| Name: | William F. Polik |
| Position: | Edward and Elizabeth Hofma Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry Hope College Holland, MI |
| Contact: | phone: (616) 395-7639
email: polik@hope.edu url: http://www.chem.hope.edu/~polik |
| 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
Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship, Hope College, 2016-2019 Chemistry Department Chair, Hope College, 2012-2015 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 Founding Partner, DiscusWare LLC, 1997-2009; WebMO LLC, 2000-pres Consultant, Coherent Lasers, 1986-1988; Laser Photonics, 1991-1993; Systems Integration, 1992-1994 Graduate Student Instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 1982-1985 Research Associate, Institut fur makromolekulare Chemie, Universitat Freiburg, 1981 Teaching Assistant, Dartmouth College, 1979-1982 |
| Honors and
Awards: |
Schaap Research Fellow, Hope College, 2013, 2018
Academic Computing and Technology Award for Innovation, Hope College, 2013 American Chemical Society Fellow, 2010 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: |
Deans Council, Hope College, 2016-2019
Institutional Review Board, Hope College, Chair, 2016-1019 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Hope College, Institutional Officer, 2016-2019 Administrative Affairs Board, Hope College, Member, 2016-17; Chair 2017-18 Council on Undergraduate Research, Chemistry Division Councilor, Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce Member, 2013-2017, Program Review Liaison, 2017-2022 Academic Affairs Board, Hope College, Member, 2011-13; Chair 2013-14 Department Coordinator, Summer Research, 2003-2005; Teaching Assignments, 2005-2007; Curriculum Revision, 2009-2012 Committee for Professional Training, American Chemical Society, 2000-2004; Vice-Chair, 2005; Chair, 2006-2008; Consultant, 2009-2010 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 External Reviewer: Wheaton College, Franklin & Marshall College, Hampden-Sydney College, Lewis and Clark College, US Naval Academy, Colby College, Calvin College, University of Detroit - Mercy, Gonzaga University |
| Professional and
Honorary Societies: |
Council for Undergraduate Research (Councilor), 1988
American Chemical Society (Fellow), 1985 American Physical Society, 1984 Phi Beta Kappa, 1980 American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow), 1979 |
| Publications, Seminars, Grants, and Symposia: |
78 Publications (30 with 41 undergraduate co-authors), 1983-2022
56 Grants and Awards for $2,526,000, 1988-2022 124 Invited Seminars, 1988-2022 65 Symposia and Workshops organized, 2001-2022 |
| Students and Post-Docs: |
85 Undergraduate Research Students
2 Post-Doctoral Scholars |
| Research and
Professional Interests: |
Highly excited molecular states, molecular potential energy surfaces, gas phase chemical reaction theories, energy flow and transfer, chaotic systems, high-resolution laser spectroscopy, molecular beams, high-accuracy quantum chemistry, numerical algorithms, physical chemistry demonstrations, WWW software for education, curriculum revision and education reform, faculty development, academic leadership |
| 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 |