Frank Dunnivant | Source | Professor of Chemistry at Whitman College

Frank M. Dunnivant, PhD is a professor of chemistry at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, and the author of Environmental Success Stories. In 2020, he wrote an article titled "Earth Day at 50: How Capitalism Almost Destroyed the Planet and How It Might Save It." He holds a a B.S. in Environmental Health from Auburn University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (Environmental Chemistry Option) from Clemson University. His graduate work involved the development of analytical techniques for the extraction of hydrophobic pollutants (PCBs) from sediments, the measurement of PCB desorption rates from sediments, Henry's law constants, sediment-water partition coefficients and modeling of the fate and transport of PCBs in a lake system.

Current research includes the development of educational media (videos and software), development of lecture and laboratory-based teaching methods, development of analytical techniques for measuring trace-level pollutants in aquatic systems, and measurement of isotopic specific metals in Pacific northwest ecosystems. Writing projects include the Environmental Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis Lab Manual, a Basic Introduction to Fate and Transport Modeling and Risk Assessment textbook (second edition due in 2018, again by John Wiley & Sons), two eTextbooks on inorganic and chemical analysis (that are updated every few years) and Pollutant Fate and Transport in Environmental Multimedia (John Wiley & Sons).