
Ph.D., 1999, Purdue University.
B.A., 1989, Knox College.

Teaching Interests
General chemistry, chemistry and environmental policy, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, chemical laboratory principles.

Selected Professional Accomplishments

Publications
"Determination of Myoglobin Stability by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy: Classic and Modern Data Analysis." Mehl, Andy, Crawford, Mary, & Zhang, Lei. Journal of Chemical Education, 2009.

"A Kinetic and Product Study of Chlorine Atom with CH3CH2OD." Co-authored with Z. Li, H. Heuerman, and D. Kinscherff, Int. J. Chem. Kinet 36 (2004): 584.

"Kinetics and Mechanism of the Acetylperoxy + HO2 Reaction." Co-authored with T.J. Wallington, J.J. Szente, M.M. Maricq, and J.S.J. Francisco, Physical Chemistry A 103 (1999): 365.

Presentations
"The Kinetics of Acetylperoxy=HO2." Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, 1998.

What Students Say
"Professor Crawford served as my advisor for summer research in chemistry. She pushed me to learn on my own while still offering me insight into her knowledge. I have learned a lot from Mary, and she encourages and cares for her students. Mary has helped make my Knox experience great."
-Christopher Miles, Biochemistry Major