• Kristy is a Lecturer who teaches a wide range of courses, including First Year Experience (FYE), Chemistry in Everyday Life, General Chemistry, Advanced Chemical Principles Lab, and Analytical Chemistry. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Geology from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX, and went on to complete her Ph.D. in analytical, physical, and materials chemistry at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.

    While at CSU, Kristy conducted research on the gas-phase characterization of the water molecule, wastewater remediation of organic contaminants, and the isoelectric point and surface composition of plasma-modified materials. Following graduate school, she worked in the semiconductor industry at GlobalFoundries in upstate New York, where she focused on plasma-based etching across multiple process levels to produce structures on computer chips.

    After several years in industry, Kristy returned home to San Antonio and joined the Trinity University community in 2017.

    • Resources: Water Conflict Management and Transformation, Oregon State University
    • Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Colorado State University
    • B.S. in Chemistry, St. Mary’s University

    • Trevino, K.; Liu, Y.H.; Padron Wells, G.; Maeng, C.H; Han, T.; Wong, H.S. “Integrated Circuits Having Replaced Metal Gates With Improved Threshold Voltage Performance and Methods for Fabricating the Same.”  U.S. patent 20150021694, Filed: July 13, 2013, Accepted: January 22, 2015.
    • Trevino, K.J.; Shearer, J.C.; Tompkins, B. D.; Fisher, E.R., Comparing Isoelectric Point and Surface Composition of Plasma Modified Native and Deposited SiO2 Films using Contact Angle Titrations and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Plasma Processes and Polymers, 2011, 8, 951-964
    • Trevino, K.J.; Shearer, J.C.; McCurdy, P.R.; Dodson-Pease, S.E.; Okegbe, C.C.; Fisher, E.R., Isoelectric Points of Plasma Modified SiOxNy Surfaces Measured Using Contact Angle Titrations, Surface and Interface Analysis, 2011, 43, 1257-1270.
    •  Stillahn, J.M.; Trevino, K.J; Fisher, E.R., Deposition of a-CNx Materials in BrCN Plasmas: Exploring Adhesion Behavior as an Indicator of Film Properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2011, 3, 1402-1410. (Cover Article)
    •  Trevino, K.J.; Fisher E.R., Detection Limits and Decomposition Mechanisms for Organic Contaminants in Water Using Optical Emission Spectroscopy. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 2009, 6, 180-189.
    •  Stillahn, J.M.; Trevino, K.J.; Fisher, E.R., Plasma Diagnostics for Unraveling Process Chemistry (Invited Review). Annual Reviews of Analytical Chemistry 2008, 1, 261-291.

    • General chemistry
    • Organic chemistry
    • Analytical chemistry