Started at Wittenberg in 1993

Academic Background

B.S./B.A. Texas Lutheran University (1988) Ph.D. The Ohio State University (1993)  

Research Interests

Design and characterization of electrode surfaces for analytical applications.

Recent Publications:

Nonaqueous Synthesis and Reduction of Diazonium Ions (without Isolation) to Modify Glassy Carbon Electrodes Using Mild Electrografting Conditions, Kristin K. Cline, Lauren Baxter, Dawn Lockwood, Rachel Saylor, Alison Stalzer, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2009, 633, 283-290.

Recent Presentations

Electrografting, Spontaneous Grafting and Solvent-Free Modification of Carbon Electrodes Using Aryldiazonium Tosylates, Jonathan Price, Thomas Mori, Kristin K. Cline, Pittcon, Philadelphia, PA, March 20, 2013.

Spontaneous Grafting of Substituted Nitrophenyl Groups to Glassy Carbon Electrodes, Kristin K. Cline, Heepke Wendroth, Patrick Westmoreland, Pittcon, Orlando, FL, March 15, 2012.

The Effect of Glassy Carbon Surface Pretreatments on the Electrografting and Spontaneous Grafting of Aryl Groups Kristin K. Cline, Raymond C. Dudek, Christa Snyder, Sarah Watson, Ashley Zkiab, Pittcon, Atlanta, GA, March 14, 2011.

Safety Instruction in Analytical Chemistry Courses: A Component of Wittenberg University's Initiative for Lab Safety Across the Curriculum, Kristin K. Cline, Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference, West Lafayette, IN, October 8, 2010.

A Comparison of  Spontaneous Grafting to Electrografting of Aryl Groups on Glassy Carbon Electrodes, Kristin K. Cline, Rachel Saylor, Christa Snyder, Pittcon, Orlando, FL , March 2, 2010.

Modification of Copper Wires with Diazonium Ion Chemistry for Use as Solid Phase Microextraction Fibers, Kristin K. Cline, Neil Anderson, Rachel Saylor, Pittcon, Orlando, FL , March 1, 2010.

Single Drop Microextraction Experiment for the Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis Course, Kristin K. Cline, Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference, East Lansing, MI, December 4, 2009.

Electrochemical Investigation of Aryl Diazonium Ion Reduction at Glassy Carbon Electrodes, Kristin K. Cline, Lauren Baxter, Rachel Saylor, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Chicago, IL, March 9, 2009.

Effect of Electrolysis Potential and Charge on the Electrografting of Nitrophenyl Groups to Glassy Carbon Electrodes, Lauren Baxter, Rachel Saylor, Kristin K. Cline, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Chicago, IL, March 9, 2009.

Revitalizing Independent Group Projects in the Undergraduate Analytical Laboratory, Kristin K. Cline, Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference, Bloomington, IN, November 14, 2008.

Stamping out Significant Figure Abuse, Kristin K. Cline, 20th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bloomington, IN, July 30, 2008.

Analysis of DEET in Water Samples by Solid Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Jillian Hutson, Nicholas A. Pierson and Kristin K. Cline, Central Eastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbus, OH, June 13, 2008.

Nonaqueous Synthesis and Reduction of Diazonium Ions (without Isolation) to Modify Glassy Carbon Electrodes and the Effect on Electron Transfer, Kristin K. Cline, Dawn Lockwood, Alison Stalzer, Central Eastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbus, OH, June 12, 2008.

Analysis of N,N-Diethyl-3-Toluamide in Water via Solid Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Jillian S. Hutson, Kristin Cline, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD, April 11, 2008.

Courses Taught

Chemistry 100
Chemistry 121
Chemistry 162
Chemistry 281
Chemistry 382
Chemistry 300
Chemistry 400