Office Hours

  • MWF 10-11 pm

  • or by appointment or chance/walk ins.
 

Interests

  • PhD Work: The syntheses, characterization, functionalization and application of various polymeric materials as "biomaterial bridging surfaces" for the repair of spinal cord injuries.

  • Current: The functionalization and use of osteoconductive cements for the repair of critical sized bone defects/fractures.

 

Barnabas Gikonyo

Director of Introductory Chem Labs

Chemistry

ISC 317B
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
585-245-5490
gikonyo@geneseo.edu

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Classes taught:

Organic Chemistry I,

Organic Chemistry II,

Chemistry and Society,

General Chemistry II.

Labs taught:

Chem 117: General Chemistry,

Chem 119: General Chemistry,

Chem 125: Quantitative analysis,

Chem 212: Organic Chemistry,

Chem 214: Qualitative Organic Chemistry,

Chem 216: Organic Chemistry.

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SUMMER 2013: May 20- June 18

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:20-11:20 am, by chance (walk-ins) or by appointment.

Required Text/Materials for Summer 2013.

Chem 119:

-      Chemistry 119 Laboratory Manual (by Prof. Dave Geiger) from college bookstore,

-      A lab coat (knee long),

-      A bound quad ruled (squared) laboratory notebook- available at various stores,

-      Safety goggles with chemical splash protection (indirectly vented and the goggles touch the face around the perimeter),

-    A small (~ 1 GB) thumb/flash/USB drive for saving/storing data.

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Stay happy, you have incredible value- Barnabas Gikonyo.

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Faculty Information

Education

  • Ph.D. (Organic and Materials Chemistry), Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois.
  • B.S. Kenyatta University, Nairobi.
My Classes

Chem 119:
N/Introductory Chemistry Lab

    Chem 213:
    Organic Chemistry II