Research Statement
Using cutting-edge laser spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and computational techniques, we focus on the special role that surfaces and interfaces play in geochemistry, atmospheric chemistry and biophysics.
Selected Publications
Grace Y. Stokes, Ehow H. Chen, Avram M. Buchbinder, and Franz M. Geiger; "Atmospheric Heterogeneous Stereochemistry." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 13733-13737, (2009). Highlighted by Nature Chemistry (2009) and C&E News (2009).
Faith C. Boman, Julianne M. Gibbs-Davis, Laurel M. Heckman, Brian R. Stepp, SonBinh T. Nguyen, and Franz M. Geiger; "DNA at Aqueous/Solid Interfaces - Chirality-Based Detection via Second Harmonic Generation Activity." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 844-848, (2009).
Grace Y. Stokes, Faith C. Bowman, Julianne M. Gibbs, Brian R. Stepp, Allison Condie, SonBinh T. Nguyen, and Franz M. Geiger; "Making 'Sense' of DNA." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 7492-7493, (2007). Highlighted by C&E News (2007).
Julianne M. Gibbs-Davis, Patrick L. Hayes, Karl A. Scheidt, and Franz M. Geiger; "Anion Chelation by Amido Acid-functionalized Fused Quartz/Water Interfaces Studied by Nonlinear Optics." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 7175-7184, (2007).
Faith C. Boman, Michael J. Musorrafiti, Julianne M. Gibbs, Brian R. Stepp, Anne M. Salazar, SonBinh T. Nguyen, and Franz M. Geiger; "DNA Single Strands Tethered to Fused Quartz/Water Interfaces Studied by Second Harmonic Generation." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 15368-15369, (2005).
Christopher T. Konek, Kimberly D. Illg, Hind A. Al-Abadleh, Andrea B. Voges, Grace C. Yin, Michael J. Musorrafiti, Catherine M. Schmidt, and Franz M. Geiger; "Nonlinear Optical Studies of the Agricultural Antibiotic Morantel Interacting with Silica/Water Interfaces." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 15771-15777, (2005). Covered in Photonics Spectra Magazine.
Hind A. Al-Abadleh, Andrea B. Voges, Paul A. Bertin, SonBin T. Nguyen, Franz M. Geiger, "Chromium (VI) Binding to Functionalized Silica/Water Interfaces Studied by Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 11126-11127, (2004).
Christopher T. Konek, Michael J. Musorrafiti, Hind A. Al-Abadleh, Paul A. Bertin, SonBinh T. Nguyen, Franz M. Geiger, "Interfacial Acidities, Charge Densities, Potentials, and Energies of Carboxylic Acid-Functionalized Silica/Water Interfaces Determined by Second Harmonic Generation." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 11126-11127, (2004).
Most Significant Awards
2009 SAS Tour Speaker for the Society for Applied Spectroscopy
Appointed to Editorial Advisory Board, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2007-10
ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry Certificate of Merit (2007)
Sloan Fellowship (2007-2009)
PLU Lecture, Texas A&M University (2007)
Dow Chemical Company Professorship (2006-2008)
"Interdisciplinary Problems in Chemistry and Physics" Lecture, University of Maryland (2006)
Ralph Grim Mineralogy Lecture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2006)
Appointed to Editorial Board, Geochemical Transactions (2005-present)
Distinguished Teaching Award, Northwestern University Undergraduate Chemistry Council (2005)
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award in Environmental Chemistry (2004)
Searle Teaching Scholar (2004)
NSF-CAREER Award (2004-2009)
Harold N. Glassman Award (2001)
NOAA Postdoctoral Fellow in Climate and Global Change with Mario Molina (1999-2001)
NASA Fellowship in Earth System Sciences with Janice Hicks (1996-1998)
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