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Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Resume - Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Home Address: Campus Address: Available upon request Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042-1775
(610) 330-5439/kneya@lafayette.edu
Education: Doctor of Philosophy, May 1999
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Major – Environmental Engineering
Dissertation – “Synthesis and Characterization of a New Heavy-Metal-Selective Inorganic Ion Exchanger”
Master of Science, October 1995
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Major - Civil Engineering
Thesis - “Selective Removal of Metal-Ligand Complexes using Synthetic Sorbents”
Bachelor of Science, June 1993, Magna Cum Laude
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Major - Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Arts, August 1977
Saint Francis College, Biddeford, ME 04005
Major – Biology/Business
Licenses: Board Certified Environmental Engineer Member (BCEE), Certified 10/16, #16-20014
Professional Engineer, Pennsylvania, July 2007, File # 35-174-48-4024, License # PE074909
EIT, Certified Issued on July 30, 1993 (EIT Certification Number 14524/Serial Number – 6883)
Hazardous Waste Certification, 1996
Awards: Lafayette College: 2016 Faculty Award for Excellence in Community Engagement Pedagogy
2015 Aaron O. Hoff Award - Student Group Award – SEES (Served as Advisor)
2010 Professional Research Award, PA Water Environmental Association (PWEA)
2010 Delta Upsilon Distinguished Mentoring and Teaching Award
2010 Aaron O. Hoff Award - Student Group Award – SEES (Served as Lead Advisor)
2009 Red Sneaker Award, Received from Spring Cove School District
2008 Aaron O. Hoff Award – Organization Advisor of the Year Award (Compost Group)
Environmental Team (Lead Advisor) - Placed 1st at the 2005 PA-AWWA Conference
Environmental Team (Lead Advisor) - Placed 2nd at the 2005 International WERC Contest
NSF Research Travel Grant to United Kingdom, Fall 2003
2002 Aaron O. Hoff Award - Student Group Award – ASCE (Served as Co-Advisor)
ASCE Advisor Award through ASCE National, October 2002
Lehigh University: Lehigh University Service Award, May 1999
Graduate Student Leadership Award, May 1998
Pennsylvania Water Environment Association Student Research Award, 1998
Appointments: Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042 2018 - Present
Director – Lafayette College Center for Community Engagement
Full Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Area of Teaching - Environmental Engineering
Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042 2017 - 2018
Director – Lafayette College Center for Community Engagement
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Area of Teaching - Environmental Engineering
Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042 2016 - 2018
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Area of Teaching - Environmental Engineering
Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042 2010 - 2016 Department Head
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Area of Teaching - Environmental Engineering
Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042 2007 - 2010
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Area of Teaching - Environmental Engineering
Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042 1999 - 2007
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Area of Teaching - Environmental Engineering
Merritt/Osborn Environmental Consulting, Inc., Chatham, MA 02633 1990 - 2012
Consulting – Environmental Site Investigator
Visiting Fellow 2003 - 2006
University of Cranfield
School of Water Science, Cranfield, UK
Honorary President 2003 - 2004
Fritz Engineering Society
Lehigh University
Creative Dining Concepts LTD., Trading as “The Academy”, Newtown, PA 18940 1983 - 1990
Owner/Operator
100-seat restaurant/bar, 50 employees, outside catering and banquets, grossed $750,000
yearly. Arranged financing, designed building, and supervised construction.
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, Willow Grove, PA 19040 1980 - 1983
Unit Manager
Responsible for daily operations of a specific restaurant
Deering Ice Cream Company, Inc., Portland, ME 04104 1977 - 1980
Manager (77-78), District Manager (12 unit operations) (78-80)
Responsible for operations of 12 different restaurants, approx. 250 employees
Youngest district manager to maintain position with DIC (age 22)
Proposals AEESP Environmental Outreach Grant (September 2017) – Funds used to promote awareness of environmental
Granted: research to middle school students - $750
Lafayette College: 2016 Teagle Foundation Grant - $2,500
Lafayette College: 2015 R. K. Mellon Summer Research Fellowship - $2,500 Lafayette College: Mellon STEAM Grant – Summer 2014 & 2015, $10,000.
Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, Barnstable Massachusetts: “Demonstration,
Feasibility and Potential Implementation of Colosi/Kney Bioassay Technology for the Barnstable
County Municipal Authority” – Summer 2014, 15,000, 7/1/14 – 7/14/14 Nazareth Municipal Authority: “Stream Sampling Program” – Summer 2013, $16,755.00.
Nazareth Municipal Authority: “Building a GIS and Modeling” – Summer 2013, $17,064.60.
Nazareth Municipal Authority “Stream Sampling Program” – Summer 2012, $16,755.00.
Nazareth Municipal Authority: “Building a GIS and Modeling” – Summer 2012, $17,064.60.
National Science Foundation – ISE: FUTURE WORLDS: A Cyber-Learning Platform for Exploration in
Sustainability, Participation – Sub Award; 32,000 + 23,000 = 55,000 – 9/1/11 to 8/31/13
Nazareth Municipal Authority: “Nutrient Investigation in the Bushkill Watershed” –Summer 2011, $10,701.
Nazareth Municipal Authority: “Building a GIS and Modeling” – Summer 2011, $30,805.
Nazareth Municipal Authority: “Stream Sampling” – Summer 2010, $9,818.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Environmental Protection Agency, 2010 P3. A National Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People,
Prosperity, and the Planet. Sustainable College Communities: Incorporating a Sustainable Food Loop,
$10.000, 8/15/010 – 8/14/11.
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers: “Demonstrating Effective Mentoring through a Common
Project: $14,000. 09/01/09 – 08/31/11.
Nazareth Municipal Authority: “Steam Sampling” – Summer 2010, $9,818.
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP): “Expanding a Food Waste Compositing Facility at Lafayette
College as an Institutional Model in the Lehigh Valley Region” $51,352, 9/1/09 to 8/31/10
Nazareth Municipal Authority: “Building a GIS and Modeling” – Summer 2010, $41,853.
Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF): Funds for Solar Array at Metzgar Field, July 2009, $30,000
Nazareth Municipal Authority: “Building a GIS and Modeling” – Summer 2009, $40,000.
Nazareth Municipal Authority - Reduction of Energy/Alternative Energy Feasibility Study and Model
Development – November 2008, $5000.00
ENVIRON Foundation 2007-2008, Student Club Grant, $7,000
National Science Foundation, RUI. An Innovative Hybrid Technology for the Removal and Destruction of
Perchlorate from Aqueous Systems Using Polymeric Ligand Exchange Technology and a Packed Bed
Bio Reactor. No. 0553654, $199,999.00, 7/01/06- 6/31/09.
