Sarah Knowlton

Sarah Knowlton is a Professor in the Department of Physical Sciences at Rhode Island College. She specializes in chemical oceanography and environmental chemistry, utilizing analytical chemistry techniques to study marine and freshwater systems.

Education:

• B.S. from Bates College
• Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island

Her research focuses on:

• Transport and fate of road salt in Rhode Island freshwater systems
• Biogeochemical cycling in marine waters
• Quantitative analysis of chlorophyll in marine environments

She teaches courses including General Organic and Biochemistry, Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Marine Environmental Chemistry, and Oceanography.