A UC Berkeley professor died last week while hiking Utah, and the college community is mourning. Phillip Geissler's sudden death was announced by the College of Chemistry Dean Douglas Clark on Friday.
Phillip Geissler's sudden death was announced in a"We have been jolted by the news," said Clark. "Phill was a truly remarkable person--a brilliant researcher and scholar, a phenomenal teacher and mentor, and a dear friend to so many."
Although the cause of death hasn't been announced, it coincided with a report by Canyonlands National Park of a missing hiker during record-breaking heat. They said the man was attempting a short hike from Elephant Hill in the Needles District and his body was recovered Tuesday. A warning followed about exercising in extreme heat as the Canyons Area is experiencing temperatures jumping past 100 degrees.with a Ph.D.
Another said they were terrified to take the Chemistry course at Cal, but Geissler immediately put them at ease. "Professor Geissler had a way of teaching where he was constantly attentive and caring towards his students. I’ll miss his guitar songs about orbitals and when he would bring the Cal band into class as a surprise. It was an honor to be taught by him."The quiz went something like this: it asked students if they were taking his class to see a) complicated molecules and math, b) the professor play guitar, c) explosions, or d) the professor sing.
After the quiz students said Geissler surprised them by saying they would see all of those things at the same time. Students said he began jamming and singing on the guitar while his assistants wrote out equations on the blackboard and blew up hydrogen filled balloons. The Dean said Geissler received numerous awards during his career, but he was proudest of his UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award that he received in 2011.
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