Environmental Protection Agency, 2005 P3. A National Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People,
Prosperity, and the Planet. The characterization and implementation of an enhanced activated alumina
for the removal of dissolved arsenic at the point of entry. Sorting Code 2005-NCER-Z3, $25,764,
9/30/05 – 5/30/06.
WERC/New Mexico State University/AWWA Grant, Equilibrium and Rapid Column Study, A Cooperative
Study. $27,615, 6/20/05 – 5/31/06.
National Science Foundation, Office of International Science & Engineering. International Collaborative
Research Investigating Wetland Adjacent to Lake Victoria. No. 0353236, $95,360, 04/01/04-03/31/06.
National Science Foundation, Office of International Science & Engineering. US-United Kingdom Cooperative
Research: Magnetic Study. No. 0330868, $15,000, 8/1/03 – 12/31/03.
National Science Foundation, Adaptation and Implementation (A&I) track of the Course, Curriculum, and
Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program. A Multidisciplinary/Intercollegiate Collaborative
Experience Using a Recombinant Yeast Assay to Quantify Estrogenic Compounds in Wastewater. No.
0310976, $98,000, 6/1/03 – 5/31/06.
Blairstown Township, NJ. Water Quality Project. $10,600, 5/1/03.
National Science Foundation, MRI/RUI Proposal for Instrumentation of Environmental Research Laboratories,
CMS. Major Research Instrumentation. No. 0215809, $366,364, 6/31/02.
National Science Foundation, Small Grant Exploratory Research (SGER). Enhanced Treatment of Ions in
Solution Using a Variable Magnetic Field. No. 0211450, $49,832, 5/15/02 – 5/14/03.
Academic Research Students: As of Dec. 2016: 23 Honors Students (i.e., CE 495/496); 16 Independent Study Students
Highlights (i.e., CE 390/391); 88 Independent Research Students (i.e., Paid research position (EXCEL)).
Advisor to 2 ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry (Peacock ’12, Crossette ‘15).
Advisor to 1 AIChE National Conference Poster Winner (1st Place – Tenney ’18)
Advisor to 2 Davis Peace Prize Recipients (Siddiqua ’13, Tate-Robinson ‘13).
Advisor to 2 David and Lorraine Freed Undergraduate Symposia Award Recipients (Honorable Mention –
Tenney ’18, 1st Place – Ryan ’15)
Advisor to 4 EPA GRO Scholarship Recipients (Peacock ‘12, Thompson ‘12, Hardy ‘14, Crossette ’15,
Furneaux ‘17).
Advisor to 1 EPA Science to Achieve Scholarship - Graduate Fellowship (Tull ‘06).
Advisor to 1 Goldwater Scholarship Recipient (Thompson ’12).
Advisor to 1 Goldwater Honorable Mention Scholarship Recipient (Crossette ’15).
Advisor to 4 Grand Challenge Students (Weyland ’16, Ye ’17, Minassian ’17, Paulis ’17).
Advisor to 1 Moles Scholarship Winner (Himmelwright ’14).
Advisor to 1 Moles Student Award Winner (Citrin ’14).
Advisor to 3 NSF Fellowship Recipient (Molek ‘03, Moore ’08, Thompson ’12).
Advisor to 2 Posters on the Hill Recipients (Baker ’06, Crossette ’15).
Advisor to multiple PWEA Poster/Podium Winners.
Advisor to 1 Schwarzman Scholarship Recipient (Pearson ’16).
Advisor to 1 Tau Beta Pi Scholarship Recipient (Weidner ’12).
Advisor to 5 Udall Scholarship Recipients (Adelman (2x) ‘10, Peacock ‘12, Hardy ’14, Crossette ‘15).
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Advisor to 2 Udall Honorable Mention Recipients (Bell ’11, Crossette ’15).
Advisor to 1 Water Works Operators’ Association of Pennsylvania (WWOAP) Scholarship (Crossette ’15).
External Reviewer for Tenure/Promotion Faculty Cases, 2013, 2016.
ABET Review Board Member, Bucknell University, 2016
Reviewer for Book Chapter, “Chitosan dispersed with Fe(III) oxide particles: a sorbent used for selective
removal of arsenic from contaminated waters”, July 2009.
Reviewer for Advances in Biology and Biotechnology, May 2016.
Reviewer for American Society of Engineering Education, Feb. 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
Reviewer for Chemical Engineering Journal, May 2010, July 2011.
Reviewer for Chemosphere, Jan. 2007, Nov. 2008, June 2012.
Reviewer for Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Jan. 2014.
Reviewer for Department of Energy Proposal, Feb. 2003.
Reviewer for Desalination, Feb. 2009.
Reviewer for Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Dec. 2007, Aug. 2010.
Reviewer for Environmental Science and Technology, Sep. 2005, Feb. 2007, May 2008.
Reviewer for IWA Beijing 2006 Conference Publications, Nov. 2005 – Feb. 2006.
Reviewer for Journal of Biosystems Engineering, April 2013.
Reviewer for Journal of Environmental Management, Feb. 2009.
Reviewer for Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, June 2012.
Reviewer for Journal of Hazardous Materials, Sep. 2009, Nov. 2013
Reviewer for Journal of Professional Issues in Education, Oct. 2012.
Reviewer for Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Dec. 2007, June 2007, Aug. 2011.
Reviewer for King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, July 2010.
Reviewer for Metals, April 2016.
Reviewer for Reactive and Functional Polymers, July 2003, Aug. 2014, Jan. 2015.
Reviewer for Science of the Total Environment, Feb. 2017.
Reviewer for Separation Science and Technology, Oct. 2007, Jan. 2008.
Reviewer for Water, Jan. 2017.
Reviewer for Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, April 2009.
Reviewer for Water Research, May 2006, Dec. 2006, Jan. 2007, Nov. 2009.
ASCE Committee Member, Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDC) Video Conference Committee. Broadcast,
Nov. 2008.
Head of Track Committee for 2007 EWRI Conference, EDC Symposium, May 2006 – May 2007.
Arranged Cooperative Research Experience for Students to Study at New Mexico State U., Summer 2005.
Arranged Research Experience for Students at Brookhaven National Lab, NY, Interim Session 2005.
Arranged Cooperative Research Experience for Student to Study at Cranfield U., UK, Summer 2004.
