Kathleen E. Brunke, PhD

Coordinator of the Chemistry Program

    Professor of Chemistry

                                                                                            
                                                                                      
                                    
Contents
  • Employee Information
  • Courses
  • Contact Information
  • Current Research Projects
  • Biographical Information
  • Publications
  • My Family
  • Personal Interests
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    Employee Information

    Job title: Professor of Chemistry

    Department: Biology, Chemistry, & Environmental Science

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    Courses                             

                                                                                           

          Chemistry 103 - Introduction to General Chemistry

          Chemistry 104 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry

          Chemistry 321/322/321L/322L - Organic Chemistry I and II (lecture and lab)

          Chemistry 443/543 - Atmospheric Chemistry    

          Chemistry 445/545 - Instrumental Analysis

          Chemistry 465/565 - Environmental Chemistry

          Chemistry 470 - Advanced Organic Chemistry

        

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    Contact Information              

    Street address: 1 University Place, Dept of BCES, CNU, Newport News, VA 23606

    Electronic mail address: kbrunke@cnu.edu

    Web address: http://www.cnu.edu/bces/

    Office phone:757-594-7063

    FAX number: 757-594-7209

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    Current Research Projects          

                                                                                                                 
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    Biographical Information        

    EDUCATION

    1977, B.S. Chemistry, B.S. Biology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

    1982, Ph.D. Chemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana

    EMPLOYMENT

    1983-1988, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH

    1990-1993, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

    1993 - 1998, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA

    1999 - 2007, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA (tenured - 2000)

    2007 - present, Professor of Chemistry, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA

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    Publications

    PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

     

    K.E. Brunke, ““Implementation of Lab Experiments using Ion Chromatography in the Undergraduate   

         Science Curriculum,” American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 2005.

    B.E. Anderson, J.O. Ballenthin, D.R. Blake, H. Boundries, K.E. Brunke, S. Culler, H-S Han, K.L.   

         Thornhill, E.L. Winstead, et.al., “Experiment to Characterize Aircraft Volatile Aerosol and Trace-   

         Species Emissions (EXCAVATE), NASA/TM-2005-213783, August, 2005.

    Brunke, K.E,  “Implementation of Lab Experiments using Ion Chromatography in the Undergraduate   

         Science Curriculum,”CNU Annual Fall Conference, 2004

    enternational Chemistry Project, Bologna, Italy.

    B.E. Anderson, W.R. Cofer, J. Crawford, G.L. Gregory, S.A. Vay, K.E. Brunke, Y. Kondo, M. Koike, H. Schlager, S.L.Baughcum, and E. Jensen, "An Assessment of Aircraft as a Source of Particles to the Upper Troposphere," Journal of Geophysical Research Letters, 1999Y.

    Kondo, M. Koike, H. Ikeda, B.E. Anderson, K.E. Brunke, Y. Zhao, Kita, T. Sugita, H.B. Singh, S.C.Liu, Jeagle, A. Thompson, G.L. Gregory, R. Shetter, G. Sachse, E.V. Browell, M.J. Mahoney, "Impact of aircraft emissions on NOx in the lowermost stratosphere at northern latitudes," Journal of Geophysical Research Letters.

    Ricketts, J. and K. Brunke, "Ion Chromatography and the Determination of the Concentration and Identity of Fatty Acids in Canadian Porewater Samples," CNU Undergraduate Research Conference, May 1999.

    B.E. Anderson, K.E. Brunke, and Y. Kondo, "Aircraft Emission Indices in Aircraft Plumes Encountered during Sonex," April 1998, Conference on the Atmospheric Effects of Aviation.

    B.E. Anderson, W.R. Cofer, D.R. Bagwell, K.E. Brunke, G.L. Gregory, G.D. Nowicki, and H.A. Wallio, 1998, "Airborne Observations of Aircraft Aerosol Emissions I: Total and Nonvolatile Particle Emission Indices," Geophysical Research Letters, 25:10, pp 1689 – 1692.

    Brunke, K., "Undergraduate Research Projects involving Vegetated Wetlands," 9th Annual CNU Conference: Science and Technology, Newport News, VA. 1997.Brunke, K., Greenlee, S., and L. Lambert, 1996, "Chemistry and Other Hands on Engineering and Science in a Summer Camp for Girls," Virginia Academy of Science, Spring Meeting.

    Alexander, K.M., Brunke, K.E., and Whiting, G., 1994. "Methane Emissions Associated with Sagittaria graminea, Michx. Arrowhead, under Enriched Atmospheric CO2," Virginia Academy of Science, Spring Meeting.

    Brunke, K and G. Whiting, "Effect of CO2 Enrichment on Methane Emission from Wetland Plants," 6th Annual CNU Conference: Science and Technology, Newport News, VA 1994.

    Brunke, K., "The Effects of a Proton Source on the Electrochemical Reduction of the Chlorinated Nitrobenzenes in DMSO, DMF and AN," Ph.D. Thesis, 1982.

     

    My Family                 

    One husband, two sons, and a cute yellow lab, Seraphima (aka: Sera) 

        To Gromit - our wonderful black lab who brought joy to us all - rest in peace

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    Personal Interests

                                                                                                                    
    1. Gardening
    2. Exercise
    3. Canoeing                                      
    4. Arts and Crafts
    5. Cooking

                                                                             

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