Analytical Chemistry
Steve Drew with research students Tyler Cragg and Elijah Mae Christensen Fall 2013
Peter Downie and Devin Oliver Summer 2014
Alex Battiste and Keaton Mertz summer 2016
Research Interests
Deposition of thin films, photoelectrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, solar water splitting, vapochromic and solvatochromic inorganic materials, gas sensors, electrochemistry, chemically modified electrodes, microelectrodes
Education
B.A. Chemistry, 1985
St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
Ph.D. Chemistry, 1989
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Ph.D. Advisor: Carl Koval
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1989-1991
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Mentor: R. Mark Wightman
Professional Experience
Charles and Marjorie Kade Professor of Chemistry, 2016-present
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Professor of Chemistry, 2004-present
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Sabbatical Research Appointment, 2014-2015
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Research Group of Professor Bruce Parkinson
Chair of Chemistry Department, 2002-2005
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1997-2004
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Sabbatical Research Appointment, 2000-2001, 2007-2008
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Research Group of Professor Kent Mann
Acting Associate Dean of the College, 1997 and 1999
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1991-1997
Carleton College, Northfield, MN