Arranged Cooperative Research Experience for Student to Study at Auburn U., Summer 2004.
Established Environmental Engineering Analytical Laboratory, Spring 2003.
Ph.D. Committee Member, Jan. 2001 - May 2003.
NSF Panel Member for Proposal Review, March 2001.
Academic Lafayette: Current
Activities: Student Life Committee, 2007 – 2008, 2016 - Present
Society of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (SEES) Advisor, 2004 – Present.
Founding Member and Participant - Sustainability Committee, 2003 – Present.
Completed
Faculty Enrollment Planning Committee, 2013 – 2015.
Presidential Task Force on Enrollment Size and Program Capacity Committee, 2013 – 2014
Center for Community Engagement Taskforce, 2013 - 2014
Graduate Studies And Fellowships Advisory, 2009 – 2014
Civil Engineering Graduate School Liaison 2009 – 2014.
Civil Engineering Library Liaison, 2000 – 2014
Academic Research Committee (ARC), Chair, 2010 – 2012.
2012 NCUR Academic Co-lead, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, March, 2012
Search Committee Chair, Four Search Committees for CEE – 2012
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Jeffers Engineering Director Search Committee, 2011-2012
Goldwater Review Committee, 2009 – 2010.
Biotechnology/Bioengineering Advisory, 2009 – 2010.
Community Based Learning & Research Advisory, 2009 – 2010.
Search Committee for Technician, Spring 2010.
Academic Research Committee (ARC), Member, 2009 – 20010.
Student Life Ad-Hoc Committee on Residential Life, June 2008 – August 2009.
Campus Master Planning Committee, April 2008 – Spring 2009.
2009 Orientation Committee.
Search Committee for Geotech/Trans. Civil Engineering Faculty Member, Spring 2006
Search Committee for Lead Technician, Fall 2005
Search Committee for Technician, Fall 2005
Commencement Committee, 2004 – 2006
Multidisciplinary Environmental Contest Team Advisor, 2002 – 2004.
Landis Community Outreach Committee, 2001 – 2003
Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) Advisor, 2000 – 2005
ASCE Student Chapter Advisor, 2000 - 2003
Environmental Science Minor Committee, 1999 - 2003
Lehigh U.: Advisor for undergraduate studies summer program sponsored by NSF, 1996 - 1999
Project Link-Up, (University/Peace Corps Connection), Organizer and Founder, 1996 - 1999
Math tutoring for Lehigh University Athletic Department, 1997 - 1999
S.T.A.R. (Students That Are Ready) Involvement, Lehigh University, 1996 - 1997
Invited Lehigh Valley ASCE – May 2016 - Topic: Big Happenings in the Valley, Advanced Wastewater Treatment
Lecturer: Research and Education Center at the City of Easton WWTP
Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority – November 2015 – Topic: Easton Wastewater Technology, Education, and
Resource Recovery Research Center (EWATER3)
Green Building Council, Lehigh Valley – Nov. 2015 Nov. 2016 – Topic: STEAM Camp
University of Massachusetts, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department – Oct. 2015 – Topic: Paint
from Acid Mine Drainage and PPCPs in the Environment
Campus Compact, College/University and Community Partnerships Kutztown, PA – September 2014 –
Topic: Taking topics of Environment, Engineering, Science and the Arts to “Infinity and Beyond”, PA
EPA National Compost Webinar (EPA Lead – M. Pennington), December 2013 – Topic: Lafayette Campus
Composting Program
Kansas State University – Class Lecture through Skype, October 2013 – Topic: Conducting ESA’s
University and Wayne State University – Class Lectures through Skype, October 2012 – Topic: Nutrients -
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Lehigh University – Fritz Engineering Research Society, 77th Annual Banquet, November 2012 - Topic: Our
Destiny, Who is really in Control; Politicians, Scientists or the Public?
Lafayette College Student Conference, sponsored by Africans Creating African Consciousness and Interest
Abroad, March 6, 2004 – Topic: What should our priorities be sustaining our environment?
Lehigh University – Fritz Engineering Research Society, 63rd Annual Banquet, March 2004 - Topic: The Road to
Academics, My Story
Green Action Coalition, Lehigh Valley Symposium, April 2003 – Topic: Stormwater Runoff, Land Development
and Water Quality, An Overview
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, November 13, 2002 - Topic: Wetlands and Their Importance
The Polytechnic School of the Army, Quito, Ecuador, January 4 - 19, 1999 - Topic: Hazardous Waste
Management
Synergistic STEM/STEAM Camp Summer Program – Worked with Lafayette students to develop a three day STEM
Activities: experience for 50-60 young children in the Easton area. 1st Camp August of 2012, 2012 – 2016.
Brownfield Action (http://brownfieldaction.org/) – Partner in the development of a web-based virtual interactive
educational tool for performing environmental site assessments of commercial properties. Funded
through NSFs CCLI program. 2003 - Present
Lead Organizer Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDC) Symposium at the 2007 EWRI World Congress in
Tampa Bay Florida.
Participation in Environmental Protection Agency’s, 2010 and 2005 P3. A National Competition for
Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet. 2005-06 and 2010-11.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Participation in a NSF CCLI Program - “Multidisciplinary/Intercollegiate Collaborative Experience Using a
Recombinant Yeast Assay to Quantify Estrogenic Compounds in Wastewater. 6/1/03 – 5/31/06.
Invited Workshop Presenter, Co-Project Instructor - “First International Congress on Science and Technology”,
Quito, Ecuador – Sponsored by The Research Center at Polytechnic School of Army, Escuela
Politecnica Del Ejercito (ESPE), Ecuador - Based on work through NSF grant (No. 0310976),“A
Multidisciplinary/Intercollegiate Collaborative Experience Using a Recombinant Yeast Assay to
Quantify Estrogenic Compounds in Wastewater,” Held at Santa Clara Campus, Sangolquí, Ecuador,
October 2005.
NSF Sponsored Workshop, Co-Project Instructor - Sponsored by a cooperative CCLI-ND NSF grant lead by
James M. Haynes, SUNY, Brockport - Based on work through NSF grant (No. 0310976), “A
Multidisciplinary/Intercollegiate Collaborative Experience Using a Recombinant Yeast Assay to
Quantify Estrogenic Compounds in Wastewater,” Held at DeSales University, Allentown, July 2004.
Professional American Chemical Society (ACS) (Member Since 1999).
Affiliations: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE/EWRI) (Member Since 1992).
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) (Member Since 2007).
