Dennis Witmer

Research Assistant Professor

Materials Science and Engineering University of Pennsylvania (1985)

University of Alaska Fairbanks
814 Alumni Drive • P.O. Box 755910
Fairbanks , Alaska 99775-5910


Phone: (907) 474-7082 | Fax: (907) 474-7979 | e-mail: dewitmer@alaska.edu

Background and Research Interests

Professor Witmer is a research professor in association with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Arctic Energy Development Technology Laboratory. The Arctic Energy Technology Development Laboratory's (AETDL) mission is to promote Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D) of energy technologies in Arctic regions by bringing together resources from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and Alaska's energy industry

Curriculum Vita

Dr. Witmer joined the UAF Mechanical Engineering Department in 1994. Dr. Witmer is currently the director of the University of Alaska Fairbank's Arctic Energy Technology Development Laboratory. Dr. Witmer previously was a research professor with the UAF Energy Center. Prior to that, he received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985. In 1980 he received a B. S. from Millersville University.