Faculty Profile

Amy Witter

Professor of Chemistry (1999); Dickinson in Otago Faculty Director, June 2021

Contact Information

witter@dickinson.edu

Stuart Hall - Rector Complex Room 2109
717-245-1681
http://www.dickinson.edu/homepage/1236/amy_e_witter

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

2023-2024 Academic Year

Fall 2023

INTD 390 Te Taiao and the NZ experience
This seminar is offered at selected Dickinson Centers abroad to encourage students to reflect broadly on their site-specific experiences. The experiential and the theoretical dimensions of out-of-class experiences such as internships and service learning reinforce and enrich one another, providing students with a window onto the workings of their host society. Through readings, class discussions, writing assignments, and presentations, this seminar provides a rigorous academic context for evaluating and understanding the experiential components of the course. Offered only at selected Dickinson Centers abroad programs. Contact the Center for Global Study and Engagement for the list of programs offering this course.

Spring 2024

INTD 390 Te Taiao and the NZ experience
This seminar is offered at selected Dickinson Centers abroad to encourage students to reflect broadly on their site-specific experiences. The experiential and the theoretical dimensions of out-of-class experiences such as internships and service learning reinforce and enrich one another, providing students with a window onto the workings of their host society. Through readings, class discussions, writing assignments, and presentations, this seminar provides a rigorous academic context for evaluating and understanding the experiential components of the course. Offered only at selected Dickinson Centers abroad programs. Contact the Center for Global Study and Engagement for the list of programs offering this course.