David has authored or co-authored more than 200 scholarly papers treating, for example, the computational solution of the atomic-scale few-body problem, diagnostics of fusion energy plasmas, spectral emission from the atmospheres’ of planets, and use of ultra-intense, ultrafast laser pulses as particle accelerators.
He is an accomplished theoretical physicist whose research involves both basic studies of few-body atomic-scale systems and applications of atomic physics in astrophysics and plasma science. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 scholarly papers treating, for example, the computational solution of the atomic-scale few-body problem, diagnostics of fusion energy plasmas, spectral emission from the atmospheres’ of planets, and use of ultra-intense, ultrafast laser pulses as particle accelerators. In recognition of his research and research leadership he has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and of the Institute of Physics in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Schultz has served on a wide range of advisory and review panels such as the National Academy of Science’s Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences and as a consultant and advisory group member for the Atomic and Molecular Data Unit of the International Atomic Energy Agency. He is also a past Chair of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics and member of the APS Council of Representatives.