Kristofer Rolfhus

Kristofer Rolfhus is a Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and a B.S. from UW-La Crosse. His research focuses on environmental and analytical chemistry, including trace metal contamination in playground surfaces and soil chemistry analysis related to historical French fur trade activities in the Upper Mississippi Valley. He collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, such as with Heather Walder from Archaeology & Anthropology, linking chemistry to historical archaeology.

Current courses taught include General Chemistry II, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, and its laboratory component. He is affiliated with the UW-L River Studies Center, contributing to river and environmental research initiatives.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials. His academic work emphasizes environmental contamination studies and historical environmental data recovery through chemical analysis.