Phone: 828-227-7646
Email: butcher@email.wcu.edu 
Office Address: Stillwell Building, Room 340
Website: http://paws.wcu.edu/butcher/dbutcher.htm

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Connecticut
• B.S., University of Vermont

Areas of Interest:

• Analytical Chemistry. Professional interests include the study of Frasier Firs in the area and phytoremediation (using plants to remove contamination).

Selected Publications & Presentations:

• Patrick R. Baldwin and David J. Butcher, “Phytoremediation of Arsenic by Two Hyperaccumulators in a Hydroponic Environment,” Microchem. J. 2007, 85, 297-300.
• S.J. Carlow (WCU Graduate Student), L. Ayers, A. Bailey, B. John, A. Richardson, B. Shepherd, R.S. Woosley, and D.J. Butcher, “Determination of Volatile Compounds in Foliage of Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) and Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea),” Microchem J., 2006, 83, 91-97
• A.L. Salido, K.L. Hasty (WCU Undergraduate Student), J.-M. Lim (WCU Graduate Student), D.J. Butcher, “Phytoremediation of Arsenic and Lead in Contaminated Soil Using Brake Ferns, Indian Mustard and EDTA,” Int. J. Phytorem.,” 2003, 5, 89-103.
• D.J. Butcher, D.E. Goeringer, and G.B. Hurst, “Real-Time Determination of Aromatics in Automobile Exhaust by Single-Photon Ionization Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry,” Anal. Chem., 1999, 71, 489.
• D.J. Butcher, A. Zybin, M.A. Bolshov, and K. Niemax, “Speciation of Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Diode Laser Atomic Absorption Spectrometry,” Anal. Chem., 1999, 71, 5379.