David J. Malik
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Loren T. Jones Faculty Award, 1983; Indiana University President's Award, 1990; IUPUI Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1993; Indiana University Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, 1998, 1999; Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, 2002; P.A. Mack Charter Fellow, Indiana University, 2003.
Research
Our research involves the theoretical
description
of matter and its interactions with other molecules and with fields.
These calculations are aimed at
understanding the detailed molecular
and atomic processes that ultimately lead to clarifying the nature
of chemical reactions. Of espe-cial importance in these processes
is the redistribution of energy within
and between molecules as
well as the stability of the transition states that are formed.
Determination
of potential energy surfaces provides a mechanism
for the calculation of energy distribution among the
different modes.
Calculation of potential energy surfaces are often difficult using
ab initio methods,
but can be supplemented from a variety of experimental
measurements including thermodynamic data, molecular
beam data,
and spectroscopic data. Calculations are effected which fine tune
these surfaces so that their
reliability can be enhanced. These
multi-property surfaces are often useful when used to predict other
molecular phenomena of the system. Additional information that can
be obtained from these surfaces includes
spectroscopic, thermodynamic,
and electric properties of molecules. In addition, these methods
occasion-ally
require the development of numerical methods to solve
these problems, or the modification of methods to apply to
our systems.
More recent efforts have been directed at elucidating the interactions
of matter with
electromagnetic radiation. The effects of electric
fields can significantly alter the vibrational properties
of molecules.
These effects are observed in the shifting of energies of vibrational
absorp-tions as well as
a change in the strength of the absorption
through alteration of transition moments. These calculations indicate
that some transitions can be nearly completely "turned off"
by the appropriate choice of fields. We are also examining the role
of electric fields on the stability of
van der Waals complexes.
Recent Publications
N. D. Lees and D. J. Malik "Accountability and the Role of the Department Chair" in: Academic Chairpersons, The Academic Department: The Cornerstone of Higher Education, Vol. 58, National Issues in Higher Education, Kansas State University, 2008.
D. J. Malik et al. "PLTL Workbook: Principles of Chemistry I" Hayden- McNeil, 2007 edition.
D. J. Malik and N. D. Lees "Global Leadership and the Department Chair" in: The Department Chair: A Resource for Academic Administrators 2004, 14, 1-3.
D. J. Malik and N. D. Lees "Creating External Partnerships to Enhance Department Relevance, Image and Fiscal Stability" in: Academic Chairpersons, The Academic Department: The Cornerstone of Higher Education, Vol. 54, National Issues in Higher Education, Kansas State University, 2004, 12 pp.
D. J. Malik "Peer-led Team Learning in an Urban University" Chinese Journal of Chemical Education 2003, 24, 37-39.
D. J. Malik "Peer Review of Teaching: External Review of Course Content" Innovative Higher Education 1996, 20, 277-286.