American Water Work Association (AWWA) (Member Since 1999).
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) (Member Since 2002).
Eastern Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Operators Association (EPWPCOA) - (Member Since 1999).
Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA) (Member Since 1999).
Water Environment Federation (WEF) (Member Since 1999).
Professional Current:
Activities: Scholarship Committee, Water Works Operators’ Association of Pennsylvania (WWOAP), 2012 – Present.
PWEA Research Committee, Member, 2005 – Present.
Bushkill Stream Conservancy, Board of Directors, 2002 – Present.
Completed:
ASEE Community Engagement Committee, 2015 – 2018.
Lehigh Valley Section, ASCE, Environmental/Water Resources Chair, 2001 – 2014.
Wildlands Conservancy, Education Board, 2011- 2013.
Bethlehem Backyard Habitat Committee, 2007 – 2012.
PWEA Research Committee, Chair, 2005 – 2009.
Bethlehem Environmental Advisory Board, Chair, 2006 - 2007.
ASCE/EWRI Water Supply Eng. Tech. Committee of the Infrastructure Council, Secretary, 2004 – 2008.
Organizing Committee Member, First International Congress on Science and Technology,
Quito, Ecuador, 2004 – 2005.
AWWA/ASCE WTP Design 4th Edition Steering Committee, 2002 – 2004.
DEP Watershed Science Committee, 2002 – 2003.
ASCE/EWRI Water Supply Eng. Tech. Committee of the Infrastructure Council, Member, 2001- 2004.
Vice President Lehigh Valley Section, ASCE, 2000 – 2001.
Local Environmental Advisory Group (LEAG), Lucent Technology, 1997 – 2003.
Courses Design II, Environmental Module (Junior Design)
Taught: Design III (Senior Planning and Design, Capstone Project)
Engineering and Policy Design
Engineering Professionalism and Ethics
Environmental Site Assessment
Geotechnical Engineering
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Introduction to Planning and Design
Sustainability of Built Systems
Water Supply and Pollution Control
Water Quality
Continuing Posse-Led Faculty Leadership Workshop – Nov. 2, 2016.
Education: KEEN - X-Trained Entrepreneurial Minded Learning Workshop, Jan. 20 – 21, 2016.
Creating and Evaluating Teaching Portfolios, Workshop 1 & 2, Lafayette College, Nov. 11, 2015.
KEEN – X-Training Workshop, Lafayette College, Aug. 27, 2015.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
NSF/NIH Grant Workshop (Swarthmore), May 14, 2012.
SENCER Workshop/Conference, Harold Washington College, Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 2009.
SEF Workshop, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, August 2009.
SENCER Workshop/Conference, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, Aug. 2008.
SETAC North America 28th Annual Meeting. “Advanced mass spectrometric analysis for endocrine disruptors
and pharmaceuticals in the environment”. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nov. 2007.
EPA Workshop. “Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program”. Washington DC, Dec. 2007.
Macro Invertebrate Workshop – Sponsored by Wetland Conservancy, April 2003.
Brownfield Action Seminar – Sponsored by Barnard College, April 2003.
Wetland Workshop – Sponsored by Bowman’s Wildflower Association, March 2003.
National Science Foundation Teaching Workshop – Sponsored by NSF; June 2002.
ASCE Leadership Conference – Sponsored by American Society of Civil Engineers, Jan. 2002.
Water Security Summit – Sponsored by Haestad Methods, Dec. 2001.
Instructional Teaching and Technology Workshop – Sponsored by Lafayette College, Aug. 2001.
Property Condition Assessment – Sponsored by American Society for Testing Material, Sep. 2001.
Engineering Education Scholars Program – Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, July 2000.
Green Engineering – Sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency, July 2000.
Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Sep. 1997.
Collaborators: Bower, Peter, Biology Department, Barnard University.
Boyd, Glen, Project Manager/Supervisor HDR Inc., Bellevue, WA.
Brandes, David, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Lafayette College.
Butler, Caitlyn, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, U Massachusetts, Amherst.
Colosi, Joseph, Biology Department, DeSales University.
Datta, Saugata, Geology Department, Kansas City State University.
Duran, Metin, Civil and Environ. Engineering Department, Villanova University.
Germanoski, Dru, Geology Department, Lafayette College.
Husic, David, Chemistry Department, Lafayette College.
Leese, Joseph, Biology Department, DeSales University.
Lester, James, Computer Science, North Carolina State University.
Morris, Holly, Biology Department, Lehigh Carbon Community College.
Mylon, Steve, Chemistry Department, Lafayette College.
Parson, Simons, School of Water Science, Cranfield University Cranfield, UK.
Ray, Chittaranjan, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, U. of Hawaii.
Reckhow, David, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, U Massachusetts, Amherst.
SenGupta, Arup, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Lehigh University.
Sengupta, Sukalyan, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth.
Schaider, Laurel, Silent Spring Institute, Newton, Massachusetts.
Suri, Rominder, Civil and Environ. Eng. Department, Temple University.
Tavakoli, Javad, Chemical Engineering Department, Lafayette College.
Zhao, Dongye, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auburn University.
Publications: (*asterisk indicates student co-author)
Refereed Books, Chapters, Project Reports and Technical References
Bower, P, R. Kelsey, B. Bennington, L. Lemke, J. Liddicoat, B. Sorice Miccio, A. Lampousis, D. Thompson, B.
Greenbaum Seewald, A. D. Kney, T. Graham, S. Datta. (Winter 2014) Brownfield Action: Dissemination of a
SENCER Model Curriculum and the Creation of a Collaborative STEM Education Network. Science Education
and Civic Engagement. 6:1:5-22.
AWWA/ASCE National Committee, “Forth Edition Water Treatment Plant Design,” Prepared by the Joint
AWWA/ASECE Steering Committee, 2004.
Linginreddy, S. Editor, “Control of Microorganisms in Drinking Water” Prepared by the Water Supply
Engineering Technical Committee of the Infrastructure Council, ASCE, Reston, VA, 2002.
SenGupta, A.K., P. Li, A.D. Kney, (2002). Pilot Testing of the Two-Step Selective Alum Recovery Process.
Technical Manual, AWWARF, Denver, CO.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Kney, A.D. and A.K. SenGupta, (2001). Synthesis and Characterization of a New Class Of Hybrid Inorganic
Sorbents. A chapter in Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction. Marcel Dekker, Inc, NY, NY, pp 295-352.
