Faculty Profile
Amy Witter
Professor of Chemistry; Alfred Victor duPont Chair in Chemistry (1999); Dickinson in Otago Faculty Director, June 2021
Contact Information
on sabbatical 2025-26
Rector Science - Stuart Hall
717-245-1681
Bio
My long-term research interests lie in the field of environmental analytical chemistry, specifically, aquatic chemistry. Water is a central theme that ties together many of my past and current publications. In graduate school, my research involved using electrochemistry to understand metal speciation in aquatic systems, and this interest continued during my postdoctoral studies, where I studied iron speciation in the ocean. My current research projects involve studying the chemistry of urban runoff and its impacts on stream sediment chemistry and drinking water quality. At Dickinson, my students and I collaborate with Dr. Tom Arnold in the Biology Department on the development of new analytical methods for studying plant secondary metabolites.
Education
- B.A., Wellesley College, 1987
- Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1996