Dr. Gelabert’s research interests are about how crystals form at the most fundamental level. She continues a hydrothermal program at Winthrop, the main objective on the relationships between aqueous chemistry and crystal shape. Chemical systems of study include zinc oxide and the biominerals calcium carbonate (calcite) and calcium hydroxyl phosphate (hydroxyapatite).
Her work has been supported by the Petroleum Research Fund, National Science Foundation and Scientific Advocacy Network of SC EPSCoR. Dr. Gelabert has numerous publications in both discovery and science education journals and has contributed popular articles to the Wagner College student newspaper and alumni magazine.
