Prof. Jonathan E. Kenny

Tufts University, USA

Email: jonathan.kenny@tufts.edu

Qualifications

1979 Ph.D., University of Chicago

1977 Sc.M., University of Chicago

1975 B.Sc., University of Notre Dame

Publications (Selected)

1. “Application of PARAFAC to determination of distribution constants and spectra of fluorescent solutes in micellar solutions,” Hao Chen and Jonathan E. Kenny, Analyst, 2010, 135, 1704 – 1710.
2. “Fluorescence intensities and lifetimes of aromatic hydrocarbons in cyclohexane solution purged with nitrogen,” J. Thomas Brownrigg and Jonathan E. Kenny, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2009,113 (6), 1049-1059.
3. “Improvement of Inner Filter Effect Correction Based on Determination of Effective Geometric Parameters Using a Conventional Fluorimeter,” Qun Gu and Jonathan E. Kenny, Anal. Chem., 2009, 81 (1), 420-426.
4. “Nitrogen Gas Purging for the Deoxygenation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Solutions in Cyclohexane for Routine Fluorescence Analysis,” T. Pagano, A. J. Biacchi, and J.E. Kenny, Appl. Spectrosc. 62, 333-336 (2008).
5. “Study of pH Effects on Humic Substances using Chemometric Analysis of Excitation-Emission Matrices,” H. Chen and J. E. Kenny, Annals of Env. Science 1, 1 (2007).
6. “Estuarine water classification using EEM spectroscopy and PARAFAC-SIMCA,” G.J. Hall and J.E. Kenny, Analytica Chimica Acta 581 (2007), 118-124.
7. “Estuarial Fingerprinting through Multidimensional Fluorescence and Multivariate Analysis,” G.J. Hall, K.E. Clow, and J.E. Kenny, Environ. Sci. Technol., 39 (19), 7560 -7567, 2005.
8. “Spectral fingerprinting and classification by location of origin of natural waters by multidimensional fluorescence,” Clow, K.E.; Hall, G.J.; Chen, H.; Kenny, J.E. Proc. SPIE (2004), 5586 (Advanced Environmental, Chemical, and Biological Sensing Technologies), 107-115.
9. “A laser induced fluorescence dual fiber optic array detector applied to rapid HPLC separation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,” S. J. Hart, G. J. Hall and J. E. Kenny, Anal. Bioanal. Chem. (2002) 372: 205-215.
10. “In Situ Measurements of Subsurface Contaminants with a Multi-channel Laser-Induced Fluorescence System,” J. W. Pepper, A. O. Wright, and J. E. Kenny, Spectrochimica Acta A58, 2002, 317.
11. “Speciation of Aromatic Compounds with Excitation-Emission Matrix Measurements,” Pepper, Jane W.; Chen, Y.-M,; Wright, Andrew O.; and Kenny, Jonathan E., Proceedings of SPIE. 1999, 3856, 252-260
12. “Assessment of Inner Filter Effects in Fluorescence Spectroscopy using the Dual- Pathlength Method– a Study of Jet Fuel JP-4”, Pagano, Todd E. and Kenny, Jonathan E., Proceedings of SPIE. 1999, 3856, 289-297.
13. “Two-Fiber Spectroscopic Probe with Improved Scattered Light Rejection,” Andrew O. Wright, Jane W. Pepper, and Jonathan E. Kenny, Analytical Chemistry 71, 2582-2585 (1999).
14. “Reassignment of the vibrational spectra of CHF2CH3 (HFC-152a), CF3CH3 (HFC-143a), CF3CHF2 (HFC-125), and CHCl2CF3 (HCFC‑123),” S. Tai, S. Papasavva, J. E. Kenny, B. D. Gilbert, J. A. Janni, J. I. Steinfeld, J.D. Taylor and R.D. Weinstein, Spectrochimica Acta 55A, pp. 9-24 (1999).
15. “Subsurface Contaminant Monitoring by Laser Excitation-Emission Matrix/Cone Penetrometer,” J. Pepper, Y.-M. Chen, A. Wright, R. Premasiri, J.E. Kenny. Proc. SPIE 3534, pp. 234-242 (1998).
16. “A Fiber Optic Laser Induced Fluorescence Excitation Emission Detector Applied to Flow Injection Analysis of PAHs,” S. J. Hart, G. J. Hall, and J. E. Kenny, Proc., SPIE 3534, pp. 601-611 (1998).
17. “Laser-Induced Fluorescence and Fast Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry with Subsurface Thermal Extraction of Organics: Field Analytical Technologies for Expediting Site Characterization and Cleanup,” A. Robbat Jr., J. E. Kenny, S. Smarason, J. W. Pepper, and A. O. Wright, Remediation Winter 1998, 95-111.
18. “Field Demonstration of a Multichannel Fiber Optic Laser Induced Fluorescence System in a Cone Penetrometer Vehicle,” S. J. Hart, Y.- M. Chen, J. E. Kenny, B. K. Lien and T. W. Best, Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology, 1, 343 (1997).
19. “A Method to Evaluate the Sachs Formula,” S. Huang and J.E. Kenny, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 65, 19 (1997).
20. “Infrared Radiative Forcing of CFC-Replacements and their Atmospheric Reaction Products,” S. Papasavva, S. Tai, K.H. Illinger, and J.E. Kenny, J. Geophys. Research, 102, 13643 (1997).
21. “Molecular Properties of CFC Substitutes from Ab Initio Calculations: CFCl2CH3, CF2ClCH3, CHCl2CF3, and CHFClCF3,” S. Papasavva, K.H. Illinger, and J.E. Kenny, J. Mol. Structure: THEOCHEM, 393, 73 (1997).
22. “A Fiber Optic Multichannel Laser Spectrometer System for Remote Fluorescence Detection in Soils,” S.J. Hart, Y.-M. Chen, B.K. Lien, and J.E. Kenny, Proc. SPIE 2835, 73 (1996).
23. “Improved Two-Fiber Probe for In Situ Spectroscopic Measurements,” J. Lin, S. J. Hart, and J.E. Kenny, Analytical Chemistry 68, 3098 (1996).
24. “Ab Initio Calculations on Fluoroethanes: Geometries, Dipole Moments, Vibrational Frequencies and Infrared Intensities,” S. Papasavva, K.H. Illinger and J.E. Kenny, J. Phys. Chem., 100, 10100 (1996).
25. “Subsurface Contaminant Monitoring by Laser Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Spectroscopy in a Cone Penetrometer Probe,” J. Lin, S.J. Hart, W. Wang, D. Namychkin and J.E. Kenny, Proc. SPIE 2504, 59 (1995).