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David T. Harvey
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
DePauw University
602 S. College Avenue
Greencastle, IN 46135

Office: Julian 323
Phone: 765-658-4608
Fax: 765-658-6084
E-mail: harvey@depauw.edu

Teaching Interests: Analytical Chemistry, Introductory Chemistry, Stoichiometry

Research Interests: Education in Analytical Chemistry, Metals at the Sediment-Solution Interface, Chemometrics

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My interest in chemistry began at Westtown Friends School, a Quaker boarding school in Westtown, PA near Philadelphia. While a senior, I spent two weeks completing a senior project in chemistry designing a new lab experiment under the guidance of Dave MacInness at Guilford College.

After graduating from Westtown in 1974, I attended Knox College, in Galesburg, IL, earning an A. B. in chemistry in 1978. During my junior year and following my senior year, I spent the summer working in the lab of Robert Neilson at Duke University.

I completed my Ph.D. in analytical chemistry in 1982 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, working with Dr. Richard Linton. My dissertation project - "Evaluation of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy for Colloidal Absorption Studies" - involved a study evaluating the utility of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a means for studying the adsorption of selected trace metal cations and inorganic anions on amorphous hydrous ferric oxide (HFO). As part of this study, we demonstrated that the absorption of Zn2+ on HFO involves a surface-enhanced precipitation of Zn(OH)2 at concentrations below that necessary to cause precipitation in bulk solution.

My first academic position was a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Stockton State College (now The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey), in Pomona, NJ. While at Stockton I taught courses in general chemistry, analytical chemistry and physical chemistry, as well as in the general studies program. I also served for one year as the Laboratory Manager and Director of the Stockton Environmental Laboratory, a student-run, state-certified water quality testing lab. Clients of the lab included local real estate companies, local municipalities and local industries. I taught at Stockton from 1982 - 1986.

I left Stockton Stockton State College in 1986 to accept a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, receiving tenure in 1991. I was promoted to Associate Professor of Chemistry in 1992 and to Professor of Chemistry in 2000 (now Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry).

My current instructional responsibilities include:

There have been three major thrusts to my scholarship at DePauw University: the analytical curriculum, chemometrics, and sediment geochemistry. Use the tabs below to learn more about these efforts. Undergraduate students are indicated by underlining.

  • Analytical Curriculum
  • Chemometrics
  • Sediment Geochemistry

The major thrust of my professional work at DePauw has been developing and evaluating new materials for the analytical chemistry curriculum. Projects in this area include:

  • Developing new experiments introducing important concepts in analytical chemistry, including factor analysis, optimization using response surfaces, sampling methodologies and the need for standardization. Several of these experiments have been published in the Journal of Chemical Education and/or presented at conferences.
    • Publications
      • Harvey, D. T.; Bowman, A., "Factor Analysis of Multicomponent Samples," J. Chem. Educ., 1990, 67, 470-472.
      • Harvey, D. T.; Byerly, S.; Bowman, A.; Tomlin, J., "Optimization of HPLC and GC Separations Using Response Surfaces: Three Experiments for the Instrumental Analysis Laboratory," J. Chem. Educ., 1991, 68, 162-168.
      • Harvey, D. T., "Statistical Analysis of Acid/Base Indicators - A First Experiment for the Quantitative Analysis Laboratory," 1991, 68, 329-331.
      • Harvey, D. T., "Two Experiments Illustrating the Importance of Sampling in Quantitative Analysis," 2002, 79, 613-615 (to view the on-line abstract at the journal's web site, click here).
      • Harvey, D. T., "External Standards vs. Standard Additions: Selecting and Validating a Method of Standardizations," 2002, 79, 360-363 (to view the on-line abstract at the journal's web site, click here).
    • Presentations
      • "Statistical Analysis of Acid/Base Indicators," 10th Biannual Conference on Chemical Education, August 1988.
      • "The Application of Chemometric Methods in the Instrumental Analysis Laboratory," 21st Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, June 1989.
      • "Modernizing the Instrumental Analysis Laboratory," 200th American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 1990.

  • Creating curricular materials for analytical chemistry. Publications in this area include both traditional printed materials and materials published electronically.
    • Publications (print)
      • Harvey, D. T. Modern Analytical Chemistry, 1st Ed., McGraw-Hill:Dubuque, IA, 2000 (no longer in print).
      • Harvey, D. T. Solutions Manual to Accompany Modern Analytical Chemistry, McGraw-Hill: Dubuque, IA, 2000 (no longer in print).
    • Publications (electronic)
      • Harvey, D. T.; Otto, W., "Introduction to Data Analysis," Entry 10042 in the Analytical Sciences Digital Library (click here to view the site).
      • Harvey, D. T., "Response Surface Methodologies," to be submitted to the Analytical Sciences Digital Library (click here or here to view the site - in progess).