Refereed Papers
Adelman*, M. J., A. D. Kney, B. C. Peacock*, M. B. Rothenberger, J. E. Greenleaf. (2017). Rethinking the Land
Application Value of Municipal Waste Compost through Improved Nitrogen Management. Journal of Solid
Waste Technology and Management, 43:4: 338-345(8)
Ryan*, M. J., A. D. Kney, T. L. Carley. (2017). A study of selective precipitation techniques used to recover
refined iron oxide pigments for the production of paint from a synthetic acid mine drainage brine. Applied
Geochemistry, 79:27-35.
Citrin*, R. A., A. D. Kney, P. Clark. (2016). Evaluation of a Learning Platform and Assessment Methods for
Informal Elementary Environmental Education Focusing on Sustainability, Presented through a Case Study,
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Kney, A. D., J. C Tatu, M. Marlin*, X. Meng*. (2016). Transforming STEM to STEAM: How a Traditionally
Run STEM Camp Successfully Incorporated the Arts into Its Framework. Integrated STEM Education
Conference (ISEC) Proceedings, Princeton, New Jersey.
Oswald, M., A. D. Kney, D. Veshosky. (2012) Integrating the Charrette Process into Engineering Education: A
Case Study on a Civil Engineering Capstone Course, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, San
Antonio, Texas.
Thompson*, M., D. Brandes, A. D. Kney (2012) Using electronic conductivity and hardness data for rapid
assessment of stream water quality. Journal of Environmental Management. 104:15:152-157.
Colosi, J. C., and A. D. Kney, (2011). A yeast estrogen screen without extraction provides fast, reliable measures
of estrogenic activity. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30:10:2261-2269.
Dimick*, P. S., A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, S. E. Mylon, D. Zhao, (2008). An Intercomparison of Polymeric Ligand
Exchangers for Removal of Perchlorate from Water. Separation Science and Technology. 43:9-10:2343-2362.
Kney, A. D. and D. Brandes, (2007). A graphical screening method for assessing stream water quality using
specific conductivity and alkalinity data. Journal of Environmental Management. 82:4:519-528.
Xiong, Z., P. S. Dimick*, D. Zhao, A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, (2006). Removal of Perchlorate from Contaminated
Water Using a Regenerable Polymeric Ligand Exchanger. Separation Science and Technology, 41:11:2555-
2574.
Kney, A. D. and S. A. Parsons, (2006). A spectrophotometric based study of magnetic water treatment
assessment of ionic vs. surface mechanisms. Water Research, 40:3:517-524.
Kney, A. D. and D. Zhao, (2004). A pilot study on phosphate and nitrate removal from secondary wastewater
effluent using a selective ion exchange process. Environmental Technology, 25:533-542.
Conference Papers
Kney, A. D., J. C Tatu, M. Marlin*, X. Meng*. (2016). Transforming STEM to STEAM: How a Traditionally
Run STEM Camp Successfully Incorporated the Arts into Its Framework. Integrated STEM Education
Conference (ISEC) Proceedings, Princeton, New Jersey.
Citrin*, R., A. D. Kney. (2013) Development of Assessment Methods for an Interactive Cyberlearning Platform
for Explorations in Sustainability, PWEA Conference Proceedings, Lancaster, PA, June 2013 – Also selected as
a 2013 Research Award Winner.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Citrin*, R. and A.D. Kney, (2013). FUTURE WORLDS: Development of Assessment Methods for an
Interactive Cyber-learning Platform for Informal Explorations in Sustainability for Students Ages 9 –
12. Proceeding of ASEE 2013 National Conference, June 2013, Atlanta, Georgia.
Weidner*, A., D. Ridinger*, A. D. Kney and M. Suleiman. (2012) Removal of Heavy Metals from
Urban Stormwater using Pervious Concrete. WEF 2012 Stormwater Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland,
Proceedings.
Adelman*, M. J. and A. D. Kney, (2010). Techniques for nitrogen management in municipal solid waste
composting. Proceedings of the ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 2010,
Providence, RI.
Calkins*, J., A. D. Kney, M. T. Suleiman, A. Weidner*, (2010). Removal of Heavy Metals using Pervious
Concrete Material. Proceedings of the ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 2010,
Providence, RI.
Shoemaker*, J., A. D. Kney, S. E. Mylon, D. Zhao (2010). Rapid destruction of perchlorate on Ion Exchange
Resins using stabilized zero-valent iron nanoparticles. Proceedings of the ASCE World Environmental & Water
Resources Congress, May 2010, Providence, RI.
Thompson*, M. Y., D. Brandes, A. D. Kney, (2010). Using electronic conductivity and hardness data for rapid
assessment of stream water quality. Proceedings of the ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources
Congress, May 2010, Providence, RI.
Adelman*, M. J., H. H. Griesbach*, M. Caserta*, and A. D. Kney, (2010). Nitrogen mass balance in an in-
vessel compost batch. Proceedings Lafayette College Sustainability Conference, Easton, PA, April 2010.
Kney, A. (November 2008) An Interim Trip Experience that Crosses International as Well as Academic
Boundaries. Patriot League Conference 2008. Lafayette College, Easton PA.
Dimick*, P. S., A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, S. E. Mylon, D. Zhao, (October 2007). An Intercomparison of
Polymeric Ligand Exchangers for Removal of Perchlorate from Water. Separation Science and Technology
Symposium. Gatlinburg, TN.
Brandes, D. and A. D. Kney, (October 2006). Using Electrical Conductivity Measurements As A Stream
Assessment Tool: A Case Study In Watershed Education And Research. 2006 Geographical Society of America
(GSA) Conference, Philadelphia, PA..
Tavakoli, J., A. D. Kney, S. Mylon, L. Caslake, P. Dimick*, and S. Presciutti*, (June 2006). A Hybrid
Technology for Removal and Destruction of Perchlorate from Contaminated Water Systems, IWC 2006, Proto,
Portugal
Baker*, A. and A. D. Kney, (October 2005). Evaluation of an Engineered, Iron Enhanced Activated Alumina
Sorbent for the Removal of Arsenic III and Arsenic V from Groundwater. First International Congress on
Science and Technology, Quito, Ecuador.
Kney, A.D., D. Brandes, M. Allaire*, J. Goodwill*, and J. Boyd*, (May 2005). Development of a graphical
assessment method for interpreting stream conductivity data. Proceedings of the 2005 ASCE/EWRI World Water
and Environmental Resources Congress, Anchorage, Alaska.
