Chemistry Faculty

Department Chair

Amy E. Witter
Associate Professor of Chemistry (1999).
Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 2109
witter@dickinson.edu
(717) 245-1681

Department Faculty

Michael S. Holden
Professor of Chemistry, Alfred Victor duPont Chair in Chemistry (1989).
James Hall - Rector Complex Room 2225
(717) 245-1481 | holden@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
B.S., Allegheny College, 1980; Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1985.

His interests are in the area of organotransitionmetal-mediated synthesis of organic compounds. Presently, his research is focusing on the development of new reactions involving an easily accessible organo-iron system. Another ongoing effort is the development of microscale laboratories for organotransitionmetal chemistry.

Cindy Samet
(on leave Fall 2011)
Professor of Chemistry (1988).
Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 1107
(717) 245-1295 | samet@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
B.S., Dickinson College, 1982; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1988.

Her research interests are in physical chemistry and spectroscopy in general, and focus on Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR) studies of molecules frozen in noble gas matrices at very low temperatures. She studies weak hydrogen-bonding phenomena, and recently she and her research students have formed several unique C-H---N and C-H---O linkages.

R. David Crouch, Jr.
Professor of Chemistry; Director of the Dickinson Science Program in Norwich, England, 2010-12 (1994).

crouch@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
B.A., Duke University, 1978; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1985; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1988; Ph.D., 1991.

His research interests lie in the development and application of new organic synthetic methodology. Current work is focused on the development of a new alpha adrenergic agonist and continued investigations of new methods for selectively deprotecting silyl ethers. Another area of interest is the development of new organic chemistry exercises on the microscale and using microwave technology.

Amy E. Witter
(on leave Spring 2012)
Associate Professor of Chemistry (1999).
Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 2109
(717) 245-1681 | witter@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
B.A., Wellesley College, 1987; Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1996.

Her research interests lie in the areas of environmental and analytical chemistry. Current research involves the structural elucidation of glycoproteins found in marine bacteria, and the effects of urbanization on stream chemistry.

Kristi J. Humphreys
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2007).
Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 2113
(717) 245-1975 | humphrek@dickinson.edu
B.S., University of Washington, 1994; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1996; Ph.D., 2002.

She is interested in the role of metal ions in biology as necessary cofactors, sources of damage, and pharmaceutical agents. Her research program focuses on oxidative damage to DNA by copper compounds with the goal of identifying the determinants responsible for substrate recognition and reactivity.

Sarah K. St. Angelo
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2006).
Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 1109
(717) 254-8957 | stangels@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
B.S., Denison University, 1997; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2004.

Her research is in the interdisciplinary field of nanochemistry, where her current interests involve the use of plant materials as reducing agents for nanoparticles. She regularly teaches General Chemistry, Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Inorganic Chemistry, and courses related to nanotechnology.

Rebecca E. Connor
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2010).
Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 2111
(717) 245-1553 | connorr@dickinson.edu
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 1999; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2008.

John R. Seiders, II
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2010).
James Hall - Rector Complex Room 2227
(717) 245-1351 | seidersj@dickinson.edu
B.A., McDaniel College, 2000; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2005.

Adjunct Faculty

Kathryn H. Barker
Visiting Instructor in Chemistry (2011).
James Hall - Rector Complex Room 2223
(717) 245-1831 | barkerk@dickinson.edu
B.S., University of Notre Dame, 1982; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1987.

Mary Jo Boylan
Visiting Instructor in Chemistry (2010).
James Hall - Rector Complex Room 2223
boylanm@dickinson.edu

Donald Carr
Adjunct Faculty in Chemistry (2011).
James Hall - Rector Complex Room 2223
carrdo@dickinson.edu

Christine G. O'Neill
Visiting Instructor in Chemistry (2011).
James Hall - Rector Complex Room 2223
oneillc@dickinson.edu
B.S., Shippensburg University, 1992; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1998.

Academic Administrative Staff

Kenneth Egolf
Department Technician
James Hall - Rector Complex Room 1254
(717) 245-1354 | egolf@dickinson.edu

James Kuenzie
Instrument Support Technician
James Hall - Rector Complex
(717) 245-1958 | kuenziej@dickinson.edu