H. Cristina Geiger has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1999. She was awarded the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2018.
Office Hours
Wednesday 5:00-7:00 pm
Curriculum Vitae
Education
MS: University of Notre Dame (www.nd.edu)
Licenciatura: Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
BS: Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
Affiliations
American Chemical Society
Publications
Click on the publications link to see the full list of Dr. Geiger's publications.
Research Interests
My research interests are focused in the relatively new area of organogels. Some of the projects we are currently investigating are:
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Chiral Biphenyl-Cholesterol Gels
Self-assembling gelators are an interesting class of molecules in the field of supramolecular chemistry and materials science. These small molecules form non-covalently linked three-dimensional network of fibers capable of immobilizing a large number of solvent molecules creating a gel.
Non-Steroidal Biphenyl Gelators: Correlation of Xerogel Structure with Solid-State Structure and CD Spectroscopy.
A series of biphenyl methyl and ethyl diester derivatives of varying chain length were synthesized and their gelation abilities and properties were compared to similar biphenyl cholesteryl diesters.
