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Dr. David Kahn

Kahn profile

Lecturer

General Engineering
b01F Holtzendorff Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634

Phone: (864) 656-2542
Email: kahn5@clemson.edu

Courses Taught

  • ENGR 1020 - Engineering Disciplines and Skills
  • HON 3960 - Water: Challenges in Global Quality and Access

Education

  • Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Drexel University (2025)
  • M.S. Environmental Engineering, Drexel University (2018)
  • B.S. Environmental Engineering, Drexel University (2018)

Experience

  • Graduate Teaching Fellow, Drexel University (2021 - 2025)
  • Senior Project Manager, Aliamo Group Consulting Engineers (2018-2024)
  • Project Engineer, Charter Contracting Company (2018)
  • Project Manager Co-op, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2017)
  • Engineering Co-op, Philadelphia Department of Public Property (2016)
  • Engineering Co-op, Alaimo Group Consulting Engineers (2015)

Certifications/Licenses

  • Professional Engineer, New Jersey 2025

Research Interests/Expertise

  • Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment, Human Health Risk Assessment, Fungal Pathogens, Water/Wastewater Treatment

Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Article 

  • Kahn, D., Chen, W., Linden, Y., Corbeil, K. A., Lowry, S., Higham, C. A., Mendez, K. S., Burch, P., DiFondi, T., Verhougstraete, M., De Roos, A. J., Haas, C. N., Gerba, C., & Hamilton, K. A. (2024). A microbial risk assessor’s guide to Valley Fever (Coccidioides spp.): Case study and review of risk factors. Science of The Total Environment, 917, 170141.

Selected Conference Presentations and Posters

  • Kahn, D., Chen, W., Linden, Y., Corbeil, K. A., Lowry, S., Higham, C. A., Mendez, K. S., Burch, P., DiFondi, T., Verhougstraete, M., De Roos, A. J., Haas, C. N., Gerba, C., & Hamilton, K. A. (2023). Review of Fungal Pathogens and Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Inhalation Exposure to Coccidioides spp. Poster presentation at the 2023 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Kahn, D., Chen, W., Linden, Y., Corbeil, K. A., Lowry, S., Higham, C. A., Mendez, K. S., Burch, P., DiFondi, T., Verhougstraete, M., De Roos, A. J., Haas, C. N., Gerba, C., & Hamilton, K. A. (2023). Case Study and Review of Risk Factors for Aerosol Exposure to Coccidioides Spp. 15-minute oral presentation at the 2023 Society for Risk Analysis annual meeting in Washington, DC.

  • Kahn, D., Haas, C. N. 2025. Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment for Inhalation of Aspergillus fumigatus aerosolized by Recreational Water Activities. 5-minute oral Presentation and panel participation at the 2025 Health-Related Water Microbiology Specialist Group of the International Water Association meeting in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.