| Name: | William F. Polik |
| Position: | Edward and Elizabeth Hofma Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry Hope College Holland, MI 49423 |
| Education: | Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, 1988
University of California, Berkeley, CA B.A. in Chemistry and Mathematics, 1982
Institut für makromolekulare Chemie, 1981
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| Experience: | Edward and Elizabeth Hofma Professor of Chemistry, Hope College, 2001-pres
Professor, Hope College, 2000-2001 Associate Professor, Hope College, 1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Hope College, 1988-1994 Visiting Academic, University of Queensland, 2008-2009 Fellow, San Diego Supercomputer Center, 2001-2002 Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994-1995 Principal Partner, DiscusWare LLC, 1997-pres ; WebMO LLC, 2001-pres Consultant, Coherent Lasers, 1986-1988; Laser Photonics, 1991-1993; Systems Integration, 1992-1994 Graduate Student Instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 1982-1985 Teaching Assistant, Dartmouth College, 1979-1982 |
| Honors and
Awards: |
James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry, 2009
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, 2006 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Fellow, 2004 Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Indiana University, 2003 Sigma Xi Award for Scientific Outreach, Hope College, 1999 Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence, Hope College, 1998 Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, 1991 Chevron Chemistry Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley, 1986-1987 Bruce H. Mahan Memorial Teaching Award, U.C. Berkeley, 1983 Pre-Doctoral Graduate Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 1982-1985 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Prize, Dartmouth College, 1982 Elden Bennett Hartshorn Chemistry Medal, Dartmouth College, 1982 Haseltine Chemistry-Physics Prize, Dartmouth College, 1982 Mina H. Warren Scholarship Prize, Dartmouth College, 1982 Francis L. Town Scientific Prize, Dartmouth College, 1980 Phi Beta Kappa Prize, Dartmouth College, 1980 Leon Burr Richardson Chemistry Prize, Dartmouth College, 1979 |
| Service and
Committee Memberships: |
Committee for Professional Training, American Chemical Society, 2000-2004; Vice-Chair, 2005; Chair, 2006-2008; Consultant, 2009-pres
Division of Physical Chemistry Executive Committee, American Chemical Society, 2006-2008 Beckman Scholar Executive Committee, Beckman Foundation, 2000-2002; Chair 2002-2003 Physical Chemistry Committee, ACS DivCHED Examinations Institute, 1996-2001 |
| Professional and
Honorary Societies: |
Council for Undergraduate Research, 1988-
American Chemical Society, 1985- American Physical Society, 1984- Phi Beta Kappa, 1980- American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1979- |
| Publications, Seminars, Grants, and Symposia: |
63 Publications (18 with 26 undergraduate co-authors), 1983-2008
77 Invited Seminars, 1988-2008 46 Grants and Awards for $2,090,000, 1988-2008 21 Symposia and Workshops organized, 2001-2008 |
| Research and
Professional Interests: |
Highly excited molecular states, molecular potential energy surfaces, gas phase chemical reaction theories, energy transfer, chaotic systems, high-resolution laser spectroscopy, molecular beams, high-accuracy quantum chemistry, computer programming and interfacing, numerical algorithms, WWW software for education |
| William F. Polik Department of Chemistry Hope College Holland, MI 49422-9000 | phone: (616) 395-7639 fax: (616) 395-7118 email: polik@hope.edu url: http://www.chem.hope.edu/~polik |