Goodwill*, J., A. D. Kney, D. Brandes, (June 2004). Development of a Rapid Water Quality Assessment Method
Addressing Anthropogenic Influence of Stream Chemistry. PWEA Conference Proceedings, State College, PA.
Research award received.
Kney, A. K., R. Ruggles, D. Mace, (June 2003). Meeting the Challenge: Developing a Senior Capstone Design
Project into a Meaningful, Practical, and Enjoyable Experience. Proceedings of the 2003 ASCE EWRI World
Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Philadelphia, PA.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Brandes, D. and A.D. Kney, (June 2003). Improving environmental and water resources engineering education at
Lafayette College using watershed-based field studies. Proceedings of the 2003 ASCE/EWRI World Water and
Environmental Resources Congress, Philadelphia, PA.
Tregger*, N. and A.D. Kney, (June 2003). Assessment of a Watershed by Means of a Streamwater Monitoring
Program, a Stormwater Collection Program, and a Longitudinal Sampling Assessment. Proceedings for the
PWEA Conference, State College, PA. Research award received.
Kney, A. D., J. Tavakoli, A. Dougherty, (March 2003). A Unique Approach to Understanding the Mechanisms
involved in Magnetic Water Conditioning using Ion Exchangers. Proceedings of the 1st IWA Conference on
Scaling and Corrosion in Water and Wastewater Systems, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK.
Kney, A. D., J. Molek*, J. Tavakoli, A. Dougherty, (December 2002). The Effect of Magnetic Susceptibility on
Ion Exchange Treatment of a Solution in the Presence of a Magnetic Field. Proceeding of the Industrial Water
Conference, Orlando, Fl.
Kney, A. D., B. Dreibelbis*, D. Zhao, (July, 2002). A Pilot Study – Phosphate and Nitrate Removal Using an
Enhanced Separation Process, a Polymeric Ligand Exchanger. Proceeding of the CSCE-EWRI International
Conference on Environmental Engineering, Niagara Falls, Canada.
Sanford Bernhardt, K. L., M. J. S. Roth, D. Brandes, A. D. Kney, (June 2002). Engineering Ethics: Teaching
Moral Theories to Engineers. Proceeding of the ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, CA.
Molek*, J., A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, (April 2002). Magnetic Effects on Ions in Solution. Proceedings of the
National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), University of Wisconsin, WI.
Tregger*, N., J. Jang*, A. D. Kney, (April 2002). A Preliminary Study in the Effect of Urban Runoff from
Stormwater for the Bushkill Stream. National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), University of
Wisconsin, WI.
Kney, A. D., J. Molek*, J. Tavakoli, (May 2001). The Effect of a Magnetic Field on Ion-Exchange Selectivity
and Capacity. Proceeding of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, Orlando, FL.
Ruggles, R., D. Brandes, A. D. Kney, (May 2001). Development of a Geographical Information System for
Water Research, Information and Education. Proceeding of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of
the American Society of Civil Engineers, Orlando, FL.
Molek*, J., A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, (March 2001). The Effect of a Magnetic Field on Five Target Heavy Metal
Cations. 2001 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), University of Kentucky, KY.
Harbold, C. M., R. Ruggles, A. D. Kney, (March 2001). Developing a Geographical Information System to
Analyze the Pollutant Stream for Mpererwe Landfill. National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR),
University of Kentucky, KY.
Black, C., A. D. Kney, A. K. SenGupta, (April 1999). Comparing Arsenic, Zinc, and Phosphate Removal using
Inorganic and Organic Ion Exchange Sorbents. 1999 National Conference on Undergraduate Research,
University of Rochester, NY.
Kney, A. D. and A. K. SenGupta, (June 1998). Synthesis and Characterization of a New Heavy-Metal-Selective
Inorganic Ion Exchanger. 70th Annual PWEA Conference, Seven Springs, PA.
Kney, A. D. and A. K. SenGupta, (July 1995). Selective Removal of Metal-Ligand Complexes Using Synthetic
Sorbents. The Twenty-Seventh Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste Conference, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Extended Abstracts, Poster Presentations and Conference Presentations
Kney, A. D., J. C Tatu, M. Marlin*, X. Meng*. (2016). Transforming STEM to STEAM: How a Traditionally
Run STEM Camp Successfully Incorporated the Arts into Its Framework. Integrated STEM Education
Conference (ISEC) Proceedings, Princeton, New Jersey.
Kney, A. D., R. A. Citrin*, P. Clark. (2016). Evaluation of a Learning Platform and Assessment Methods for
Informal Elementary Environmental Education Focusing on Sustainability, Presented through a Case Study,
ASEE 2016 National Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Ryan*, M. J., A. D. Kney. (May 2016). A study of selective precipitation techniques used to recover
refined iron oxide pigments for the production of paint from a synthetic acid mine drainage brine,
EWRI 2016, West Palm Beach, FL.
Kney, A. D., R. A. Citrin*. (June 2015) Transformation of STEM to STEAM – How a traditionally run
STEM camp incorporated the ARTS into its framework resulting in a successful STEAM Camp, ASEE
2015 National Conference, Seattle, WA.
Crossette*, E. M., A. D. Kney, J. C. Colosi. (May 2015) Improving a Yeast Estrogen Screen to Include
Conjugated and Deconjugated Estrogenic Compounds. EWRI 2015, Austin, TX.
Kney, A. D. (Feb. 2014) Institutionalizing Composting: The Lafayette Story, A Model for Others to Consider,
Lehigh Valley Sustainability Conference, Bethlehem PA.
Crossette*, E. M., A. D. Kney, Colosi, J. C. (April 2014) Calculating our Estrogen Footprint: Improving a Yeast
Bioassay to Quantify the Estrogenic Compounds Released by Wastewater Treatment Plants, Posters on the Hill.
Washington DC. (Award Winner Student Poster Presentation).
Crossette*, E. M., A. D. Kney, J. C. Colosi. (June 2014) Improving a Yeast Estrogen Screen to Include
Conjugated and Deconjugated Estrogenic Compounds. PennTec 2014, Penn State, PA
O’Heney*, D., A. D. Kney, D. Minnich, J. Moyer. (June 2014) Nazareth Borough Municipal Authority GIS
Updates and Flow Modeling, PennTec 2014, Penn State, PA
Citrin*, R., A. D. Kney. (June 2014) Investigating Assessment Methods for Informal Environmental Engineering Education Modules for K-12 Students, Specifically Focusing on Sustainability, Proceeding of
ASEE 2013 National Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Kney, A. D. (Feb. 2014) Institutionalizing Composting: The Lafayette Story, A Model for Others to Consider,
Lehigh Valley Sustainability Conference, Bethlehem PA.