  • Designing novel approaches to the analytical class and lab experience. These projects have been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, and have resulted in several papers and/or presentations.
    • Grants
      • NSF-CSIP Grant - Modernizing the Instrumental Analysis Laboratory; (PI, 1987)
      • NSF-CCLI Adaptation and Implementation Grant - Teaching Students to Think as Analytical Chemists; PI 2001 (click here to view a copy of the proposal)
      • Camile and Henry Dreyfus Special Grant in the Chemical Sciences - An Introductory Project-Based Laboratory Curriculum Emphasizing Thermodynamics, Equilibria, and Kinetics ; PI, 2003 (click here to view a copy of the proposal)
    • Publications
      • Harvey, D. T. "Incorporating Analytical Chemistry into an Introductory Course in Chemistry," Spec. Letters, 2007, 40, 381-394 (invited paper)
    • Presentations
      • "Teaching Students to Think as Analytical Chemists," 28th FACSS Conference, October 2001 (invited).
      • "Teaching Students to Think as Analytical Chemists," 30th FACSS Conference, October 2003 (invited).
      • "Rethinking Quant: The Importance of Analytical Thinking," to be delivered at the 2008 Pittsburgh Conference (invited).
    • Posters
  • Writing book reviews. For several years I have written reviews of new analytical chemistry resources for the Journal of Chemical Education.
    • Kenkel, J. A. A Primer on Quality in the Analytical Laboratory, Lewis:Boca Raton, 2000, J. Chem. Educ., 2000, 77, 1651 (to view on-line at the journal's web site, click here).
    • Analytical Chemistry in a GMP Environment, Miller, J. M., Crowther, J. B., Eds., Wiley-Interscience: New York, 2000, J. Chem. Educ., 2002, 70, 1419 (to view on-line at the journal's web site, click here).
    • Poole, C. F. The Essence of Chromatography, Elsevier:Amsterdam, 2003, J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80, 883 (to view on-line at the journal's web site, click here).
    • Kenkel, J. A. Analytical Chemistry for Technicians, 3rd Edition, Lewis: Boca Raton, 2003, J. Chem. Educ., 2005, 82, 39 (to view on-line at the journal's web site, click here).
    • Klink, K. Introduction to Protein and Peptide Analysis with Mass Spectrometry, Academy Savant: Fullerton, CA, 2004, J. Chem. Educ., 2005, 82, 1003-1004 (to view on-line at the journal's web site, click here).
    • Analytical Chemistry: A Modern Approach to Analytical Sciences, Kellner, R. Mermet, J-M, Otto, M. Varcável, M., Widmer, H. M., eds., Wiley-VCH BmbH & Co. KGaA: Weinheim, 2004, J. Chem. Educ. 2006, 83, 385.
    • Dolan, J.; Saunders, D. “Introduction to HPLC,” Academy Savant: Fullerton, CA, 2006, J. Chem. Educ.,2007, 84, 419.

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I have long been fascinated by the application of mathematical methods for extracting information from chemical data. Projects in this area include:

  • Designing novel laboratory experiments that introduce important chemometric methods to students in undergraduate analytical courses, including factor analysis and the optimization of HPLC and GC separation using response surface methodologies.
    • Publications
      • Harvey, D. T.; Bowman, A., "Factor Analysis of Multicomponent Samples," J. Chem. Educ., 1990, 67, 470-472.
      • Harvey, D. T.; Byerly, S.; Bowman, A.; Tomlin, J., "Optimization of HPLC and GC Separations Using Response Surfaces: Three Experiments for the Instrumental Analysis Laboratory," J. Chem. Educ., 1991, 68, 162-168.

  • Exploring the application of evolving factor analysis to equilibrium studies.
    • Presentations
      • "The Application of Chemometric Methods in the Instrumental Analysis Laboratory," 21st Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, June 1989.
      • "Application of Evolving Factor Analysis and Iterative Target Factor Analysis to Multicomponent Systems", 2nd Annual Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference, April 1990; with B. Fakouri (presenter).

  • Developing course materials for chemometics including tutorials on using the program R for basic chemometric calculations. Click here for a link to the course.

