Paul H. Connett
Professor Connett teaches environmental chemistry in the chemistry department here at St. Lawrence University. He has received numerous awards and citations for his efforts as an environmental activist. A graduate of Cambridge University, Connett holds a Ph.D. from Dartmouth College. He joined the faculty at St. Lawrence in 1983. Connett's opposition to incineration as a method of managing solid waste, based on his chemical analysis of the byproducts of the process, has taken him to 49 states, five Canadian provinces and 44 other countries. During this time he has given over 1,700 public presentations, written many articles on dioxin and waste management and co-produced several videotapes on those topics, with Professor of Fine Arts Roger Bailey.

His current area of concern is the common U.S. practice of fluoridation of public water supplies, a practice to which he is opposed, also as an outgrowth of his research. He is a founder of the Fluoride Action Network, and contributes regularly to the organization's website, http://www.fluoridealert.org, which is operated by his son, Michael Connett, a 1999 St. Lawrence graduate.

“Dr. Connett’s energy engages his students in the study of chemistry. He is great at pointing out ‘real world’ illustrations of what we study in the classroom,” said Liam Kean ’04, a biology and German double major from Shorewood, WI.