Chemistry

Post-doc: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011-2014

PhD: Dept. of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 2011

MSc: Dept. of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 2007

Head of Surface Science Laboratory

D.Sc. : Physics, Technion, Israel 1987

Main Nano Field:
Growth of nanodiamond films, examination by HRSEM, HRTEM, SPM, NEXAFS, and electron spectroscopy.

Research Interests:
Physical chemistry of surfaces
Electron spectroscopy (XPS, AES, UPS, HREELS, LEED)
Scanning probe microscopy (STM/AFM)
Hydrogen on diamond surfaces
Electron stimulated surface processes
Nucleation and growth of diamond films
Nano-diamond film formation

Main Nano Field:

Fullerene based carbon nano-stuctures, novel focused ion beams for nano-processing and nano-modification of surfaces,Ion beam induced synthesis of new materials, surface impact interactions using fullerene ion beams, secondary ion mass specrometry of ultra-thin (nanoscale) biological, organic, inorganic and polymeric overlayers.

Ph.D.: Chemistry, the Weizmann Institute of Science, 1977

M.Sc.: Chemistry, Ben Gurion University, 1972

B.Sc.: Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, 1970

Main Nano Field: Biomolecular computing devices based on DNA and on synthetic compounds; molecular rotary motors.

Postdoc: Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2012-2014

Postdoc: Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2009-2012

PhD: Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion – ITT, 2009

BSc: Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion – ITT, 2004

Main Nano Field: brownian dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations of protein crystals

Research Fields : 

*Materials Processing

*Crystal Growth  Science and Technology

*Transport Phenomena

*Interfacial Phenomena 

Post Doc: Rothschild Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University, NY, USA - 2002-2005.

Ph.D.: Physical Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2002.

M.Sc: Electrical Engineering and applied physics, Tel Aviv University, 1997.

B.Sc: Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1992.

Main Nano Field: single spin spectroscopic detection and nanometer scale imaging of paramagnetic defects in semiconductors.

Ph.D.: Hebrew University 1990

M.Sc.: Chemistry, Hebrew University 1985

B.Sc.: Chemistry, Hebrew University 1983

Main nano field

Synthesis of nanomembranes for wastewater treatment, elastomeric polymers encapsulating nanoparticles.

Research Interestes

Nanopolymers

Nanofiltration membranes

Nanoclusters on dendritic biopolymers for MRI analysis