Beginning with my graduate work, I have been involved in several projects that are best characterized as exploring the interactions of metals at the sediment-water interface. Projects in this area include:

  • Characterizing the adsorption of metals on hydrous ferric oxide. My graduate work involved using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to study the adsorption of zinc on hydrous ferric oxide.
    • Publications
      • Harvey, D. T.; Linton, R. W., "The Chemical Characterization of Hydrous Ferric Oxide by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy,"Anal. Chem. 1981, 53, 1684-1688; (for a pdf file of this paper, click here; requires individual or institutional subscription to journal).
      • Linton, R. W.; Harvey, D. T.; Cabaniss, G. E., "Environmental Applications of Surface Analysis Techniques - AES, XPS, PAS, SIMS" in Analytical Applications of Environmental Analysis, Hopke, P. Ed.; Wiley-Interscience, NY, 1983.
      • Harvey, D. T.; Fulghum, J. E.; Linton, R. W., "Determination of Adsorption Stoichiometry for Zn Adsorption on Amorphous Hydrous Ferric Oxide,"J. Colloid Interface Sci. 1983, 94, 276-278.
      • Harvey, D. T.; Linton, R. W., "X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Zn Adsorption on Hydrous Ferric Oxide,"Colloids and Surfaces, 1984, 11, 81-96.
    • Presentations
      • Harvey, D. T. (presenter); Linton, R. W., "Surface Studies of Trace Metal Adsorption Processes in Aquatic Environments," 11th Annual Symposium on the Analytical Chemistry of Environmental Pollutants, May 1981.
      • Harvey, D. T. (presenter); Linton, R. W., "Bulk Solution Characterization of Hydrous Ferric Oxide by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy," 56th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 1982.
      • Harvey, D. T. (presenter); Linton, R. W., "X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Phosphate Adsorption on Amorphous Hydrous Ferric Oxide," 185th American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 1983

  • Studying the effect of benthic organisms on the transport of metals across the sediment-solution interface using a tubificid oligochaete. This study was completed in cooperation with Dr. Fred Soster of the DePauw University Department of Geosciences.
    • Publications
      • Soster, F. M.; Harvey, D. T.; Troska, M.; Grooms, T.,"Uptake of Zinc by Tubificid-Inhabited Sediments,"Hyrdobiolgia, 1992, 248, 249-258.

  • Studying pollutional history by evaluating trace metals in sediment columns collected from Indiana reservoirs as an archive of the reservoir's pollutional history; this study was completed in cooperation with Dr. Fred Soster of the DePauw University Department of Geosciences.
    • Presentations
      • Soster, F. M. (presenter); Harvey, D. T.; Rockaway, B.; Harling, K.; Breen, T.;Benda,T.;Taylor, J.; Munk, J.; Franke, P.; Green, J.,"Historical Trends in the Concentrations of Pb, Zn, and Cu in Lake Tippecanoe and Lake Wawasee," Fall 1996 Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Sciences.
      • "Interdisciplinary Research at the Sediment/Solution Interface - Chemistry and Geology of Lake Sediments", seminar presented at Stockton State College, March 1998.

  • Characterizing the BCR sequential extraction scheme for determining the distribution of trace metals in sediments into operational phases.
    • Posters
      • Turner, A.; Harvey, D. T., "Characterization of the BCR Sequential Extraction Scheme," DePauw University, Fall 2005
      • Presutti, K.; Harvey, D. T., "Evaluating the Appropriateness of the BCR Procedure for Calcareous Sediments," Fall 2006 On-Line Undergraduate Research Potter Session hosted by the Analytical Sciences Digital Library and DePauw University 2006.
      • Carmony, M.; Harvey, D. T., "Evaluating the Effect of Calcium Carbonate on the BCR Extraction Procedure," Fall 2007 On-Line Undergraduate Research Poster Session hosted by the Analytical Sciences Digital Library and DePauw University 2007.
    • Presentations
      • "Evaluating the BCR Sequential Extraction Procedure for Carbonate-Rich Sediments and Soils," Chemistry Seminar, Indiana State University, January 2008.

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Departmental Service

  • Chair, Department of Chemistry (1994 - 2000)

University Service

  • Resource Allocation Subcommittee
  • Scholastic Standings and Petitions Committee
  • 1991 Winter Term Planning Committee
  • University Self-Study Steering Committee
  • Science Research Fellows Program Advisory Committee
  • Division III Long-Range Planning Committee
  • Handbook Taskforce
  • Committee on Faculty
  • Chair of the Faculty (2005 - current)
  • Faculty Governance Steering Committee (2005 - current)
  • AQIP Steering Committee (2005 - current)

Professional Service

  • Lone Star Community Advisory Panel
  • Reviewer for the Journal of Chemical Education
  • Reviewer for the Analytical Science Digital Library
  • Organized oral paper session and poster paper session on "New Ideas for Teaching Analytical Chemistry" for the 31st FACSS Meeting, Portland, OR, October 2004
  • Associate Editor, Analytical Sciences Digital Library