Educational Background: 

• B.A. Chemistry, 1997, St. Olaf College
  
• Ph. D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003, Princeton University
  
• Dreyfus Environmental Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellowship,  2003-2005, University of Minnesota

Research Interests:

Research in my lab is in the area of environmental chemistry, specifically chemical and microbiological processes that affect organic pollutants.  Current projects include: 

Effects of ozonation on biological activity of antibiotics                                                                   
            Current researchers:  Wendy Consoer (Class of 2013) and Dan Kellen (Class of 2015)
Estrogenic activity of pharmaceutical photolysis products
            Current researcher:  Sam Jensen (Class of 2013)
Antibiotics and and antibiotic resistance in natural waters
            Current researchers:  Maia Moffatt (Class of 2014) and Liz Beck (Class of 2015)

Recent Publications:

• Wammer, K.H., A.R. Korte, R.A. Lundeen, J.E. Sundberg, K. McNeill, W.A. Arnold. 2013. "Direct photochemistry of three fluoroquinolone antibiotics:  Norfloxacin, ofloxacin, and enrofloxacin." Water Research, 47:439-448.
• Wammer, K.H., M.T. Slattery, A.M. Stemig, J.L. Ditty. 2011. "Tetracycline Photolysis in Natural Waters:  Loss of Antibacterial Activity." Chemosphere, 85(9):1505-1510.
• Hu, L., A.M. Stemig, K.H. Wammer, T.J. Strathmann. 2011. "Oxidation of Antibiotics during Water Treatment with Potassium Permanganate:  Reaction Pathways and Deactivation." Environmental Science and Technology, 45(8):3635-3642.
• Robelia, B., K. McNeill, K. Wammer, F. Lawrenz. 2010. "Investigating the Impact of Adding an Environmental Focus to a Developmental Chemistry Course." Journal of Chemical Education, 85(2):216-220.