Dorn*, S., A. D. Kney. (April 2012) Management of Nitrogen in Compost. 26th Annual Biocycle West Coast
Conference. Portland, Oregon.
Peacock*, B., A. D. Kney, L. Caslake and D. Brown (June 2012) Kinetics of denitrifying bacteria.
2013 PWEA Conference, University Park, PA
Dorn*, S., H. Griesbach*, A. D. Kney. (June 2012) Nitrogen Management in Campus Scale Compost Systems.
2013 PWEA Conference, University Park, PA
Oswald, M., A. D. Kney, D. Veshosky. (June 2012) Integrating the Charrette Process into Engineering
Education: A Case Study on a Civil Engineering Capstone Course, ASEE, San Antonio, Texas.
Weidner*, A., D. Ridinger*, A. D. Kney and M. Suleiman. (June 2011) Removal of Heavy Metals using
Pervious Concrete Material. PWEA Conference. Lancaster, PA.
Mikol*, A, B. Peacock* and A. D. Kney. (April 2011) Kinetics of biofilm-mediated nitrogen cycle reactions in
wetlands. PA-AWWA Conference, Lancaster PA. – Second Place Winner
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Clark*, E., J. Lovering*, A. D. Kney (2010). “Composting: A question of money, education, or stewardship?”
Lafayette College Sustainability Conference, Easton, PA.
Peacock*, B.C., B. Moore, A. D. Kney, (2009) “Campus Composting.” Lehigh Valley Ecology and Evolution
Seminar, Allentown, PA.
Towne*, B., A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli (March 2009). Exploring Alternative Energy Options for a Large Load in
Nazareth Borough. Lafayette/Lehigh Student Conference, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
Hasegan*, D., B. Towne*, A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli (March 2009). Alternative Energy Options for Nazareth
Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lehigh Valley Green Building Conference, Bethlehem, PA.
Hasegan*, D., B. Towne*, A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli (June 2009). Alternative Energy Options for Nazareth
Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sponsored Research Project of the Year. PWEA Conference. Lancaster, PA.
Adelman*, M., A. D. Kney, S. Mylon, J. Greenleaf (June 2009). Reducing watershed nutrient loading through
compost nitrogen management. PWEA Conference. Lancaster, PA.
Datta, S., A. Kney, T. Shoemaker, J. Liddicoat, J., P. Bower. (August 2009) Brownfield Action-Its Current
Impact and Future Contribution to Undergraduate Education. SENCER. Santa Clara University, Santa Clara,
California.
Kney, A. D., T. Shoemaker (August 2009) Global Connections - Partnerships’ across Academic and
National/International Boundaries: A Technology-Driven Transformation of K-7 STEM Learning Communities.
SENCER Conference 2009. Chicago, IL. Kney, A. D., T. Shoemaker, A. Moran, D. Bukatko, J. Colosi, N. Ball (October 2009) The POWER of Patriot
League: Enhancement of Learning Communities through Creative Global Connections. 2009 Patriot League
Conference, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
Bell*, J., B. McAtee*, A. Kney, J. Greenleaf, S. Mylon (April 2008) Composting with Academic Value. LVAIC
Ecology Symposium. Lafayette College, Easton, PA.
Simone*, B., D. Sabatini A. Kney. (2008) Sustainable Solutions for Arsenic and Manganese Removal in
Developing Countries. NCUR, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD.
Moore*, C, R. Ruggles, A. Kney, R. Kolar. (May 2008) The Effects of Turbidity on the Hydraulic Behavior of
Colloidal Silver-Enhanced Ceramic Water Purifiers. PA-AWWA Conference. Harrisburg, PA.
Brough*, L., A. Kney, J. Budzich (June 2008). Wastewater Sludge Enhancement through Worm Treatment,
Sponsored Research Project of the Year. PWEA Conference. State College, PA.
Clark*, R., D. Kendall*, H. Sindelar*, A. Kney. (June 2008). Testing Efficacy of Fame Profiling for Predicting
Sources of Fecal Pollution. Research Award Winner and Presenters. PWEA Conference. State College, PA.
Liddicoat, J., P. Bower, A. Kney, S. Datta. (August 2008) Brownfields Action. SENCER. Santa Clara
University, Santa Clara, California.
Brough, L., A. Kney, J. Budzich (April 2007). Wastewater Sludge Enhancement through Worm Treatment,
Forth Annual Lehigh Valley Ecology and Evolution Symposium, Lehigh Valley Association of Independent
Colleges (LVAIC), Allentown, PA.
Brough, L., A. Kney, J. Budzich (June 2007). Monitoring the Nitrogen Cycle in Biosolids Under Various
Conditions. PennTech 2007, Pennsylvania Water Environment Association, State College, PA.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Dimick*, P. S., A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, S. E. Mylon, D. Zhao (October 2007). A Comparison of Metal-Loaded
DOW3N Ion Exchangers for Removal of Perchlorate from Water. Fifteenth Symposium on Separation Science
and Technology for Energy Application. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
J. Callahan, N. Cumbal, H. Fink, A. Goergen, D. Goldberg, K. Merriam, L. Caslake. A.D. Kney, J. Tavakoli,
S.E. Mylon (December, 2007). A Novel System for the Separation and Destruction of Perchlorate from
Contaminated Waters. Eos Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H33E-1684
Mardanova*, I, M. Tjioe*, J. C. Colosi, and A. D. Kney, (May 2007). pH Effects on a Rapid Yeast Assay
Technique Used to Evaluate Estrogenic Activity, EWRI, Tampa, Florida.
Colosi, J. C. and A. D. Kney, (November 2006). Estrogenic Concentrations in Landfill Leachate Quantified with
Recombinant Yeast. SETAC, Montreal, Quebec.
Baker*, A., A. D. Kney, S. A. Morton III, (April 2006). A Study of the Impact of pH on Arsenate Removal
Kinetics and Capacity by Iron Enhanced Activated Alumina. 2006 PA-AWWA Annual Conference, Valley Forge,
PA.
Colosi, J. C. and A. D. Kney, (April 2006). Estrogenic compounds in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania wastewater
treatment plants. Lehigh Valley Education Consortium, Lehigh Universiry, Bethlehem, PA.
Colosi, J. C. and A. D. Kney, (November 2005). A Rapid method to Quantify Estrogenic Compounds in
Wastewater with Recombinant Yeast. SETAC, Baltimore, MD.
