Dennis G. Peters

Dennis G. Peters
Peters in April 2018
Born(1937-04-17)April 17, 1937
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedApril 13, 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 82)
Bloomington, Indiana, US
Education
Awards
  • 2020 Roland F. Hirsch Award
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsIndiana University
ThesisChronopotentiometric studies with platinum and gold electrodes (1962)
Doctoral advisorJames J. Lingane
Websitehttp://www.indiana.edu/~echem/index.php

Dennis Gail Peters (April 17, 1937 – April 13, 2020) was an American analytical chemist who specialized in electrochemistry and was named the Herman T. Briscoe Professor at Indiana University in 1975. Peters led his own research group at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana until his death in 2020. Peters' research focused on the electrochemical behavior of halogenated organic compounds, more recently moving to focus on transition metal catalysts in regards to the oxidation and reduction of organic species.[1] He authored or co-authored over 210 publications and 5 analytical chemistry textbooks.[2]

  1. ^ "Peters Group Dr. Dennis G. Peters". Indiana University Bloomington. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Eckelbarger, Emily (July 19, 2017). "IU Professor Named American Chemical Society Fellow". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved November 2, 2018.