Dor Ben-Amotz is a professor of Physical Chemistry at Purdue University. He recieved his?B.A. in 1976 from Bennington College, his?M.A. in 1981 from?Brandeis University and his Ph.D. in?1986 from the University of California, Berkeley.'Ben-Amotz was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Exxon Corporate Research Laboratory from 1986-1989. Since beginning his career at Purdue in 1989, he has mentored and provided hands-on research opportunities to more than 40 undergraduate students.