Baker*, A. and A. D. Kney, (October 2005). Evaluation of an Engineered, Iron Enhanced Activated Alumina
Sorbent for the Removal of Arsenic III and Arsenic V from Groundwater. First International Congress on
Science and Technology, Quito, Ecuador.
Kney, A. D., P. Dimick*, J. Tavakoli, S. E. Mylon (August 2005). A study of perchlorate removal from
contaminated water using DOW3N based ligand exchanger. 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC.
Mylon, S. E., S. M. Presciutti*, A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, (August 2005). Microbial Reduction of Perchlorate
from Ion-Exchange Regenerate Solutions. 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC.
Jenkins*, J., B. Hecht*, K. Kohen*, P. Dimick*, A. D. Kney, S. E. Mylon, J. Tavakoli, and L. Caslake, (July
2005). Development of a Perchlorate Remediation Process using Ion Exchange and Microbial Reduction.
Regional Microbiology Educators Student Research Symposium. Swarthmore College Science Center,
Swarthmore, PA.
Tull*, K., A. D. Kney, S. A Jones, (June 2005). Arsenic Removal Using Iron Enhanced Activated Alumina: A
Examination of Surface Characteristics. AWWA National Conference, San Francisco, California.
Dimick*, P., A. Baker*, L. Vanzler*, A. D. Kney, S. A. Morton, S. E. Mylon, (June 2005). Developing a
Student-Led Undergraduate Environmental Research Organization: The Society of Environmental Engineers and
Scientists. ACS Joint Meeting: 2nd International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry and 9th Annual
Green Chemistry Conference, Washington, DC.
Baker*, A., K. Przyuski*, A. D. Kney, S. E. Mylon, ( June 2005). Surface characterization of a novel material
for Arsenic removal. 79th American Chemical Society: Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Clarkson
University, Potsdam, NY.
Baker*, A., P. Dimick*, SEES Team*, Advisors: A. D. Kney, S. A. Morton III, S. E. Mylon, (May 2005).
Arsenic Treatment for Rural Isolated Communities. 2005 PA-AWWA Annual Conference, Valley Forge, PA.
First place award received.
Dimick*, P., A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, (April 2005). A kinetic study of DOW 3N based polymeric ligand
exchangers for perchlorate remediation. 2005 AIChE National Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Dimick*, P., D. Zhao, A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, (April 2005). Regeneration of a perchlorate loaded polymeric
ligand exchanger, DOW 3N-Cu. 2005 AIChE National Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Tavakoli, J., S. M. Presciutti*, P. Dimick*, A. D. Kney, S. E. Mylon, (March 2005). Bioremediation of
Perchlorate Contaminated Groundwater. 31st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NJIT, Newark, NJ.
Scolere*, M., J. C. Colosi, A. D. Kney, (October 2004). A rapid method to quantify estrogenic compounds in
wastewater with recombinant yeast. e.hormone meeting, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Goodwill*, J., A. D. Kney, D. Brandes, (June 2004). Development of a Rapid Water Quality Assessment Method
Addressing Anthropogenic Influence of Stream Chemistry. PWEA Conference, State College, PA.
Kney, A. D., M. Garcia*, J. Tavakoli, A. Dougherty, S. A. Parsons, (June 2004). A study of reproducibility of
magnetic influence on calcium carbonate precipitation. 78th American Chemical Society: Colloid and Surface
Science Symposium, New Haven, CT.
Colosi, J. C., A. D. Kney, H. J. Morris, (Oct. 2003). A multidisciplinary/intercollegiate collaborative experience
using a recombinant yeast to quantify estrogenic compounds in wastewater. e.hormone meeting, Tulane
University, New Orleans, LA.
Tregger*, N, A. D. Kney, (June 2003). Assessment of a Watershed by Means of a Streamwater Monitoring
Program, a Stormwater Collection Program, and a Longitudinal Sampling Assessment. PWEA Conference, State
College, PA.
Kney, A. D., J. Tavakoli, A. Dougherty, (March 2003). A Unique Approach to Understanding the Mechanisms
involved in Magnetic Water Conditioning using Ion Exchangers. Proceedings of the 1st IWA Conference on
Scaling and Corrosion in Water and Wastewater Systems. Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK.
Kney, A. D., J. Molek*, J. Tavakoli, A. Dougherty, (December 2002). The Effect of Magnetic Susceptibility on
Ion Exchange Treatment of a Solution in the Presence of a Magnetic Field. Industrial Water Conference,
Orlando, Fl.
Kney, A. D., B. Dreibelbis*, D. Zhao, (July 2002). A Pilot Study – Phosphate and Nitrate Removal Using an
Enhanced Separation Process, a Polymeric Ligand Exchanger. CSCE-EWRI International Conference on
Environmental Engineering, Niagara Falls, Canada.
Kney, A. D., J. Molek*, J. Tavakoli, (May 2001). The Effect of a Magnetic Field on Ion-Exchange Selectivity
and Capacity. Presentations: Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil
Engineers National Conference, Orlando, FL.
Barillas*, K., A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, A. Dougherty, (November 2001). Magnetic Effect on Ions and Ion-
Exchange Material. AIChE Annual Student Conference, 2001 National Student Poster Paper Competition, Reno,
NV. Third place award received.
Molek*, J., A. D. Kney, J. Tavakoli, A. Dougherty, (November 2001). Magnetic Susceptibility of Paramagnetic
and Diamagnetic Ions. AIChE Annual Student Conference, 2001 National Student Poster Paper Competition,
Reno, NV.
Harbold, C. M., R. Ruggles, A. D. Kney, (March 2001). Developing a Geographical Information System to
Analyze the Pollutant Stream for Mpererwe Landfill. National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR),
University of Kentucky, KY.
Black, C., A. D. Kney, A. K. SenGupta, (April 1999). Comparing Arsenic, Zinc, and Phosphate Removal using
Inorganic and Organic Ion Exchange Sorbents. 1999 National Conference on Undergraduate Research,
University of Rochester, NY.
Kney, A. D. and A. K. SenGupta, (June 1998). Synthesis and Characterization of a New Heavy-Metal-Selective
Inorganic Ion Exchanger. 70th Annual PWEA Conference, Seven Springs, PA.
Arthur D. Kney, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Kney, A. D. and A. K. SenGupta, (July 1995). Selective Removal of Metal-Ligand Complexes Using Synthetic
Sorbents. The Twenty-Seventh Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste Conference, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
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