Education
Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1997.
Diploma in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (equivalent of M. Sc.),
M. V. Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technology, Moscow, Russia, 1986.
Professional Experience
2000 present: Research Scientist. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
1998 2000: Postdoctoral fellow. Department of Physical Chemistry and The Fritz Haber
Research Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; and
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine CA
1997 1998: Postdoctoral associate. Department of Chemistry,
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
1986 1992: Junior Researcher at the Laboratory of Quantum Chemistry.
Institute for New Chemical Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences,
Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia.
Research Interests
My present research interests include development of hybrid Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics techniques and applications of quantum chemistry and vibrational spectroscopy to problems of interest to astrobiology, namely to the search of biological molecules and possible life conditions in space.
Selected Publications
17. Mark S. Gordon, Galina Chaban, Tetsuya Taketsugu.
Interfacing Electronic Structure Theory with Dynamics.
J. Phys. Chem. 1996, v.100, No. 28, 11512-11525 (Feature Article).
18. Galina Chaban, Michael W. Schmidt, Mark S. Gordon.
Approximate Second Order Method for Orbital Optimization of SCF and MCSCF Wavefunctions.
Theor. Chem. Acc. 1997, v.97, 88-95.
19. Galina Chaban, Mark S. Gordon, Kiet A. Nguyen.
Potential Energy Surfaces for Dissociation Reactions of High Energy Isomers of N2O2.
J. Phys. Chem. A, 1997, v. 101, No. 23, 4283 - 4289.
23. Galina M. Chaban and Mark S. Gordon.
The Ground and Excited State Hydrogen Transfer Potential Energy Surface in 7-Azaindole.
J. Phys. Chem. A , 1999, v. 103, No. 1, 185-189.
25. Galina M. Chaban, Joon O. Jung, and R. Benny Gerber.
Ab initio Calculation of Anharmonic Vibrational States of Polyatomic Systems: Electronic
Structure Combined with Vibrational Self Consistent Field.
J. Chem. Phys. 1999, v. 111, No. 5, 1823-1829.
28. Jan Lundell, Galina M. Chaban, R. Benny Gerber.
Anharmonic Vibrational Spectroscopy Calculations for Novel Rare-Gas Containing Compounds:
HXeH, HXeCl, HXeBr, HXeI, HXeOH. J. Phys. Chem. A 2000, v.104, No. 34, 7944-7949.
29. Galina M. Chaban, Joon O. Jung, R. Benny Gerber.
Anharmonic Vibrational Spectroscopy of Glycine: Testing of Ab Initio and Empirical Potentials. J. Phys. Chem. A 2000, v.104, No. 44, 10035-10044.
32. Galina M. Chaban and R. Benny Gerber.
Anharmonic Vibrational Spectroscopy of the GlycineWater Complex: Calculations for ab initio, empirical, and hybrid Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics potentials.
J. Chem. Phys. 2001, v. 115, No. 3, 1340-1348.
33. Galina M. Chaban, R. Benny Gerber, Kenneth C. Janda.
The Transition from Hydrogen Bonding to Ionization in (HCl)n(NH3)n and (HCl)n(H2O)n Clusters:
Consequences for Anharmonic Vibrational Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. A 2001, v.105, in press.